Job overview

MPFT are delighted to offer this opportunity to develop a Psychology Service into Specialist Weight Management Services (SWMS) at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals (SaTH).  SWMS offers a service for adults in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, who have a BMI of 40 or more or 35 with co-morbidities, who have previously failed to achieve a healthy weight with GP support. An integral part of this service requires the provision of Psychology support to those patients identified has having psychological needs. 

The Counselling/Clinical Psychologist’s role will be to provide focused psychological and behavioural change support. In addition, to prepare those patients who are considering progression to bariatric surgery and provide post-operative support.

The Psychologist will also provide psychological advice and support to the consultant surgeons and the mental health dietician, and be an integral part of the MDT. 

Main duties of the job

•    To provide psychological support to the SWMS as part of the SaTH multidisciplinary bariatric team
•    To provide psychological support to patients who are identified as having psychological needs relating to their obesity
•    To support the reduction in the number of patients referred for bariatric surgery due to failure to achieve meaningful weight loss

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications