Job Description

The post is located within the Camden & Islington Personality Disorder Service, provided by the North London NHS Foundation Trust.



The service is made up of a Community Team, Liaison Team, and a Therapies Team. This post is located within the Therapies Team, which currently consists of three treatment streams: Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Personality Disorder.



The role supports the service through contributing to the assessment of people referred to the service via both initial referral screening and face to face assessment, team clinical supervision, assisting in running psycho-education groups, reception duties, clinical administration and data analysis, and by contributing to service development



The post-holder will be a core member of the service, supervised and line-managed by Clinical Psychologists.



The post supports the work of the Personality Disorder Service through:

Assisting in the assessment of people referred to the Personality Disorder Service.



Assisting in the running of psychoeducation groups.



Participating in and taking the minutes of service meetings.



Supporting reception and forming part of the Duty service.



Helping with clinical administration; maintaining databases and data reporting.



Research, audit and service evaluation.



As written communication is a core element of this role we ask that applicants do not use AI in their application. If we suspect that AI has been used we may disregard the application.



North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.



With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all



We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.



We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.



Why NLFT?



We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.



We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.



NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme



Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

We Are Kind



We Are Respectful



We Work Together



We Keep Things Simple



We Empower



We Are Proudly Diverse



In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.



Clinical/ Operational Responsibilities



To assist in the assessment of service-users.



Assisting in the running of psychoeducation groups.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans, under the supervision of a qualified professional.

To attend and contribute to relevant multi-professional meetings



Policy, Service, Organisational and Professional Responsibilities



To assist in the design and implementation of research, audit, and service development projects.



To inform evidence-based practice through literature searches and the critical analysis of research.



To help design, develop, and implement systems for recording clinical activity and outcomes.



To undertake data collection and analysis. To produce reports and summaries using databases and statistical programmes as required.



To receive supervision for all work undertaken.



To participate in an agreed programme of training and professional development to develop clinical knowledge and professional practice.



To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.



General



All staff are responsible for continual compliance with CQC standards and outcomes.

The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Trust's Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.

The post-holder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Personality Disorder Service policies and procedures.