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Camden, London
SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT
Single Homeless Project has 3 new Psychologist / Psychotherapist opportunities to join and work in our team based in Camden. We have both part-time and full-time, permanent positions available and in return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £47,125.17 rising incrementally to £49,975.59 per annum (pro rata).
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
About the Psychologist / Psychotherapist role:
We are looking for two or three (if part-time) innovative and resilient practitioners to support our work in SHP’s specialist housing provision and across the adult homelessness pathway.
The roles require you to provide both; one to one, and group work, with clients, as well as, consultancy and support to staff teams working within and towards a PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments) framework.
One of the roles is open to female practitioners only, providing clinical and consultancy work to our specialist women’s services in the borough. The minimum hours requirement for this is 22.75 per week.
We have one full-time role (37.5hrs per week) working across two of our other multiple disadvantage hostels and a further part-time role (15hrs per week) providing support and PIE consultancy to the adult pathway (the latter could be combined with the women’s specific role if full-time hours are preferred.)
The ideal Psychologist / Psychotherapist will have demonstrable experience of working as a qualified Psychologist or Psychotherapist including experience working with substance use, mental health and/ or ‘like’ areas. They will also have a working understanding of providing consultancy in the form of reflective practice, clinical supervision and staff training. We provide a dynamic, person-centred working environment, and access to a personalised Learning and Development programme. The roles are part of SHP’s Psychological Services Team with a strong ethos of supervision, and reflective practice.
Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Psychologist / Psychotherapist:
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology OR Psychotherapist with BCP, BPS or UKCP registration or full BACP accreditation
- Experience of working post-qualification for a minimum of 2 years
- An understanding of working with people experiencing multiple disadvantage including mental health, complex trauma, substance use, offending and physical ill health, along with the potential barriers to engagement with services
- An understanding of psychologically informed environments (PIE) and how service development can be achieved in collaboration with clients, staff team and service management.
- A working knowledge of providing psychological consultancy including facilitating reflective practice group work, clinical case discussions and staff training
- A commitment to actively promoting inclusivity and diversity in professional practice
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six month’s probationary period
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Closing date: 17th March 2024
Interview Date: Monday 25th March
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Don t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click apply now to become our Psychologist / Psychotherapist – we’d like to hear from you!
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.
