Job overview

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist who is interested in gaining experience in applied clinical psychology within a Clinical Health Psychology setting.  The successful candidate will contribute to the clinical, research and professional activity of the department. This includes direct clinical contact in the form of psychosocial screening, assessment and psychologically informed invervention with burns inpatients and outpatients. Applicants should possess a good degree in Psychology, and preferably experience as an Assistant Psychologist.  An operational knowledge of SPSS is desirable.

This 6-bedded Burns Unit provides a regional service for adults, children and their relatives who sustain a burn injury. Care is offered in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  The successful candidate will within the small Burns Unit Clinical Psychology team, liaise closely with the Lead Clinical Psychologist for the Unit, and be part of the large Department of Clinical Psychology that exists within the trust. The department has close links with the Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology and has excellent computer and library facilities.

LOCATION: Burns Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital

HOURS: 33.75  fixed term contract (12 months)

Main duties of the job

• Undertake patient and relatives psychosocial screening and assist in the formulation and delivery of patient care plans in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Support the psychological needs of burn patients and their families at paediatric dressing clinics and specialist scar clinics.
• Contribute to the psychological assessment, management and treatment of people with a Burn injury and their relatives, as appropriate and under the supervision of 
  the Clinical Psychologist.
• Work and liaise with other multidisciplinary staff, as appropriate.
• Contribute in the development of patient information and standard operating procedures.
• Be based on the Adult Burns ward on weekday late afternoons to provide administrative and logistical support to the ward based care team.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. 

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As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

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