Psychological Practitioner in Bladder and Bowel

4 months ago

Hove, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To work as an autonomous specialist practitioner within the Bladder & Bowel Multi-disciplinary team environment. Working with men/couples (all ages from 18 upwards) in the context of physical health conditions that commonly have an impact on psychosexual functioning i.e. post surgical interventions, general health issues or psychological issues.

To carry a clinical caseload and to ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist sexual health service to adults living with an erectile dysfunction.

To undertake psychological assessment, therapeutic interventions, education and support for existing members with patients experiencing broader bladder and bowel related issues.

To offer specialist advice and consultation regarding patient’s care to non-psychologist colleagues and to non-professional carers.

To provide consultation, training, and support to the MDT and to other professionals working with people with Sexual Health conditions, and to referring General Practitioners where requested.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.

To utilise skills for audit, policy, service development and research.

To propose and implement policy changes within the Bladder and Bowel service (where appropriate).

Assesses and treats own specialist caseload of clients and maintains associated records.

Provides, develops, and manages highly specialist interventions.

Clinically supervises assistant practitioners, graduate psychologists and doctoral trainees (where appropriate). Contributes to the supervision and education of colleagues where appropriate and beneficial.

Co-ordinates provision of a specialist service and provides specialist advice and consultation to other professions and carers.

Will work within a framework of Key performance indicators.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support

Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county

**Supportive flexible working patterns such as**: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Research opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton

Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks

Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)

Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast

Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Detailed requirements relating to clinical; teaching, training and supervision, management, recruitment, policy and service development; research and service evaluation can be located in the attached JD and PS.

**In general**:
To ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder’s professional and service manager(s)

To ensure the development and articulation for best practice in psychology within and across the service, by continuing to develop and exercise skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology, and related disciplines.

To maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing, and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of (e.g. Health Professions Council, BACP, BACP, BPS) and Trust policies and procedures.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies, and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

To fully participate in the Trust’s performance and review the personal development planning process on an annual basis.

To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post

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