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We have a newly created post for a Senior Clinical Psychologist in the newly developed Cystic Fibrosis Psychology Service within the Clinical Health Team at NSCHT. 

Band 8a - £50,952 - £57,349 per annum - 37.5 hours per week, full time.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Clinical Psychologist, to support the innovation and development of the psychological services across the CF care pathway, working alongside the Principal Psychologist for the service to ensure an effective life span service for patients with CF under the care of North West Midlands CF Centre.

You will provide assessment and intervention for patients over the age of 18, and clear goals for therapy will be agreed with the patient and/or family. 

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·       Promoting  effective team working (including facilitating good communication between team members and patients; debrief after events which have had a significant impact upon the team

·        ‘Gatekeeping’, screening and onward referral of patients to mental health services and/or other relevant agencies (e.g. liaison psychiatry, community mental health services, specialist neurodiversity assessment services) and expert ongoing liaison with these services as appropriate).

·       Liaise with Network Clinics, social services and other community agencies for psychosocial input.

·       Advise the CF MDT on management of significant risk issues when required and coordinate rapid access to on-call child and adult psychiatry services in cases of urgent psychiatric assessment for mental health concerns or risks (all CF Centres and clinics should be aware of their Trust’s emergency psychiatric access policy).

·       Help the CF team develop good models of self-care through advising on team processes to prevent, monitor and manage staff stress

You will have experience of leading services and a demonstrable interest in working with adults with physical health problems, and working with an MDT. There will be an expectation to work from site.

 Candidates for a band 7 preceptorship would be considered for this post.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is a leading provider of mental health, social care, learning disability and substance misuse services in the West Midlands.

 We are a forward-thinking Trust and are extremely proud to have attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), one of only two specialist mental health Trusts in England to achieve this.

 We’re also delighted to have won the prestigious award of ‘Trust of the Year’ at the national Health Service Journal Awards 2022.

 Our vision is ‘To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it’ and the way we do inclusion is no exception. As a ‘Disability Confident Employer’, we very much believe that inclusion is something that you feel when you work at the Trust and we are continuously developing our culture of inclusion. Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.