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Clinical Psychologist

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Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Full time

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work within, and be part of, a growing Clinical Health Psychology Service based in Royal Preston Hospital. This particular post provides specialist clinical psychology input to the Pain Management Service and wider MDT. This includes providing input within the key Psychology pathways (outpatient and inpatient), to the Pain Management Programme.

Direct individual and group work are also key parts of the role . The post is supported by the Lead Pain Psychologist for outpatients and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Pain Management, as well as the Head of the Clinical Health Psychology Service, clinical colleagues, and key stakeholders in the Clinical Business Unit. 

Main duties of the job

You will ideally have experience of working within a physical health population, and of working with individuals living with persistent pain and/or long-term conditions. You will have experience of working within MDT settings and be motivated and capable to learn and develop and build relationships with a range of other key professionals and services. There will be an expectation to undertake extended roles and responsibilities within Clinical Health Psychology Services and to work flexibly across the services overall (including inpatient and outpatient working) as required and directed by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and/or Head of Service. 

The post is available as a preceptorship for band 7 clinical psychologists who may be interested in developing skills in working in this area. Completion of the preceptorship, and commencement of a band 8a banding, will require the completion of key pre-established criteria, to be regularly reviewed through supervision and formal appraisal.

You would be required to contribute to the running and development of the Pain Service Psychology pathways in consultation and collaboration with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Service, clinical colleagues, and key stakeholders in the Clinical Business Unit.

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. 

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties to include but not be limited to: 

To provide a specialist adult psychology service across the Pain Service Pathways and within the Clinical Health Psychology Service. To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, intervention, advice and consultation for patients’, other health professionals and carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and frameworks governing each clinical area. The deliver this work across both inpatient and outpatient pathways, and any other settings in which the service is currently, appropriately, provided. To contribute to the provision of integrated multidisciplinary care (joint appointments and MDT assessment clinics) across the inpatient and outpatient pathways to patients referred by our MDT colleagues.  To train and support MDT colleagues in psychologically informed care (education, consultation and clinical supervision). To contribute to MDT promotion of patient need, clinical symptoms and approaches to care. To work in collaboration with the consultant clinical psychologists, MDT colleagues, and key stakeholders. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and frameworks governing each clinical area. To actively engage in own professional and leadership development, including reflective practice. To routinely undertake research, audit and service evaluation projects, including reports of clinical activity and effectiveness. To work flexibly across CHPs pathways as required and directed by the Head of Service.

For more information please see the job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent), as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology. Proficiency in using two or more distinct psychological therapies and extensive knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology Proficiency in administering, scoring and interpreting clinical psychometrics. Strong commitment to CPD Plan to commence Post qualification training in Clinical Supervision/ Post qualification training in clinical supervision Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable criteria

Qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. (band 7-8a) Qualification in health psychology (band 7-8a) Post-graduate Diploma in Neuropsychology, accredited by the BPS/HCPC. (band 8a) Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. (band 8a) Minimum of one years’ experience as a senior psychologist. (band 8a) History of leadership training and experience (band 8a)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings Experience of psychological assessment and intervention with people who have acute and/or longterm physical health problems Knowledge of current psychological theory and practice as applied to physical health. Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and of creating positive changes in practice within MDTs Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Significant experience of working with persistent complex pain presentations and services. (band 8a)

Desirable criteria

Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. (band 7-8a) Knowledge and experience of the role of clinical leadership within the NHS (band 7-8a) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. (band 7-8a) Experience of implementing change (band 7-8a) Post-doctorate experience of working within a physical health or pain service environment with both inpatients and outpatients (band 8a) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision (band 8a) Experience of implementing change (band 8a) Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. (band 8a) Knowledge and experience of the role of clinical leadership within the NHS (band 8a)