About this role
Job summary
This post is the 0.2 WTE B8b London Pathways Partnership Community Diversity and Inclusion Lead. The postholder will work across London Community Pathways services to promote the diversity and inclusion of staff and service participants.
The post holder will chair the monthly London Community Pathways Diversity group, overseeing the diversity plan and delivering its priority objectives. The diversity and inclusion lead will coordinate the data and research aims to understand ethnicity trends relating to access, retention and completion of services; improve the quality of interventions by understanding and addressing barriers to access and to improve retention; and will help to increase the confidence and competence of the workforce in culturally aware attitudes and behaviours related to ethnicity and protected characteristics.
The postholder will ensure all diversity and inclusion workstreams incorporate lived experience perspectives.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
To chair the monthly LPP Community Pathways diversity meeting Responsible for the ToR for the Community Pathways diversity group Responsible for reviewing, updating and oversight of delivery of the London Community Pathways diversity plan Responsible for delivery of the key priorities for the London Community diversity plan Liaison with key stakeholders to deliver the London Community Pathways diversity plan, including Probation Service London, Commissioners and OPD partners, Together for Mental Wellbeing, Women in Prison and Penrose To address diversity and inclusion and promote the needs of groups with protected characteristics across all London Community Pathway Services To contribute towards the promotion of equal treatment and proportional representation of staff of from diverse groups To set up systems for monitoring the equal progression of people on probation from protected groups throughout the service To set up systems for monitoring the outcomes of staff from diverse groups on the London Community pathway Ensure that all staff members of the Community Pathway have access to support to enhance their work from a diversity perspective Ensure the development and articulation of best practice in catering for diversity of people on probation and staff on the Community Pathway .
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.
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Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical/forensic psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developments as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist. Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC Completion of further post-doctoral/post-qualification specialist training including training in clinical supervision Accredited training in structured professional judgement approaches to risk assessment (including but not limited to the HCR20) Trained in an evidence-based treatment for personality disorder
Experience Essential
Significant experience of inter-agency working with forensic mental health, probation and/or prison services, including consultation to these services Experience of developing and delivering training and of clinical supervision Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Understanding of specialist psychological treatment for personality disorder Understanding and experience of formulation for complex high risk service users with significant personality difficulties
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Understanding of specialist psychological treatment for personality disorder Understanding and experience of formulation for complex high risk service users with significant personality difficulties High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies and two assessment methodologies An extensive understanding of Crimina
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 East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address LPP Premises
7 Holyrood St
London Bridge
SE1 2EL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)