Pain Psychological Therapist

2 weeks ago


Chelmsford, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic psychological therapist to work in our Pain Management team as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary service.

The team works with complex mental health patients with complex Pain Management issues.

You will be expected to provide specialist psychological assessment and effective evidence based interventions.

You will have a commitment to team working and service user and carer involvement.

Experience of working with diversity in a multicultural setting is vital.

The service offers the opportunity to develop skills in psychosocial interventions for complex difficulties in an MDT setting.

You will be part of a supportive group of colleagues, with good supervision structures and access to opportunities within the wider trust for development of special interests.

The service is supportive of continuing professional development and has close links with regional Clinical Psychology Training Courses.

You will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy for patients with complex mental health problems.

The psychologist will be expected to offer advice, training, and consultation to other members of the team and non-professional carers.

The post-holder will attend weekly team meetings and case discussion forums.

You will have an active role in managing referrals and planning clinical care.

You will contribute to the ongoing development of effective recovery-oriented treatment models.

You will also play an active role in initiatives to unsure optimal use of psychological therapy resources ensure that these are widely accessible and offered in a timely manner.

You will support the team in assessing the psychological and social needs of patients referred to the service, ensuring that psychological needs and factors are given due consideration in the care planning process.

You will participate in Pain Management MDT discussions and decision making.

Where appropriate, you offer reflective spaces to relevant staff.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organization working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organization we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

We will deliver safe and high-quality services and be an employer of choice for our workforce.



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