Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent: B8b 0.5wte
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 164-6363048
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QMC
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist- Lifespan Haemophilia
Band 8b
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B8b 0.5wte Clinical Psychologist working alongside the Lifespan Haemophilia multi-disciplinary team. This position would suit an experienced Clinical Psychologist with an interest in clinical health psychology and the impact of growing up and living with haemophilia and other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders. You will join a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and another Clinical Psychologist within a highly welcoming multi-disciplinary team of plastic surgeons, nurses, speech and language therapists, orthodontists and dentists. You may have experience of working with physical health problems with either children/families or adults, or experience of working in child and adolescent or adult mental health services with a keen interest and desire to apply that knowledge to work in an acute trust.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role will involve working closely with the multidisciplinary haemophilia and other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders team to offer psychological care to those with haemophilia or other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders You will work with children, young people and adults through consultation to staff, direct work and by attending multidisciplinary clinics. You will be part of a welcoming and growing Clinical Psychology Department which incorporates specialisms in Paediatric Psychology, Adult Medical Psychology and Child and Adult Neuropsychology.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
- Training in 2 or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Post-qualification accreditation in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g.: cognitive behaviour therapy, ACT, Mindfulness, EMDR, etc.
- Previous training in medical psychology
- Completion of further post qualification specialist relevant training, including training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with people with medical and physical health conditions
- Experience of working with a wide range of client groups and presentations
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to other clinical staff including psychologists.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in acute hospital with patients with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with haematological disorders, specifically haemophilia or other inherited/acquired bleeding disorders.
- Experience of developing and implementing group based interventions
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of providing supervision to other clinical staff
- Experience of conducting evaluation projects and clinical research within health settings
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust’s Value
- Ability to develop strong therapeutic alliances with patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience and/or training in the supervision of other psychologists
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day.
Other
Essential criteria
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lisa Worralll
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an information discussion about the role. For further information and informal discussion please contact:
Dr Lisa Worrall [email protected]
For further information about the Trust visit our website at www.nuh.nhs.uk
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