Job description

Job responsibilities

Community & Inpatient

We strongly encourage applications from newly/recently qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, or those close to obtaining qualified status, who will initially be offered a preceptorship position (Agenda for Change Band 7) and then supported to be eligible to move into the Band 8a role within 18-24 months of appointment/post-qualification, on the condition of meeting the competencies (see attached document for further information).

• Direct clinical work with service users and their carers/families involving assessment, formulation, and interventions with varied and complex presentations. This includes supporting people living with dementia and their carers.
• Develop, evaluate and deliver the therapeutic group programme on the ward, alongside colleagues from the wider therapies team
• Engage in varied approaches to consultation to MDT e.g., team formulation, teaching sessions, joint working and supervision.
• Supervision of a trainee Clinical Psychologist (who is on placement across both settings) and an Assistant Psychologist (on the ward).
• Be a highly valued member of the Psychology team with opportunities to contribute to the development of the MDT and the service.

Job descriptions, person specifications and details of the pathway from Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to Band 8a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist are attached. Please ensure you read both JD/PS.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in older people's mental health services, including with people with dementia and their carers
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient, and assessment and intervention with patients with a wide variety of neurological deficits

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, dementia etc).

Effort & Environment

Essential

• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to contain the stress of others.
• Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during service user contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.

Desirable

• Genuine interest in working with Older People

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Greenwich

SE18 3RZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will need to carry a radio and be competent to lead in medical emergency responses.
• The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.
• To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.
• To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
• To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
• To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, training, and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
• To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.
• The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.
• The post holder will be required to undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations.
• The post holder will ensure a named care co-ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long-term conditions using our stepped care approach.
• The post holder will ensure that a single, integrated, care plans developed, and the individualised care is regularly reviewed.
• The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs-led review cycle.
• The post holder will ensure a care coordination criteria and MDT meetings forpatients with complex needs will be tailored to the needs of the establishment.
• The post holder will ensure that they undertake all training in evidence-based CBT approaches, to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery.
• The post holder will support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long term conditions.
• The post holder will ensure that health promotion embedded into every aspect of the service.
• To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required.
• To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.
• Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines
• To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification (Registered General Nurse)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care.
• Working knowledge or a clear interest in prison/offender healthcare

Desirable

• Experience of working within secure & prison settings
• Experience as a registered nurse

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Erlestoke

Devizes,

Wiltshire

SN10 5NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Registered Nurse Duties:

• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload.
• To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.
• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload.
• To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs

(Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered NMC Qualification
• Completed preceptorship or gained 6 months post qualification experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations

Desirable

• Previous prison/secure experience

Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Portland

Portland

DT5 1DL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide the CAMHS team with a high quality, evidence based systemic psychotherapy service to children, their families, carers and professional networks in keeping with NICE guidance

To provide highly specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families with children and adolescents who are referred to CAMHS.

To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding diagnoses and treatment to CAMHS colleagues, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to overall service delivery as required.

To provide supervision to qualified systemic psychotherapists and trainee systemic psychotherapists at Masters or Doctorate degree level.

To propose and implement policy changes and contribute to the development, implementation and audit of services for families with children presenting highly challenging behaviours.

To ensure high quality supervision and leadership with particular attention to clinical standards, risk management and governance.

To advise the team on all matters relating to the Family & Systemic psychotherapy discipline and its promotion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Has at least a Masters degree or Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy

Desirable

• UKCP Registration

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working with families in a multi-disciplinary

Desirable

• Experience of supervising staff with complex cases.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations,

Desirable

• Skills in professional consultation; skills for offering consultation to multi-disciplinary colleagues.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highpoint House

Shooters Hill

London

SE18 3RZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Planning and designing the transformation project plans for each project and proactively monitoring overall progress, resolving issues and initiation corrective action as appropriate
• To manage the scoping and procurement of assisted technologies (as appropriate)
• Defining the governance arrangements for a variety of projects
• Quality assurance and overall integrity of new projects focussing inwardly on the internal consistency of projects and outwardly on coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other programmes and corporate technical and specialist standards
• Managing third party contributions to projects, to include primary care and other partners across different sectors (e.g. SEL ICB, Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG), Education and Childcare, and VCSF organisations)
• Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
• Scope out change to clinical and care pathways to improve quality and productivity, including service modelling, defining policies and procedures
• Working with teams of staff, motivating and encouraging them to review their working practices and how they deliver services. Undertaking, where appropriate, the necessary analysis of how the business is currently operating to inform service redesign
• Managing risks to the projects successful outcome
• Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the project are identified or issues arise
• Reporting progress of the CYP programme at regular levels to the Director Neighbourhood & Integration and Integrated Commissioning Director (RBG)

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent experience and Fully PRINCE2 or alternative methodology trained

Experience

Essential

• 5 years' experience at a senior position either clinical, care or management / project roles

Skills

Essential

• Communication & Stakeholder engagement/ able to work at all levels/ coach others/ Reporting /presenting and producing information
• Strong organisation, planning, analysis, problem solving

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full-time course comprises of 52 weeks of study, of which 45 weeks are spent in education and clinical practice within the Trust and Young Greenwich School Nursing.

You will be based at one of the youth hubs with a nominated Practice Supervisor with a Practice Assessor overseeing the placement and study.

Young Greenwich is an integrated programme commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The key purpose of the programme is to enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social, and educational aspirations with an aim to develop their voice and reach their full potential. The programme is led by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and delivered with partners Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) to form the Young Greenwich Partnership.

Young Greenwich deliver seamlessly in and out of schools, youth hubs and other community venues with strong pathways for school age pupils into community-based activities and support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN (any branch)
• CPD to university level

Desirable

• Mentorship / Practice Supervisor

Travel

Essential

• Access to car daily and full UK driving licence

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Has CYP / community experience
• Safeguarding CYP - working knowledge of
• Working knowledge of healthy child programme

Skills

Essential

• IT skills
• Good communication skills
• Literacy skills
• Independant learner

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

Greenwich

SE18 3RG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Strong programme and project management skills, with the ability to manage priorities in a complex environment; oversee the working group, task and finish group, own the project plan, risk log, and ensure continued progress against deliverables

Confidence working across organisational boundaries and influencing without direct authority

Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex ideas clearly to a wide range of audiences

Working with primary care to develop and deliver standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Experience working with data and insight to support planning, decision making and improvement

The ability to stay calm, constructive and solutions-focused when navigating challenge or disagreement

A collaborative mindset, with a genuine commitment to a person and community centred approach

Have experience delivering complex programmes, service change or transformation involving multiple partners

Understand (or excited to learn about) neighbourhood working, integrated care and place-based and people centred approaches

Have experience working in or knowledge of CYP services and demonstrated passion to improve outcomes for CYP

Translate national policy and strategy into practical local delivery

Enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity and helping teams move from ideas to action

Ensure that reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for communities is embedded throughout planning, delivery and evaluation.

Attend meetings across the system

Acting as the key lead to escalate risks or concerns

Leading on data collection and evaluation

Organising or commissioning training as needed

Setting up, maintaining and developing project documentation

Work with partners to coordinate budgets and the best utilisation of investment, ensuring there are no duplication of resources

Collaborate with the Leadership Team to explore ideas and develop business cases for future developments within the Bexley CYP INT programme, and what they mean in practice for people, time and resources

Look ahead at activity and demand to help plan and shape future initiatives

Monitor how services are running, spotting risks or issues early and working with partners to address them

Support clear decision-making and accountability, helping neighbourhood work stay focused and well-governed

Help teams across primary care, social care, community services and hospitals work as one around peoples needs

To undertake some routine administrative tasks as required by the role e.g. Assisting with the organisation of meetings and events

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to influence across professional and organisational boundaries
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Desirable

• Exceptionally strong communication and relationship building skills, able to apply appropriate methods to motivate and remove barriers to acceptance

Education and knowledge

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience
• PRINCE2 or alternative project management methodology trained

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

Woolwich

SE18 3RG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)