Clinical Psychologist Transitions & PDS Islington

We are seeking an energetic, innovative, and skilled Psychologist with a passion for working with Young Adults working in North London Foundation NHS Trust's Young People Service as a clinician within the Transitions and Personality Disorder provision (Islington). This is a secondment opportunity, with funding in place for a Psychologist to seek a secondment opportunity (4 months) which could serve as an interesting CPD opportunity to cover the substantive post holders maternity leave.

The Trust's Young People & Transitions Service works with young adults (18-25), providing Consultation, Liaison, Assessment and Treatment around Young Adults' mental health.

The Personality Disorder Service is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a specialist Community Team, Therapies Team and Liaison Team. The service provides secondary care interventions to people who have difficulties characterised under the umbrella of a 'personality disorder' diagnosis. As a specialist service, the team also support the work of ICNs and the Crisis Care pathway within the Trust, with the aim of supporting staff to work more effectively with adults with complex mental health problems, including personality disorder. This post provides an opportunity to work as part of a supportive, reflective and motivated team, committed to working compassionately with people with difficulties characterised under the umbrella of a severe 'personality disorder' diagnosis, specialising in young adults., The post-holder will be responsible for championing the needs of young people (18 to 25) in the Personality Disorder Service. The post-holder will influence the culture and practice of the service, providing assessment and treatment interventions for young people, facilitating the smooth transition of young people from CAMHS to adult services, and offering supervision, advice and consultation on young people's psychological care to the PD community and specialist treatment teams, to the new Core Teams, to referrers, to other non-psychological colleagues and other non-professional carers.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

1. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

1. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

1. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.