Job summary
Psychology in Healthcare is a large, dynamic, and supportive psychology department. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and creative Clinical Psychologist to establish a lifespan psychology service for patients with haemoglobinopathy in line with national standards. This will be a new service, adding to a small, specialist psychology team within a regional haematology unit. The post-holder will provide a direct and indirect clinical service to adults and young people with haemoglobinopathy including Sickle Cell. Part of this role will include providing individualised assessments (including cognitive assessments), formulation and psychological interventions. This post would suit someone who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary haematology team to promote psychologically informed care and to offer support through consultation, advice, reflective practice and training. Working in this context will require the ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues in multidisciplinary teams and wider systems. There will be scope for development through CPD, supervision and additional training. The department offers a wide range of therapeutic modalities including CBT, EMDR, Systemic and Family Therapy, CFT & ACT.
* Interview Date Tuesday 29 April 2025
* 30 Hours/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
* To take responsibility for the clinical psychology provision for patients with haemoglobinopathy by providing highly specialised psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to patients across the lifespan.
* To work across hospital sites in the city to provide inpatient and outpatient care.
* To provide advice and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines and work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
* To contribute to the wider department for example through service development and project work.
* To develop a service model and processes which meet the needs of patients with haemoglobinopathy, reducing stigma and increasing access to psychological care.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To take appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision in haemoglobinopathy and to make recommendations regarding service provision.
* To manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service.
* To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
* Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service within haematology; 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 teams policies and procedures.
* To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within haematology.
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Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
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
* HCPC Registration
Desirable
* Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
* Post-graduate training relevant specialty e.g. CBT, neuropsychology
EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and inpatient settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Desirable
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts / of working within a multicultural framework
* Experience of working as a psychologist in a health psychology setting
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
* 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
* Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups (e.g. haemoglobinopathy)
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
SKILLS, APTITUDE
Essential
* 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 patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Demonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
OTHER
Essential
* 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/software
* Ability to meet any travel requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr