Job Description

Do you have the skills and interest in helping people aged between 18-64 presenting with their first episode of psychosis? We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist with experience of providing CBT based interventions for psychosis in adult mental health settings.



You will join a friendly, supportive, highly skilled and committed multidisciplinary team, which delivers evidence-based interventions. As a team psychologist you will be able to work innovatively alongside other team members in providing comprehensive psychological assessments and interventions to adults with mental health problems and their families in the community.



The role also involves providing supervision, formulation, consultation and supporting MDT colleagues to develop their competencies in the application of psychological ways of working with service users and their carers.



The Trust recognises the need for the development of psychological therapies across the workforce and has developed a Trust-wide training program. Psychological therapists have excellent access to further training and Continuing Professional Development opportunities, both within and outside the Trust. This includes opportunities to complete CBTp training and supervision skills training where indicated and appropriate.



As a team psychologist you will be able to work innovatively alongside other team members in providing comprehensive psychological assessments and interventions to adults with mental health problems and their families in the community. The role also involves providing supervision, formulation, consultation and supporting MDT colleagues to develop their competencies in the application of psychological ways of working with service users and their carers.



You will be expected to take a role in service evaluation and audit and to contribute to service development, including supporting co-production projects and initiatives. We are keen to support creativity and holistic approaches to mental health care within the team and value innovative ways of working.



Enthusiastic and adaptable, you need to enjoy working both independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse team. You will need to have knowledge and skills in providing CBT for psychosis interventions to service users and their families and have an interest in providing teaching and supervision to your MDT colleagues



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.



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



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.



Please refer to the attached and Person Specification for full description of main responsibilities.