Clinical Psychologist for Long-term Conditions

West London NHS Trust is looking for a Clinical or Counselling psychologist for long-term health conditions, with a special interest in chronic pain. This is a post created by the formation of Ealing Community Partners, a group of NHS, council and voluntary organisations working together to transform community health and care services within Ealing.

The postholder will play a key role in the Clinical Health and Neuropsychology service. The service provides psychosocial support for adults referred to Ealing Community partners who have a range of conditions including chronic pain, musculoskeletal disorder, diabetes, pulmonary disease, acquired brain injury and neurological disorders.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who will take a lead role in developing a chronic pain pathway for patients referred primarily from musculoskeletal services, but this may also include referrals from other conditions involving pain, such as chronic fatigue. The postholder will offer assessments, oneto-one therapeutic work and will be involved in the delivery of an evidence based pain management programme with the support of a band 7 psychologist and an assistant psychologist who the postholder will supervise.
- Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to individual clients (individual therapy, lead pain management group, and opportunity to build digital intervention)
- Attend regular clinical supervision
- Develop expertise in providing treatment to service users with chronic pain and other comorbid conditions
- Support other mental health and non-mental health colleagues through contributing to education and training
- Offer consultation to MSK physios ad hoc or through joining regular clinic meetings/MDT meetings
- Co-led coproduction
- Co-facilitate or supervise experts by experience in leading peer support group for multiple long-term conditions
- Supervise band 7 psychologist and assistant psychologist or trainee psychologist
- Offer clinical supervision to pain physiotherapist who is line managed by senior MSK physiotherapist
- Offer occasional cover for long-Covid multi-disciplinary meeting

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.

Our Team is friendly and collegial, embraces hybrid working (remote and in-person working) and embodies a growth mind-set with protected time and funding for internal and external professional development, knowledge sharing and continuous quality improvement. We put patient-centeredness at the core of our practice. All staff is encouraged to contribute to design and innovation and engage in coproduction with service users and community assets.

This is a full time post but part time employment may be considered. Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays. You also get a wellbeing day and birthday leave in addition. Relocation allowance is offered on a reimbursement basis with an upper limit of £8000.

**Main responsibilities include**:
Clinical

1. Offer direct clinical care such as independent or joint assessment with
physio for patients with comorbid long-term health conditions and mental
health conditions
2. Offer individual therapy, group therapy and contribute to the development
of digital interventions as appropriate
3. Potentially co-facilitate peer support group for those with long-term
conditions
4. Regularly collect and review relevant outcome measures relevant to
patient needs and preferences

Education and Training

1. Undertake relevant clinical training to manage patients with various long-term conditions, with a focus on chronic pain
2. Offer mental health training or training on psychologically-informed care to other non-mental healthcare professions in the community
3. Contribute to the development of information session or psychoeducation material for patients

Service development and research

1. Lead the development and continuous quality improvement of the