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The Beacon unit is a specialist adolescent inpatient unit with 12 beds in Edgware catering for adolescents who require mental health services where they cannot be safely managed in the community.

The unit is multidisciplinary and a range of therapeutic approaches are offered. The aim is to support clients to safely move back to the community with the minimum time needed spent in hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled psychology graduate to join this dynamic multidisciplinary team.

Applicants for this post will have a 2.1 or 1stclass honours degree in Psychology or equivalent and experience of working in a clinical setting with a mental health population.

The role will include individual and group work and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate some experience of previous work with groups in a psychological setting. The post-holder will be required to routinely collect feedback from parents and carers and produce reports that will assist in monitoring the quality targets set by commissioners and contribute to the development of the service.

Under supervision the post-holder will undertake individual psychological interventions and assist in the running of groups with a variety of professionals including psychology, occupational therapy, family therapy, music therapy and nursing. The post-holder needs to be flexible and good at working in a team as at times nursing staff will need assistance on the wards and there may be some evening work. The post-holder needs to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and be highly motivated to work with this client group.

At Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Community and Mental Health Trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.

The Trust’s values are:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Being Positive
• Working together

By coming to work at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust you will be joining a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed view of the role and its duties.

This vacancy will close after the first 50 applications have been received.