Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job Overview
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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.

You will have the opportunity for supportive links with a growing number of Psychologists working into Physical Health Psychology specialisms in MPFT's Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group, as well as being part of our large and thriving Psychological Practice group.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist assessment of adults within Specialist Weight Management Services (SWMS) utilising information from a range of standardised psychometric tests, case history and clinical interview and integrating it into a formulation of the client and the psychosocial environment drawing on a range of psychological perspectives.
• To undertake a range of evidenced-based psychological interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family and group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and the ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's condition, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's difficulties, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To evaluate and make specialist decisions about psychological treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group in the context of bariatric surgery.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information about this role please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Post-graduate / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology

Desirable criteria

• Further training in a specific psychological model / intervention relevant to physical health

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant post qualification experience working therapeutically with adults.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with adults with physical health conditions.