Head of Training and Education for Psychological - London, United Kingdom - Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
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3 weeks ago

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To be responsible for supporting the Trust's Transformation plans by leading and overseeing development of training and education in the Partnership.


To act as the strategic and operational lead for training and education within North London MH Partnership for Psychological Professions.

To oversee the teams providing training and education.

This includes coordination of in-house Training offers as well as partnership working with Higher Educational Institutions across North Thames region to provide a range of training and placement opportunities.


To act as the training and education lead providing strategic leadership and governance of training placements and provision across the partnership.

The post holder will have overall strategic responsibility for the development, provision and management of training and education across the partnership.


To work as a senior clinician in the service, providing an advanced level of psychological expertise in offering clinical advice and consultation on the training and educational needs of the organisation.


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 Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?


We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.

Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.

Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.

We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.

Generous Annual Leave Allowance

NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.

We have excellent internal staff network support groups.


To work as a senior clinician in the service, providing an advanced level of psychological expertise in assessment, advice and treatment and offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to referrers, non-psychologist colleagues and other, non-professional carers.

To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate, for clients referred.


To formulate and provide highly specialist psychological treatment and management plans for clients referred, based on NICE guidelines and other frameworks; working autonomously and using the full range of clinical judgement where there is complexity that requires interpretation of standard guidance.

To make final clinical decisions for highly challenging and complex clients, taking into account the wider system.


To provide advice and information to people referred to the Psychology service to support them with adjustment to their health condition and to help them develop coping strategies to manage the impact of this condition.


To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.


To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients, including working with people with high levels of emotional distress and complex physical health conditions, interacting with their psychological presentation.


To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.

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