North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder will work within the Physical Health Psychology service, which has more than 90 staff working across the whole of Cumbria. The team and service provide psychological care to patients with physical health problems, including long term conditions (LTCs) including:
* Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
* Diabetes
* Cancer
The service also works collaboratively with related services, which provide psychological/rehabilitative services for neuropsychological issues (including stroke), chronic fatigue (CFS), medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), palliative care, and paediatric diabetes.
Main duties of the job
Further detailed information on the main duties of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
* Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
* If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Experience
* Some experience of work with people with psychological needs.
* Experience of relevant research and/or service evaluation.
* Development of patient materials, including IT skills in Publisher and other programmes.
* Experience of work with patients with health problems.
* Experience of working with children or young people.
* Previous use of an EPR system.
* Previous NHS experience.
* Previous publication history.
Qualifications
* Graduate for Registration (BPS).
* 2:1 or above at Bachelors Level Degree in Psychology (or directly relevant discipline).
* Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care).
* Further training in research methods.
* Masters Degree.
Knowledge, Skills and Aptitudes
* Good basic psychological knowledge, compatible with degree level study.
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Open, honest, trustworthy.
* Able to work independently but seek help where needed.
* Confident with a wide range of people.
Special Requirements
* Must be physically capable of the job.
* Driving licence and access to car preferred, or ability to travel without recourse to public transport.
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum, pro rata
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