Job Description

The NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service - Op COURAGE is recruiting a clinical or counselling psychologist to carry out specialist assessments, deliver veteran-sensitive formulations, interventions including trauma focused therapy and emotional regulation work for those suffering with complex PTSD .



Part of this role will involve supporting and collaborating in audit, patient and service-related data collection, management and analyses, resulting in the collection of high-quality data. This will involve both patient-facing and data administration work. You will supervise members of the team involved in the collation of clinical outcome data collection and in embedding better data collection and management systems within the Service.



This is a 0.4WTE, 2 day per week equivalent post.



Op COURAGE, based at St Pancras Hospital, operates in a range of community settings to support consistent access to care and treatment. It is an NHS-led partnership alongside three Forces-friendly charities, Walking with the Wounded, Stoll and The Ripple Pond.



The role will involve providing psychological assessment and treatment and offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to referrers, non- psychologist colleagues and other, non-professional carers. The post holder will draw up and co-ordinate specialist veteran-specific risk assessments and care plans involving multiple others, including partner agency workers and peers. Liaison with wider NHS, statutory bodies, local authorities and the third sector is key to ensure the appropriate support is in place for veterans and their families.



Care plans are comprehensive, covering mental health, social and welfare needs, necessitating extensive liaison with external services. Family members will also be expected to be included in any care planning with the veteran's consent.



The successful applicant will contribute to governance and audit within the team, as well as mentoring and supervision. The post holder will operate to the requirements of the service operational policy and strategy, and deliver safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care in a timely manner to veterans.



Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?



We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

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



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



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



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



Why NLFT?



Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors. 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 allowance and NHS pension scheme

To provide psychological assessments of referred clients, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.



To formulate and devise psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients with a range of problems of severity and complexity, including those with challenging behaviours, and to provide psychological treatment for such clients, using a range of psychological interventions appropriate to the service.



To support and collaborate in audit, patient and service-related data collection, management and analyses.



To supervise members of the team (research assistant, senior administrator - data, honorary assistants) involved in the collation of clinical outcome data collection and in embedding better data collection and management systems within the Service.



Please see attached JD and PS for further information.