Exciting new opportunity for Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or Social Worker/Nurse with CBT training in the MINT teams in Ealing, West London NHS Trust

We are seeking a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling psychologist or Social Worker/Nurse with CBT trainingto work in one of our new Mental Health Integrated Network (MINT) teams. These teams are innovative and cover both primary and secondary care adult mental health provision.

The post involves providing psychological assessments and treatment to adults with a wide range of problems, including Personality Disorders, Complex Trauma, Psychosis and other mood disorders. It also involves broader liaison and joint working with services including IAPT and external agencies to deliver on supporting psychological needs in a variety of ways.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be a member of one of three MDTs in Ealing, and would be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of treatment pathways within these teams, and to support the teams more generally in formulating and caring for service users.

The psychology team aims to offer a range of evidence-based treatments for the above disorders, including EMDR, DBT, and CBT for psychosis. Training in all these therapies is made available, delivered by expert external providers, and supported with the necessary specialist supervision.

As well as working within an MDT, the post holder will be part of the wider MINT psychology team, covering the three MINT teams in Ealing. This includes clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, and clinical associate psychologists, as well as students and trainees. We work together in delivering evidence based group therapies and fostering space for reflective practice. You will also develop close working relationships with other local psychologists in related services.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or post graduate training in another core mental health profession (social work, nursing, occupational therapy) plus a post graduate diploma or higher degree in DBT.
• Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HCPC, RMN, etc.)
• To be accredited by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, or to be able to achieve provisional practitioner accreditation with the BABCP

Desirable

• Advanced keyboard skills
• Other related academic qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Experience in either a severe and enduring mental disorder or inpatient setting (includes training placements)

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychology/therapy in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of WAIS tests
• Experience of administration, scoring and written interpretation of formal personality tools and/or neuropsychological assessments

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including complex emotional needs and trauma history)

Desirable

• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of psychology
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for work in relevant setting
• Knowledge of SPSS
• Post-graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology

Skills

Essential

• Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
• Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options)
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity
• Keyboard skills
• Psychomotor skills necessary to administer complex psychological tests and video equipment
• Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software

Personal

Essential

• Able to sit for lengthy periods of time while demonstrating active listening skills
• Able to maintain light physical effort for short periods
• Able to maintain intense concentration frequently and for prolonged periods
• Able to function in potentially traumatic circumstances and in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis (e.g. in dealing with service users with complex mental health difficulties, self-harm, histories of trauma and abuse)
• Able to provide services in an environment with service users who may be challenging and where the awareness of risk must always be maintained
• Able to respond adaptably to rapidly changing service demands

Other Requirements

Essential

• Knowledge of the professional code of conduct of the BPS or their professional bodies.
• Must be capable of being guided by precedent, clearly defined policies, procedures and codes of conduct
• Able to reflect on own professional practice through the clinical supervision process
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) and willingness to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS' or their professional body's guidelines
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

MINT Ealing Southall

The Limes

Southall

UB2 4AU

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

222-LS-MINT-298