Sector:
Psychology Type: Permanent Reference
no: mhj8650 Employer: NHS Foundation Trust Location: London Salary: £34,811 - £44,508 pa per year Benefits: see advert Posted date:
21/04/2010 Closing date: 02/05/2010
Details: We are seeking an enthusiastic Psychological Therapist to join a dedicated multi-professional team delivering a wide range of services for older people in Redbridge.
You should have experience of working in older people’s NHS services, and be able to offer psychological interventions from several therapeutic modalities. You should also have skills in neuropsychological assessment. An interest in group work would also be desired. North East London Foundation Trust provides services in four London Boroughs, of which Redbridge is one, and easily reached by car and public transport.
As a service we regularly take trainees from three London training courses in clinical psychology, and from four London courses in counselling psychology. Older People’s services have particularly strong academic and research links with UCL and we are currently supporting the work of two clinical trials, including a large scale RCT of reminiscence therapy. The Trust has a positive commitment to training and development and expects its psychology staff to engage in helping to modernise the skills of the workforce. Psychological therapies are highly regarded and seen as pivotal in supporting the roll out of NICE guidance and other Department of Health documents.
"HELPING YOU LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT"
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) provides NHS mental health services for almost 1million people living in Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. We have excellent transport links to London and the whole of the South East.
The extensive range of specialist services provided by NELFT include hospital based services and services in the community. Therefore it is possible to get all sorts of different experiences within the same organization by moving from team to team – either through promotion or to gain broader experiences.
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North East London NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
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In order to be considered for this position you must address the criteria in the person specification in your supporting statement, as your application will be judged against these criteria. Some of our vacancies may expire prior to the advertised closing date to streamline recruitment within our Trust. As a consequence you are urged to submit your application as soon as possible.
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We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity, therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community. To improve the working lives of our staff we are committed in helping them achieve a healthy balance between work and home life by offering flexible working.
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