This is an exciting opportunity for a newly or recently qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is keen to take on the challenges of working in a new role in a diverse borough with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and with clients from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The post holder will be expected to work alongside other Psychologists, including a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist who will also provide supervision.
This is a fixed term Psychology role within Tower Hamlets Community 24/7 service pilot. The pilot ensures delivery of high quality, modern, patient-centered services. This is a pilot project aimed to establish and test out a new model of care that breaks down current barriers to care, is nonrestrictive, co-produced, culturally sensitive and accessible. The service will run 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for people residing in the catchment area offering open access to a range of psycho-social- medical Interventions at every stage of their wellness journey, this includes short term Hospitality stays for those in crisis, and community based offers that are embedded in the neighbourhood.
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.
The Team is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and committed to co-production, facilitation and liaison with service users, local residents, local VCSE, health and social care services in order that people with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions, experience good outcomes for their mental health. Additionally the team provides specialist input where this is required.
The role involves, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team:
Setting up, implementing and reviewing appropriate care plans and supporting and advising relatives and care givers.
Ensuring that co-production is at the core of the role
Ensuring that compassion and empathy are central to care delivery
Promoting the needs of service users with mental health needs and offering and providing training and education whenever possible.
In conjunction with the crisis pathway services, providing a safe and effective urgent community assessment and treatment response service.
Undertaking comprehensive assessments, including risk formulation, effectively and efficiently
formulate and agree crisis safety care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.
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.
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Bethnal Green NMHT
51 Three Colts Lane
Bethnal Green, London
E2 6BF
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)