About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified and experienced candidates who are registered with the NMC within our new Specialist Outreach Psychosis Service within the Borough of Ealing. Ealing is mobilising these new services bringing together the existing Community Rehabilitation teams alongside new investment to develop an assertive outreach pathway for service users with complex psychosis who need an assertive approach to engagement as part of their clinical presentation to provide care, treatment and support.
Successful candidates will show knowledge and experience of the clinical processes and treatments that support the care of people experiencing psychosis with complex needs. They will also demonstrate experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team setting; taking responsibility for assessing need and setting up robust care plans to support service user recovery. They will be able to take a flexible, robust and persistent approach to working alongside service users and their support networks to deliver care and get the greatest benefit from treatment.
Experience of working with complex mental health needs and high risk clients is essential as well as strong skills in risk assessment, care planning and crisis management. Experience of community based and outreach working is also essential.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate, evidence-based assessments to establish client's needs; level of support and type of interventions required to facilitate their engagement and recovery. To manage a small caseload of service users with complex, severe and enduring mental health needs; using evidence based and recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and support for clients in our Boroughs. To act as a named worker for service users within the context of the Care Programme Approach within core hours of Monday to Friday 9-5, but with some flexibility as required by the needs of the service users within the caseload. Undertake assessment and activities within a multi-disciplinary framework, in order to identify the needs of service users, help them to access relevant support and treatment and to arrange and provide appropriate packages of care within the available budget. To present cases to the relevant placement panels for in-borough and out-of-borough placements, both for initial funding requests and reviews. To work proactively with service providers to draw up resettlement plans and carry out regular reviews for clients to assess their progress towards identified goals. To contribute to service development To undertake supervisory and appraisal responsibilities for allocated team members To act as mentor to students on practice placement and to mentor junior members of staff.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training or its equivalent) in Clinical Psychology leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
Post-doctoral training in Neuropsychology
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a neuropsychology setting. Experience of conducting comprehensive neuropsychological assessments autonomously. Experience of neuropsychological assessment report writing to a high standard Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
Experience of adapting psychological interventions for clients with cognitive difficulties. Experience of conducting cross cultural neuropsychological assessments via an interpreter. Experience of the application of clinical neuropsychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of neuropsychological and psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Desirable
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialized psychological therapies. Knowledge of evidence based psychological therapies for people with Parkinson's disease
Others Essential
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
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address Imperial College Healthcare
Charing Cross Hospital
London
W6 8RF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)