Job overview

NELFT is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist who is interested in applying Community Psychology principles and strategic skills as the Lead Clinician in our Vanguard Violence Reduction Project (VRP). to join our innovative Vanguard Violence Reduction Project (VRP)

The Vanguard VRP is an innovative partnership project with Waltham Forest Local Authority, funded by NHS England. The project aims to build the capacity of community organisations working with some of the most vulnerable and socially disadvantaged young people in our borough. You will be the lead clinician of a small NELFT health team (Psychology and Speech and Language Therapy), delivering a clinical model in collaboration with our partnership agencies.

Vanguard VRP health team takes a consultation led approach, working alongside youth workers, community workers, functional family therapy practitioners and family support workers, ensuring that specialised health knowledge is shared in the community. The post holder will be passionate about working with the professional network to come up with creative solutions to support children and adolescents for whom traditional health services do not meet their complex emotional and social needs. There are opportunities to co-produce new service models with our established community partnership agencies.

Main duties of the job

As the Lead Clinician, you will be responsible for shaping, delivering and evaluating the Vanguard’s clinical model, and contributing to reporting and evidencing impact for NHS England. Ideally, you would have direct experience of working with young people who are at risk of violence, and who may have survived developmental trauma or trauma in later life. Significant post-qualification CAMHS or similar NHS experience is important, and experience working in community organisations or other “outside the clinic” environments is advantageous. You should have experience of service development and leadership and/or be enthusiastic about developing and expanding your operational management skills.

Clinical supervision will be provided by a NELFT Consultant Psychologist with experience in community psychology, and line management and leadership mentoring from the Assistant Director of Children’s Services in Waltham Forest. Additional operational leadership for the Vanguard VRP is provided from within Waltham Forest Local Authority. You will join a large and friendly CAMHS psychology team made up of clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, Positive Behaviour Support practitioners and assistant psychologists. You will be part of a growing group of NELFT community psychologists working in child and adult services in Waltham Forest and the North East London region who take a trauma-informed approach in their work.

Working for our organisation

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).

Starting with NELFT

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 focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).

 Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Leading, developing, implementing and evaluating the clinical model for the Vanguard Violence Reduction Project (VRP Building capacity in partnership community organisations through delivery of training, workshops and reflective practice group Sharing specialist health and child development knowledge with non-health professionals and para-professionals and ensure this knowledge guides practice Joining other professionals and community workers in direct work with young people to facilitate trauma-informed mental health formulations and access to statutory services as needed

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Post-graduate doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology Professional registration with the appropriate body ( HCPC)

Training

Essential criteria

Additional specialist post-graduate training relevant to the population ( CBTp, CBT for PTSD, CAT, DBT, MBT, substance misuse, Motivational Interviewing etc) Additional specialist training in trauma focussed interventions ( Narrative Exposure Therapy, EMDR, Substance misuse, trauma…)

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with adolescents and families where there are high levels of risk and complexity. Substantial post qualification experience of supervising other staff. psychologists and other professions. Extensive knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues, issues concerning forensic risk and highly complex mental health problems. Experience of working in a multicultural context

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

JD and pers spec (PDF, KB) NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

NameKate DanversJob titleConsultant Clinical PsychologistEmail addressTelephone numberext. 55634Additional information

Sara Tresilian

Deputy Director for the Psychological Professions Waltham Forest