Band 8A Highly Specialist Psychologist

Job overview

West London NHS Trust has been commissioned to provide the first female, Level 2 specialist mental health rehabilitation inpatient service (higher support needs), based at The Orchard in Ealing. The service will provide care and intensive support to women with complex mental health needs. The service will offer trauma-informed, gender-sensitive care, with staff trained in the specific needs of women, as well as facilitate family involvement and social inclusion, supporting transitions to community settings.

We are seeking an experienced Psychologist (0.8 wte) to join us and be involved in the development of this innovative and exciting service. DBT / MBT experience would be beneficial. We actively promote CPD with opportunities to develop specialist skills, engage in research and encourage working within our large group of psychological professionals. Opportunities for training and supervision as well as working alongside the Cassel Hospital in reach service make this a unique role

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing a high quality psychology service to a female rehabilitation ward (10 beds). As such you’ll be able to utilise varied skills in assessment, formulation and group and individual evidence-based intervention tailored to meet the challenging needs of the inpatient client group. As a key member of the MDT, you will be responsible for developing and implementing psychologically informed treatment for a diverse group of female service users with complex emotional needs.

You will be providing a range of specialist interventions, including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy as well as directly contributing to the development and design of this innovative service.

As well as direct clinical work the role will involve service development and audit, staff training / supervision and frequent collaborative working within the psychological therapies department and with MDT colleagues.

We require a genuine commitment to MDT working and an enthusiasm to collaborate with other services that provide support for individuals with Complex Emotional Needs, including active engagement with the Cassel Inreach team.

This role will include working with people from varied cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary; a passion for creating and enabling equality of access to services for all is vital.

You will be based in The Orchard Unit, St Bernards Hospital.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

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