Principle Clinical Psychologist

3 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to provide maternity cover within an established psychology service within our critical care unit.

You will be assessing and supporting the psychological needs of our critically unwell patients whilst they are on the unit and following them up post discharge. You will be responsible for clinically supervising and supporting the development of our Trainee Associate Psychological Practitioner (TAPP). You will also be part of a close multidisciplinary team, providing psychological advice and support where required.

You will be an experienced Clinical or Health Psychologist with a good understanding of the impact of critical illness on patients and the resulting difficulties, including PTSD. You will be able to work effectively as part of our MDT on the critical care unit along with Nurses, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Dietitians.

The postholder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the delivery of a high quality service to patients, their families and colleagues by contributing to the systematic provision of specialist psychological input to patients and their families and to these patients following their discharge from the unit. This will be in consultation and collaboration with the Psychology Lead, Clinical Director, clinical colleagues and key stakeholders in the service.

The postholder is to provide consultation, supervision and joint working with staff colleagues within the MDT and will support the training and development needs of the TAPP.

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality psychological assessment and interventions. Consultation and psychological advice and formulation will be provided to colleagues within the service, patients, families and other relevant parties as required.

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

COMMUNICATION

To communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues both within the MDT and other professions and areas of the trust, promoting the aims of psychological care and involving the patient and carer in all stages of treatment.

To impart often highly complex information regarding diagnosis and/or prognosis, treatment plans and expected goals in an understandable format. This may include information which is distressing or sensitive.

To communicate often highly complex information effectively to gain patient consent to assessment and treatment and ensure patient and carer involvement in every aspect and stage of their therapy, as appropriate. To work within the legal framework with patients who are unable/incapable of giving consent.

To use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills to gain co-operation with treatment, where there may be barriers to understanding.

To communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

To identify the need for and to co-ordinate and organise MDT communications.

To use advanced communication skills in leading on service developments within the specialist area, the Trust and with other organisations.

To assist in and supervise effective verbal and written communication by qualified and unqualified staff.

To communicate, as appropriate and with sensitivity using information technology.

PERSONAL AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

To maintain the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes as agreed with the Clinical Director in conjunction with the Professional Lead.

To continue to develop the skills of a reflective practitioner by conducting regular personal audit and evaluation of clinical work and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of psychology.

To demonstrate a high level of self-awareness and personal management in order to maintain fitness to practice.

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

By liaison and consultation with clinicians within specialist clinical area, contribute to the development of their psychological knowledge and practice.

Be responsible for the professional and clinical supervision of assistant/graduate psychologists and their clinical work whilst on placement in the specialty.

To be involved in the shortlisting and interviewing and sele



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