Clinical /Counselling Psychologist

EQUIP offers a service to adult residents of Hackney and the City aged 18 - 65 following a first episode of psychosis. The team also works closely with the Early Detection Service, Heads Up, which offers a service for people who are at risk of developing psychosis. The teams work with diagnostic uncertainty and focus on addressing the associated distress and disability.

Main duties of the job

The purpose is to minimise the risk of future breakdowns and maximise the quality of life for the individual. This is achieved by working in active partnership with service users, carers and with local voluntary and community groups, in addition to statutory services. The post holder will work alongside clinical psychologists already in post to support individuals and their families in line with NICE guidelines for psychosis and schizophrenia, as well as be jointly responsible for the operational delivery of psychology provision with the other senior psychologists within the team. The post holder will receive specialist supervision and support from the wider City and Hackney Psychology department.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for full details.

The purpose is to minimise the risk of future breakdowns and maximise the quality of life for the individual. This is achieved by working in active partnership with service users, carers and with local voluntary and community groups, in addition to statutory services. The post holder will work alongside clinical psychologists already in post to support individuals and their families in line with NICE guidelines for psychosis and schizophrenia, as well as be jointly responsible for the operational delivery of psychology provision with the other senior psychologists in the team. The post holder will receive specialist supervision and support from the wider City and Hackney Psychology department.

Qualifications

• Post graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology
• Registered with HCPC
• Post qualification training in CBTp, FI/ family or systemic therapy

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across a range of care settings
• Experience of working with people experiencing psychosis
• Experience of working clinically within a systemic or family therapy model
• Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
• Post qualification experience of working with people experiencing psychosis
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

Skills

• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology
• Evidence of CPD as recommended by the BPS
• Awareness of potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health
• Competence in basic IT systems including keyboard skills
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised and evidence-based psychological therapies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum pro rata inc HCA