Are you looking to develop your skills in working with people with physical health conditions within a supportive team? Are you interested in the relationship between physical and psychological health?
We are recruiting to Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist or Band 7 Psychological Therapist roles. These posts are on a fixed term contract for 18 months. We are looking for enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists/Counselling Psychologists/Psychological Therapists to work in our Multispecialty team which provides both inpatient and outpatient assessments and psychological interventions to patients with a wide range of different physical health conditions/difficulties who are under medical and surgical teams within Newcastle Hospitals.
These roles will involve providing assessment and interventions to inpatients on wards at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital using a brief therapy model, and also assessment and psychological therapy to outpatients referred to our team. This is a great opportunity to build skills working with a wide range of psychological difficulties and presentations and to experience working in a leading acute hospital trust. You will have opportunities to input into innovative service development, research and audit, and CPD.
* Interview Date Wednesday, 13 November 2024
* Full & Part Time Hours/Week
Main duties of the job
We encourage applications from Clinical Psychologists/Counselling Psychologists/Psychological Therapists with experience or an interest in working in physical health. You will become a member of our Multispecialty team within a large and supportive psychology service and will have good support from the Psychology in Healthcare service and opportunities to further develop skills and experience. Clinicians in the team use a variety of approaches including CBT, ACT and EMDR amongst others. The service also has close links with the Doctorate Course in Clinical Psychology at Newcastle University.
As a Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist, you will be offering psychological care to patients with physical health needs. Your role will be to provide a high quality and evidence based psychological service, offering assessment, formulation and psychological interventions to both inpatients and outpatients referred to the Multispecialty team. You will play an active role in the multispecialty team, attending team meetings (when appropriate) and being involved in delivering and shaping our service.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist - Band 7
* To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the long term conditions service including inpatients and outpatients across all sectors of care providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
* Offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
* To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Psychological Therapist - Band 7
* The post holder will provide a timely adult mental health assessment. They will offer effective signposting as required and will deliver evidence based psychological therapies to those identified as experiencing common mental health problems.
* The post holder will offer training, liaison and consultation to colleagues within the Psychology in Healthcare Service to contribute to the improved delivery of psychological therapies across the acute trust and primary care in Newcastle and support the implementation of local protocols.
* The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Psychological Therapies Service and will liaise with Community Mental Health Teams and other specialist Mental Health Services.
* Deputise for locality co-ordinator when necessary.
* Post holders will provide clinical and case management supervision.
* Will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages using interpreters where necessary.
* They will also be required to provide supervision to other staff as appropriate.
* The post has a requirement to work flexibly in line with the aim of providing greater access to clients.
Clinical - Counselling Psychologist - Band 8a
* To provide a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service within Talking Helps Newcastle, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
* Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers.
* To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
* To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Person Specification
Meets All Band 7 Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist Criteria
Essential
* Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
* Registered with HCPC (eligible for HCPC registration at appointment)
* 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 working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
* In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist in Health Services
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
* Well developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
* Computer literate - competent use of email/internet
Desirable
* Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
* High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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Meets All Band 7 Psychological Therapist Criteria
Essential
* Masters Level Qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy recognised by the BABCP or full IPT qualification and IPT supervision (as recognised by IAPT) or EMDR qualification and accreditation(as recognised by the EMDR association) or training as a Mindfulness Teacher and registration (as recognised by BAMBA)
* To be eligible for accreditation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the BABCP, or a professional registration and accredited in EMDR, working towards/ have consultancy status or accredited IPT therapist with an IPT supervision qualification or registration as a Mindfulness Teacher
* Current professional registration to practice as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, or a professional registration and accredited in EMDR, working towards/ have consultancy status or accredited IPT therapist with an IPT supervision qualification or registration as a Mindfulness Teacher
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Significant experience of delivering a wide range of therapeutic approaches to mental health problems
* Understanding of common mental health problems and their impact on social functioning & interaction with physical health
* Experience of running groups/classes of a psycho-educational nature
* Knowledge of Step 2 service provision
* Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
* Has received risk management training (either formal or through experience) and has carried out risk assessments within scope of practice. Thorough understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
* Experience of providing clinical supervision
* Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals
* Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
* Experience of developing user/carer initiatives
* Knowledge of the High Intensity IAPT interventions and its use in primary care mental health work or experience with routine outcome monitoring & ability to meet agreed specified service targets
* Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines
* Ability to manage own caseload and time
* Ability to write clear reports and letters to referrers
* Appropriate IT skills to enable smooth working within modern NHS environment including email and excel and patient information systems
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of this post (community service)
* Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, and in own personal and professional development and in supervision
* The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
* Able to work collaboratively and develop positive relationships with multidisciplinary team colleagues
Meets All Clinical - Counselling Psychologist Band 8a Criteria
Essential
* Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
* HCPC Registration
* Undertake
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