An exciting opportunity has arisen for aClinical/Counselling Psychologist, or Psychotherapist with relevant experience, to join a small service providing dedicated psychological support for those affected by the abuse that occurred in Islington's childrens homes and associated institutions between 1960 and 1995.Our Services Page | North London Mental Health Partnership This includes providing high-quality psychological assessment and specialist trauma-focused psychological therapy for survivors presenting with complex PTSD or other mental health impacts of their trauma. The role also involves ongoing liaison with partner organisations and signposting to other services as appropriate.

The service is embedded within the Traumatic Stress Clinic (TSC) and the postholder will have access to specialist supervision groups within the TSC, in addition to individual supervision.

We have funding for a fixed-term 1.2 WTE position until 31st March 2026 and are recruiting for two clinicians to fulfil this position. Ideally this will include Mondays to attend team meetings. The clinic is based at St Pancras Hospital, but the role can be a hybrid of clinic and home working.

We are especially keen to employ a diverse team of clinicians to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of those who grew up in the borough of Islington.

To discuss this role further, please contact Dr Rosanna Philpott, Lead Clinician for the ISTS, on nlft.ists@nhs.net or 0203 317 6820

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a small service providing dedicated psychological support for those affected by the widespread abuse that occurred in Islington's childrens homes and associated institutions between 1960 and 1995. This includes providing psychological assessment and either signposting survivors to appropriate services, or providing specialist trauma-focused psychological treatment for those people presenting with complex PTSD or other mental health impacts of their trauma.

To maintain positive working relationships with referrers and partner organisations.

About us

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C& I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the clinical/counselling psychologist will include psychological assessment and providing specialist psychological interventions for PTSD and other trauma related presentations, supervision of assistant psychologists, and offering consultation and advice to other professionals.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Spec

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence. OR: Post-graduate level training in psychotherapy with evidence of training and expertise in using trauma focused CBT or EMDR for PTSD and experience in a specialist trauma service

Desirable

• Training in supervision of trainee clinical / counselling psychologists

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including with acute and complex PTSD, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.

Desirable

• Experience and knowledge of two different evidence-based therapies for working with complex trauma

Experience

Essential

• Completion of two years post-doctoral post-qualification supervised clinical experience with the client group of the post or a related client group

Personal qualities

Essential

• Capacity to reflect on impact of work, need for self-care and to manage boundaries

Employer details

Employer name

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Islington Survivors Trauma Service, Traumatic Stress Clinic

4th Floor, West Wing, St Pancras Hospital

London

NW1 0PE

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