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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthustiastic and committed Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, who shares our teams passion for human rights and social justice, to join the Havering Asylum Seeker and Refugee (HavASR) Psychology Service. We are a specialist service aiming to support the mental health of all-age Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Havering by strengthening the community based resources through Systemic and Community Psychology work with local statutory and non-statutory services, alongside direct work on our adult assessment and intervention pathway. We aim to practice in line with Trauma Informed Practice and principles of Community Psychology to support refugees and asylum seekers including survivors of torture, human trafficking, gender based violence and other human rights violations.
We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality and regular supervision, opportunities for research and training, and close working with other specialist refugee and trauma services. We also support the development of leadership skills and aim to nurture our staff and support them to become confident supervisors, devise and implement training, and conduct research. As a newly launched service, there is huge scope for contributing to leading on the development of innovative projects, co-produced with service users.
If you would like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Take a lead in strengthening the community resources available that can support the mental health of adult Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Havering, through consultation, training and systemically informed multi-agency working.
Contributing to leading on co-developing and delivering psychologically informed community-based interventions to support the emotional health and mental health of adult refugees and asylum seekers in Havering.
Contributing to leading on the systemic and specialist psychology service to adult clients referred to the service for direct assessment and intervention; to include delivering triage assessments and interventions, drawing on a range of evidence-based interventions.
Participating as a senior clinician in the development and co-ordination of a high quality, responsive and accessible Asylum Seeker and Refugee Psychology Service. Interviewer information pack
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Working for your organisation
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (Havering) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Romford Clinic
Romford
Essex
RM1 3BS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)