CPTSD Assistant Psychologist | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Enfield Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) pathway within the newly formed Enfield Integrated Core Teams.The CPTSD Pathway offers specialised trauma focused therapy for adults presenting with complex PTSD. We offer a phase-based treatment pathway whereby service users are first invited to a psychoeducation and symptom management group and later to individual trauma-focussed therapy. As a service we offer EMDR, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Trauma Focused CBT and integrate Compassion Focussed ideas and ways of working. We are a small and friendly team who welcome new ideas and ways of working. The Enfield Integrated Core Teams are comprised of several different care pathways (Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Complex PTSD, Complex Anxiety Disorders and Depression, 18-25 Service, Step & Thrive, Dual Diagnosis, Voluntary Services, etc). The development of the Integrated Core Teams is in response to the NHS 10-year plan to develop mental health services around the Primary Care Networks and provides new opportunities which include developing partnership working with the voluntary sector, working more closely with GP practices and developing more innovative, community based and holistic ways of working.

• Co-facilitating therapy groups with qualified psychologists
• Holding a small individual therapy caseload under supervision of a qualified psychologist, appropriate to experience and stage of development in the role.
• Supporting the management of the waiting lists including managing system to regularly contact those on the waiting list to carrying out risk assessments, problem-solving and signposting
• Management of the outcome measure collection and auditing
• Monthly reporting on care pathways and waiting times
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
• To be involved in new service developments within the team in developing the transformation plans.
The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership., The duties of the post holder will include:
• Co-facilitating therapy groups with qualified psychologists
• Holding a small individual therapy caseload under supervision of a qualified psychologist, appropriate to experience and stage of development in the role.
• Supporting the management of the waiting lists including managing system to regularly contact those on the waiting list to carrying out risk assessments, problem-solving and signposting
• Management of the outcome measure collection and auditing
• Monthly reporting on care pathways and waiting times
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
• To be involved in new service developments within the team in developing the transformation plans.