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, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

NELFT are delighted to offer this opportunity to join the Maidstone Children and Young People Mental Health Sing Point of Access. Working together with the provider collaborative, local commissioners, and in-line with national drivers, we deliver high quality care in the community, hospital and at home, in-line with what young people need, at the right time, and in the right place. 

This assistant psychologist post is a full time position in Maidstone SPA. You will work closely with a fully skilled and highly specialist team of clinicians.

Main duties of the job

This post would be attractive for somebody who is passionate about young people’s mental health and is excited and motivated by the opportunity to develop a centre of excellence. You will be joining a well-established, skilled, team, including: nurses, OT, and social workers. Our ambitious and innovative clinical model ensures that each young person and their carers receive the care that fits their individual needs.

Process new referrals sent from SPA screener

Send WPS’s by email

Generate and process WPS scores form WPS website

Send e-conners 4 and request automated online scoring

Document on progress notes, open referrals to NLDS SPA and code

Generate and email outcome letters to referrer, CYP parent/care and GP

Transfer referrals to locality for ADHD prescribing

Score Vanderbilts and SNAPs

Reply to appeals requesting additional information supporting the initial referral

Responding to ad-hoc clinical emails

Undertake Autism and ADHD clinical reviews

Working for our organisation

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

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).

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

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Process new referrals sent from SPA screener Send WPS’s by email Generate and process WPS scores form WPS website Send e-conners 4 and request automated online scoring Document on progress notes, open referrals to NLDS SPA and code Generate and email outcome letters to referrer, CYP parent/care and GP Transfer referrals to locality for ADHD prescribing Score Vanderbilts and SNAPs Reply to appeals requesting additional information supporting the initial referral Responding to ad-hoc clinical emails Undertake Autism and ADHD clinical reviews

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; . Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment An upper secondclass honours degree or Interview higher in psychology. Assessment Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential criteria

Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment Experience of paid. work in direct care provision.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS priorities ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment High level communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance. ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities. ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment An ability to apply. existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment An understanding of psychology applied to ✓ Application Form Interview health care. Assessment Experience using RIO and Ardentia for databases or dataanalysis, especially Windows. ✓ Application Form Interview Assessment An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.