This is an exciting opportunity to play a central part in expanding our psychologically informed weight management service to incorporate more consultation and group offers to our client group. In addition to supporting our population with lifestyle approaches to weight loss, you would also be supporting others in the development of their psychological skills.
As a psychologically led service, we focus on lifestyle behaviour change, in addition to new digital and group offers to patients. We want to provide trauma-informed 1:1s for patients where appropriate. Playing a consultative role to other members of our multi-disciplinary team, you will need to take a positive approach to your work to engage with others.
A key part of the role is inputting one day into University Hospitals Derby where you will be involved with treating complex referrals and patients considering bariatric surgery.
You will be joining a supportive team. Hybrid and flexible working is available.
(2024/25 pay award is due to be reflected in pay from October 2024, with any arrears due paid in November 2024)
Main duties of the job
Main aspects of the role will be:
1. 1-1 assessment, formulation, and intervention with individuals with obesity.
2. Co-production of group-based interventions for our Tier 3 service based on the current and emerging evidence base around psychological approaches.
3. Developing your supervision skills when supporting our weight management advisors with their core weight loss messaging.
4. Contributing to the development of consultative/systemic approaches to support patients in their weight loss journeys, perhaps working with families and carers.
5. Maintaining high levels of professional behaviour in all aspects of your role and duties.
About us
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them.
This vacancy is open to newly qualified and Band 7 psychologists looking to develop into an 8a post over time as well as to already established 8a psychologists.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes, and increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
* Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate membership of BPS.
* Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer as accredited by the B.P.S). Those coming through other practitioner psychology post-graduate routes must have equivalent accreditation with a professional body.
* You must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist and entitled to use the title 'Clinical Psychologist' and be chartered with the BPS or a full member of the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK. Registration with an equivalent professional body is required for those coming through alternative practitioner psychology routes.
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a broad range of health psychology settings.
* Experience and/or substantial relevant pre-qualification experience.
* Extensive experience of using both conventional (e.g. CBT) and innovative therapies.
* Experience of providing consultation, supervision, and training to psychology and other health care staff.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Ability to provide consultation to other non-psychology colleagues, and teaching and training skills.
* Good written communication skills with the ability to tailor these to varying contexts.
* Excellent IT skills.
* Ability to fulfil travel requirements for the post, travel between bases during the working day.
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential
* Possess an enthusiasm for Health Psychology.
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential
* Values consistent with delivering excellent psychological services.
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address
Walton Hospital
Whitecotes Lane
Chesterfield
S40 3HW
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