Home Treatment Team Psychology Graduate

This is an exciting opportunity for a Psychology Graduate with an established clinical background, who has successfully completed a period of academic education and clinical supervision, to work in a combined role as Assistant Psychologist and Home Treatment Team Practitioner.

The post holder may be required to work across different Trust sites according to the needs of the Home Treatment Service Line.

Croydon Home Treatment Team provides crisis assessment and intensive treatment to patients, in their own home where possible as an alternative to psychiatric inpatient admission, or to facilitate earlier discharge if admission is required.

Home Treatment Practitioners are expected to work either the early or late shift which operates between the hours of 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The post holder will be working in a split role capacity as a Psychology Assistant (2 days a week) and as a Home Treatment Team practitioner (3 days a week).

The successful candidate will assess the needs of service users and plan and evaluate care using a collaborative approach with service users, their families and carers.

They will work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care delivery, including the use of evidenced based time-limited psychological interventions, risk assessments and management, and safe discharge processes. They will ensure the physical health care needs of service users are appropriately addressed and monitored.

The post holder will liaise effectively with other professionals and services to ensure good communication is maintained and care is transferred seamlessly.

This job description will be subject to regular review and adjustment. This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the post and the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the pay band. The post may change over time to reflect the developing needs of the Trust and its services, as well as the personal development of the post holder.

Benefits of Working for SLaM:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other Benefits Include:

• Counselling services
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claudia Cerrina Job title: Senior Psychotherapist Email address:

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Part-time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Mental Health Care

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