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<h2>Introduction</h2>
	
		
			<p>Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career?&nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a&nbsp;multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic.</p>
<p>You&nbsp;will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with&nbsp;acute mental health needs&nbsp;on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Potters Bar uses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care.</p>
<p>Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training.</p>
<p>As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user’s caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Your Psychologist career at&nbsp;Potters Bar Clinic&nbsp;will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career.</p>
<p>It's a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.</p>
For more information, please contact Sigal Spigel, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection">[email&nbsp;protected]</a> ; T: 01707 858 585
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<strong>Please refer to the job spec when applying. The job spec gives detailed information regarding the job requirements in terms of hours and skills.</strong>
<p><strong>As a Psychologist you will be:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Working autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and in discussion with wider MDT.</li>
    <li>Undertaking specialist assessments.</li>
    <li>Providing specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions.</li>
    <li>Be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.</li>
    <li>Continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information, ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsible psychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including risk assessment as required.</li>
    <li>Ensuring that all clinical work is adequately recoded in the electronic patient record.</li>
    <li>Attending ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs as required, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures.</li>
    <li>Preparing clinical; reports as required, e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries.</li>
    <li>Liaising with internal and external colleagues as required</li>
    <li>Completing all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinical work.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>To be successful in this role, you'll need:</strong></p>
<ul type="disc">
    <li>Have BPS recognised psychology degrees</li>
    <li>Be HCPC registered</li>
    <li>Have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice</li>
    <li>Have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting</li>
    <li>Experience in inpatient work preferable but not essential</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Where you will be working:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong>190 Barnet Road,&nbsp;Potters Bar,&nbsp;Hertfordshire,&nbsp;EN6 2SE</p>
<p>Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24-hour care environment. The CAMHS Tier 4 Low Secure services are for young people aged 13–18.<br>
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Potters Bar Clinic is located in a residential area, only one minute drive from the M25 and a short bus ride from Potters Bar Train Station, with a bus stop right outside, making it an easy commute for most.</p>
<p><strong>What you will get:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Annual salary of £52,000, pro rata considered 4 days a week</li>
    <li>The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!</li>
    <li>Free meals and parking</li>
    <li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.</li>
    <li>24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be</li>
    <li>Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.</li>
    <li>Pension contribution to secure your future.</li>
    <li>Life Assurance for added peace of mind.</li>
    <li>Enhanced Maternity Package&nbsp;so you can truly enjoy this special time.</li>
</ul>
<p>There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.</p>
<p>A full job description and personal specification is available upon request.</p>
<p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p>
<p>You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.</em></p>
		
	
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Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards - Potters Bar

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a permanent Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapistto join the Emotional Health Service and become part of our team.</p><p>If you have the skills that will enable us to continue to enhance our practice and improve outcomes for children further, we want to hear from you. We are looking for bright, enthusiastic people who have the passion and the drive to make a positive difference to childrens lives. By recognising and championing strengths we know we can make a real difference. Its a genuine team effort in AfC. Thats why we want talented people, like you, to join us and help create a brighter future for children and families.</p><p>This role is eligible for a Market Supplement.</p><p>You will work across the Kingston and Richmond boroughs.</p><p>The working hours for this role are 30 hours per week (Part-Time).</p><p>We support flexible working and offer hybrid working. For full-time roles, this typically includes 3 days a week in the office, with potential for home working based on service needs.</p><p><strong>Please note the salary advertised is full-time equivalent and will be pro rata.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a mental health clinician in the Emotional Health Service you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. In this role you will be part of a small team who are focused on supporting mental health in schools for our most vulnerable pupils. Part of the role will be dedicated to children who experience Emotionally Related School Avoidance (ERSA). You will co-deliver our innovative ERSA groups for parents and young people and provide consultation and advice to education colleagues. The remainder of your role will be to deliver buy-in services to schools. This will involve delivering bespoke packages of support to school communities involving the delivery of consultation, training, assessments, group and individual therapy and reflective space for staff.</p><p>You will be part of a team of clinicians providing access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor &amp; Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>22 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £45,750 to £52,194 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0458-OCT25-2157</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>The Emotional Health Service (EHS</strong>) is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington and Kingston based) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and Education. We have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young peoples emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist for EHS you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of a team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking consultations, delivering interventions, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.</p><p><strong>Emotionally Related School Avoidance - ERSA.</strong>This role will have a particular focus on adding capacity to the support for children and young people with emotionally related school avoidance (ERSA) and their families and schools. Locally we have been focusing on this current issue, particularly post pandemic, and this role will be central to providing both direct therapy work with children and their families, support to schools and partnership work.</p><p>ERSA work will be combined with some EHS Buy In work which is offering Emotional health support to schools who buy in our service. You will have access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>The Emotional Health Service (EHS</strong>) is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington and Kingston based) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and Education. We have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young peoples emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist for EHS you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of a team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking consultations, delivering interventions, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.</p><p><strong>Emotionally Related School Avoidance - ERSA.</strong>This role will have a particular focus on adding capacity to the support for children and young people with emotionally related school avoidance (ERSA) and their families and schools. Locally we have been focusing on this current issue, particularly post pandemic, and this role will be central to providing both direct therapy work with children and their families, support to schools and partnership work.</p><p>ERSA work will be combined with some EHS Buy In work which is offering Emotional health support to schools who buy in our service. You will have access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working therapeutically with complex and vulnerable families, in the community.</li>
        
        <li>This therapeutic experience will be with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs including suspected or diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience in delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being and risk assessments</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals including school staff</li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess, formulate and implement plans for therapy with young people and families in line with an evidence-based approach to clinical intervention, across the full range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide high quality consultation to identified professionals</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage high levels of emotional distress and think clearly in emotionally charged situations</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act, SEND Code of Practice) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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            Experience
          
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          <li>Experience of working therapeutically with complex and vulnerable families, in the community.</li>
          
          <li>This therapeutic experience will be with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs including suspected or diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience in delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being and risk assessments</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals including school staff</li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess, formulate and implement plans for therapy with young people and families in line with an evidence-based approach to clinical intervention, across the full range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide high quality consultation to identified professionals</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage high levels of emotional distress and think clearly in emotionally charged situations</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act, SEND Code of Practice) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Postgraduate mental health qualification e.g PsychD Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <p>Achieving For Children</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/" target="_blank">https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
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        <p>Achieving For Children</p>
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          <p>44 York Street</p>
                    <p>Twickenham</p>
                    <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/" target="_blank">https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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Head of Psychology, Hillingdon

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to lead the psychological provision for Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be Lead Psychologist for a vibrant multi-disciplinary team working with service users and their families presenting with diverse and complex social and health needs. You will work closely with the Operational and Clinical Leads to ensure the delivery of a high quality, accessible, and inclusive psychological service drawing on a range of psychological approaches. You will promote psychological and trauma-informed practice within the teams and wider service area through consultation (informal and formal), training and reflective practice. You will supervise a Band 7 psychologist as well as other psychological staff. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from psychology, Arts Therapy and Occupational Therapy to jointly develop a borough-wide groups therapies programme. There are significant opportunities for service development, quality improvement, and innovative practice in this post as part of the Trust's Community Health Transformation Programme.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will be closely involved with the Department of Tower Hamlets Locality Psychology, under whose governance you will have regular opportunities for continuing professional development. Within our lively and enthusiastic Adult Multi-Disciplinary Psychology Team a range of approaches are promoted, including CBT, CFT, narrative therapy, community psychology and trauma informed care, supported by strong peer and specialist supervision. We also liaise closely with North Thames Clinical Psychology Doctorate courses.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7557843</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E14 8JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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          Education
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
        
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            Education
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
          
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    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
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        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
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    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
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Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic. You will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Potters Bar uses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care. Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training. As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user's caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans. Your Psychologist career at Potters Bar Clinic will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career. It's a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like. For more information, please contact Sigal Spigel, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Email: (email address removed) ; T: (phone number removed) Please refer to the job spec when applying. The job spec gives detailed information regarding the job requirements in terms of hours and skills. As a Psychologist you will be: Working autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and in discussion with wider MDT. Undertaking specialist assessments. Providing specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions. Be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed. Continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information, ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsible psychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including risk assessment as required. Ensuring that all clinical work is adequately recoded in the electronic patient record. Attending ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs as required, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures. Preparing clinical; reports as required, e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries. Liaising with internal and external colleagues as required Completing all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinical work. To be successful in this role, you'll need: Have BPS recognised psychology degrees Be HCPC registered Have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice Have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting Experience in inpatient work preferable but not essential Where you will be working: Location: 190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24-hour care environment. The CAMHS Tier 4 Low Secure services are for young people aged 13-18. Potters Bar Clinic is located in a residential area, only one minute drive from the M25 and a short bus ride from Potters Bar Train Station, with a bus stop right outside, making it an easy commute for most. What you will get: Annual salary of £52,000, pro rata considered 4 days a week The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. A full job description and personal specification is available upon request. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Practitioner Psychologist <br> When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. <br> <p> Job Title: Practitioner Psychologist</p><p> Location: Based in Croydon. Unfortunately this service does not have step free access  click apply for full job details</p>

Practitioner Psychologist

<p>Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic.</p> <p>You will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Potters Bar uses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care.</p> <p>Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training.</p> <p>As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user's caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans. </p> <p>Your Psychologist career at Potters Bar Clinic will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career.</p> <p>It's a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.</p> <p>For more information, please contact Sigal Spigel, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Email: ; T: </p> <p><strong>Please refer to the job spec when applying. The job spec gives detailed information regarding the job requirements in terms of hours and skills.</strong></p> <p><strong>As a Psychologist you will be:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Working autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and in discussion with wider MDT.</li><li>Undertaking specialist assessments.</li><li>Providing specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions.</li><li>Be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.</li><li>Continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information, ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsible psychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including risk assessment as required.</li><li>Ensuring that all clinical work is adequately recoded in the electronic patient record.</li><li>Attending ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs as required, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures.</li><li>Preparing clinical; reports as required, e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries.</li><li>Liaising with internal and external colleagues as required</li><li>Completing all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinical work.</li></ul> <p> <strong>To be successful in this role, you'll need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Have BPS recognised psychology degrees</li><li>Be HCPC registered</li><li>Have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice</li><li>Have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting</li><li>Experience in inpatient work preferable but not essential</li></ul> <p><strong>Where you will be working:</strong></p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE</p> <p>Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24-hour care environment. The CAMHS Tier 4 Low Secure services are for young people aged 13-18.Potters Bar Clinic is located in a residential area, only one minute drive from the M25 and a short bus ride from Potters Bar Train Station, with a bus stop right outside, making it an easy commute for most.</p> <p><strong>What you will get:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Annual salary of £52,000, pro rata considered 4 days a week</li><li>The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!</li><li>Free meals and parking</li><li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.</li><li>24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be</li><li>Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.</li><li>Pension contribution to secure your future.</li><li>Life Assurance for added peace of mind.</li><li>Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.</li></ul> <p>There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.</p> <p>A full job description and personal specification is available upon request.</p> <p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p> <p>You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. </p> <p>Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. </p> <p>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.</p>

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