This role is located in Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS). CLDS is a fully integrated healthand social care multi-disciplinary team for adults and teenagers with learning disabilities either livingin the London Borough of Camden (LBC) or for whom Camden maintains responsibility and / orcommission services out-of-borough. CLDS is based in LBC premises, but maintains very strong andactive links with NLMHP (e.g. training, professional development, overarching clinical and professionalgovernance). The role will include supporting the psychological work with CLDS customers attending the Alexandra College (a Further Education college for young people with profound and multiplelearningdisabilitiesand/orautisticspectrum conditions);
To support and enhance the psychological work with customers of Camden Learning DisabilitiesService including those customers who attend Alexandra College; providing psychologicalassessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professionalpsychologist, attending team meetings as appropriate, working independently according to a planagreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies andprocedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and service evaluations,collectionofstatistics,developmentof auditand/or researchprojects andotherproject work
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
1.1.1 To assist in the psychological assessment of customers referred to the Psychological TherapiesService, undertaking protocol based psychological assessments using psychometric tests, self-reportmeasures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviewsasappropriate andunderdirectionandsupervisionofa qualifiedprofessionalpsychologist.
1.1.2 To assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions and care plans, underthesupervisionofa qualifiedprofessionalpsychologist.
1.1.3 To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic programmes (including PositiveBehavioural Support plans) within Alexandra College as required and under the supervision of aqualifiedprofessional psychologist.
1.1.4 To workwithother CLDS staffinthe assessmentandcareprovidedtocustomers.
1.1.5 Toattendandcontributetorelevantmulti-professionalmeetings.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024