Job overview
Band 7 Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Project, Enfield Drug and Alcohol Service. 22.5 hour
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provide community drug and alcohol services in the borough of Enfield. We deliver services from two sites in Enfield, Vincent House (recovery site) and Claverings (main treatment site), whilst Vincent House hosts the majority of the Therapeutic services the Counselling/ Clinical Psychologist will be based on both sites and in the community, the post holder will be expected to work as a member of a multidisciplinary specialist drug & alcohol team, providing information, advice, assessment, consultation services to relevant professionals and service users affected by rough sleeping.
People experiencing homelessness are likely to have additional needs around their mental and emotional wellbeing of these around 45% reported having a diagnosis, which compares to 25% of people within the general population. Many difficulties experienced by people who have been homeless often arise from histories of trauma, beginning in childhood. Psychologically Informed Environments are services that are designed and delivered in a way that take into account the emotional and psychological needs of the individuals using them. Your role will be crucial in developing such culture and environments within Enfield humulenes sector.
Main duties of the job
This is an innovative approach oriented towards delivery of psychologically informed environments facilitating development of psychological framework allowing services to have a shared understanding of and response to the people they support. This will consist of staff training and support which enables homeless sector workers to move away from crisis management and work in a more therapeutic and planned way as well as face to face work with service users You will be required to provide intermittent consultations and assessments of outcomes to enable staff and clients to evaluate their effectiveness, for ongoing development, and to evidence service impact.
Working for our organisation
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where youcan thrive and succeed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Eligibility for Chartered Status with the BPS.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychotherapy practice such as MBT, DBT.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of treating complex clients.
- Experience of specialist adult mental health assessment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to service development and innovation.
- Experience working with homeless people Experience of working with substance misuse.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- 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 criteria
- Personal experience of mental health problems.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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