Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to play a central part in expanding our psychologically informed weight management service to incorporate more consultation and group offers to our client group. In addition to supporting our population with lifestyle approaches to weight loss you would also be supporting others in the development of their psychological skills.

As a psychologically led service, we focus on lifestyle behaviour change, in addition to a new digital and group offers to patients we want to provide trauma informed 1:1s for patients where appropriate. Playing a consultative role to other members of our multi-disciplinary team, you will need to take a positive approach to your work to engage with others.

A key part of the role is inputting one day into University Hospitals Derby where you will be involved with treating complex referrals and patients considering bariatric surgery.

You will be joining a supportive team. Hybrid and flexible working available.

We invite applications from newly qualified Psychologists to join on Band 7 progression post with a clear route through to Band 8A.

Main duties of the job

Main aspects of the role will be

·     1-1 assessment, formulation, and intervention with individuals with obesity.

·     Co-production of group-based interventions for our Tier 3 service; based on the current and emerging evidence base around psychological approaches

·     You’ll enjoy developing your supervision skills when supporting our weight management advisors with their core weight loss messaging.

·     Contributing to the development of consultative/ systemic approaches to support patients in their weight loss journeys, perhaps working with families and carers.

·     Your enthusiastic and creative approach to your work along with a commitment to making Tier 3 services more accessible will be more relevant perhaps that already having experience with obesity.

·     You’ll need to be familiar with health behaviour change models and be accustomed to or open to working with different care providers including public health services, acute hospital colleagues and those working in associated eating disorder and mental health services.

·     Maintaining high levels of professional behaviour in all aspects of your role and duties.

Working for our organisation

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. 

Our current team is small and supportive with everyone having a key, valued role in our service delivery.

This vacancy is open to newly qualified and Band 7 psychologists looking to develop into an 8a post over time as well as to already established 8a psychologists.

You will join an ever-expanding department which includes Health Psychology; Psychologists and allied professionals working into Public Health; cancer services and a Diabetes Education Team.

You will have the chance to work closely with these colleagues in a friendly environment.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.