Principal Psychologist

This is an opportunity for an experienced clinical psychologist holding doctoral level professional qualifications, to be the lead psychologist for the Mental Health Liaison and Psychological Medicine Service based in the Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel, covering the Royal London Hospital. This will be for a period of 6 months to cover maternity leave. The role includes supervising psychology trainees, supporting and containing the staff team who hold a high level of clinical risk, providing brief psychological interventions to patients on the medical wards and providing support to the senior leadership team on a day to day basis, Be responsible and accountable for the development and direct provision of an autonomous and systematic specialist clinical psychology service in the MHL service
Be responsible for the provision, planning and development of evidence based psychological therapies service for people referred to the Mental Health Liaison Service
To contribute to the achievement of Service objectives as a member of the senior clinical team.
To lead on service developments as delegated by the clinical lead and operational manger
To be responsible for the day to day management of psychological provision to the team. They will identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists to implement and address these.
To operate as an integrated member of the team, placing the patient at the centre of service planning and delivery. Ensure the provision of specialist teaching and supervision and advice concerning the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the team
To bring a psychological perspective to the work of the team.
To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training supervision and consultation.
To provide psychosocial assessment, formulation and interventions to patients.
To provide specialist advice to the hospital teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of patients accessing the team, Be responsible and accountable for the development and direct provision of an autonomous and systematic specialist clinical psychology service in the MHL service
Be responsible for the provision, planning and development of evidence based psychological therapies service for people referred to the Mental Health Liaison Service
To contribute to the achievement of Service objectives as a member of the senior clinical team.
To lead on service developments as delegated by the clinical lead and operational manger
To be responsible for the day to day management of psychological provision to the team. They will identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists to implement and address these.
To operate as an integrated member of the team, placing the patient at the centre of service planning and delivery. Ensure the provision of specialist teaching and supervision and advice concerning the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the team
To bring a psychological perspective to the work of the team.
To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training supervision and consultation.
To provide psychosocial assessment, formulation and interventions to patients.
To provide specialist advice to the hospital teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of patients accessing the team
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.