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Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologist, Chronic Pain, Band 7
Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are looking for a Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist to join the Chronic Pain Service. 0.7wte (26.25 hours per week).
We have an exciting opportunity for a psychologist to join our forward thinking multidisciplinary pain service, The posts also sits within the Gloucestershire Clinical Health Psychology Department, which is welcoming a new Head of Department in September. This is a great time to join us.
We are looking for someone with interest and skills in delivering a psychology service to adults with pain, or relevant experience that they can bring to the role. Psychological skills are highly valued across the whole service and our psychologist work closely with our colleagues in the MDT to support them to deliver psychologically informed care.
We welcome people from different clinical backgrounds, such as mental health or substance abuse.
This post is temporary for 6 months. The interviews have been scheduled for Friday 27th September.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The post holder will contribute to the provision and development of psychological care for adults with chronic benign pain. Our service spans Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
Key roles are:
- Assessment of adults with chronic pain.
- Delivery of psychological interventions. Our service uses CBT, Mindfulness and ACT
- 1:1 clinics, groups, and working jointly with other MDT members
- Clinical supervision and training
Audit and research projects as part of service development.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We have a strong team of 8 Consultants, 4 Psychologists, 3 Physios, 3 Nurses and fantastic support from admin. We are a fun, friendly and supportive bunch to work with. We have good relationships across all the professions and a shared vision for the service.
Psychological skills, including CBT, ACT and Mindfulness are highly valued and seen as a vital component of what the service offers.
Clinical supervision and personal development is available to everyone in the team and there is funding available to support relevant training.
Gloucestershire CCG has a vision to make Gloucestershire a good place to live if you have Chronic Pain, so they are supportive of service improvements. Our Trust strives to deliver good care, and support our staff. It’s a good place to work.
Informal enquiries to Dr. Polly Ashworth Service Lead for Pain Self Management Service on 0300 4228469 or email: [email protected]
If you are interested in the job we would strongly encourage you to make an informal visit to meet us and find out about the team and the practicalities of travel before the pressures of an interview day. It is just as important for you to find out if this job is a good fit for you.
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See attached job description and person specification for further details and information about the post.
Please contact us for further information as required.
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Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Doctoral level Practitioner Psychologist qualification
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of regular CPD
- Experience working in the NHS
- Able to work well within a team, to foster psychological safety and a climate of care, compassion and learning
- Ability to contain and work therapeutically with people in extreme psychological distress
- Proficient use of standard IT systems for clinical work , training, and research purposes including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, zoom, teams
- Experience of providing advice, consultation and clinical supervision to other healthcare professionals regarding psychological aspects of care.
- Ability to build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing the contributions made by others and acting in an inclusive, considerate and helpful manner at all times
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience in Physical Health in an NHS setting
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Polly Ashworth
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0300 422 8469
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