About this role
Job summary
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including high secure services, at Springfield Hospital.
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do.
About the teams:
Central Wandsworth & West Battersea Integrated Recovery Hubs is one of four multidisciplinary Integrated Recovery Hubs (IRHs) in Wandsworth and provide specialist assessment, treatment and recovery work for adults with a wide variety of severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Although you will be based in one team, you will work across all the four IRHs who provide a centralised psychology service is Wandsworth.
Additional important Information
The role is for 4.5 days per week. The post holder will be required to work at Springfield University Hospital as agreed, in line with the Trust's Working from Home Policy.
About the location:
The Central Wandsworth & West Battersea is based at Springfield Hospital.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for supporting the provision of a systematic clinical psychology service within the context of a multidisciplinary team focussing on:
Psychology triages and assessments Low intensity evidence based psychological interventions Group work Teaching, training and consultation to MDT Service evaluation, audit and quality improvement projects Psychology waiting list management Attending weekly psychology and team meetings Joint working with team members Chairing meetings and minute-taking Development of psychology information leaflets Attending weekly supervision with the team psychologist Additional peer supervision as agreed
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK
Job description Job responsibilities
To assist the qualified psychologists in carrying out psychological triages and assessments
To assist in the formulation and delivery of low intensity psychological treatments and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist in both community and out-patient settings.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings, including referral, clinical and review meetings.
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
To assist in the implementation and monitoring of treatment programmes in a way that is positive and respectful of clients and carers' needs.
To assist in the compilation of assessment, update and discharge reports as required.
To complete initial contact assessments for new clients entering the team, complete the DIALOG plus care plan, feed this back to the MDT.
To call clients to book in psychology triage assessments for the psychology team.
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Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with mental health problems Experience of working in a clinical mental health service Experience of using Microsoft excel and Microsoft teams
Desirable
Experience of paid work in direct care provision Experience of working in the NHS Experience of providing 1:1 low-intensity therapy and co-facilitating groups
Knowledge & Skills Essential
High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive An ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
Desirable
High standard of report writing Knowledge of psycho-social interventions in adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions Knowledge and understanding of working with behaviours that are challenging.
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.
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Employer details Employer name South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Springfield University Hospital
15 Springfield Drive
London
SW17 0YF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)