Band 8b Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Cystic Fibrosis and PCD

3 weeks ago

Leicester, United Kingdom Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

This is anexciting opportunity to work with the Cystic Fibrosis MDT. The post holder will be replacing the psychologist who set up the psychological provision for patients with CF in the area and has created a valued service. The role will also involve setting up a new service offering some support to the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) team, for one session a week.

We arelooking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical psychologist to joinour well-established and rapidly growing Department of Medical Psychology. The department is friendly,supportive, and flexible. The team includes clinical, health and counselling psychologists, trainees, assistants,and excellent admin/clerical support. We place great emphasis on supervisionand personal development, which is possible through working within a psychologydepartment. We meet regularly for case presentations, clinical governance, andbusiness meetings. We also have a monthly peer group meeting and regulartime-out to enable reflection and service development. We have a team base atLeicester General Hospital, although the role will involve work at Glenfield Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve working closely with the CF MDT, providing annual reviews for patients, alongside offering psychological assessment and intervention. The role will be predominantly working with outpatients, although it will involve some work with inpatients. Alongside this there will be the development of some input to the PCD team, potentially offering MDT case discussions and consultation, assessments, signposting and one to one work.

The role may also include staff training, support and supervision, as well as working closely with the medical teams. We would also encourage the successful candidate to work closely with other members of the medical psychology department where possible, including in the development of cross diagnostic groups.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and personal specification attached under documents below for further information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working as a qualified psychologist.

Desirable

Experience working psychologically in physical health setting. Experience supervising assistant, trainee and band 7 psychologists.

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.

Registration

Essential

HCPC Registration

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