Main area Department of Psychological Therapies Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (March 2025 to March 2026) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
0.6 session per week (Three roles are currently available two 0.6 WTE and one 0.8)
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Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2025 23:59
Assistant Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as:
* tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
* flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
* a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
Main duties of the job
The role is a clinical one and also requires the candidate:
1. To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups where appropriate.
2. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
3. To attend Multi-Disciplinary Clinics and assist in undertaking psychological assessments of adults with a clinical need for psychological input, including the use of self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews with patients.
4. Carrying out various assessments and behavioural observations.
5. Contributing to multidisciplinary discussions about a patient’s diagnosis treatment, risk assessment and care plan.
6. Finding out more about a patient’s background by reading notes, investigating histories etc.
7. Carrying out treatment and intervention programmes with patients of groups of patients.
8. Working with patients’ carers, relatives and others involved in their care including mental health workers.
9. Researching and gathering information.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition the role also requires the candidate:
1. To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.
2. To maintain records, audit, collect data, input onto the computer, analyze information, prepare statistics and reports under supervision, presentations to team.
3. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.
4. Leading and maintaining databases within the Department of Psychological Therapies to ensure that the results are used to improve quality of care programs and data quality.
5. Lead and facilitate staff training in relation to the data entry.
6. Support, facilitate and co-ordinate staff in clinical governance and audit projects, promoting an evidence based research and audit culture.
7. Responsibility for project managing any new developments in Departmental database systems, thus enabling effective introduction of new technologies.
8. Responsibility for generating reports from the information system, to include analysis, interpretation and presentation of data to the clinical staff in the Department of Psychological Therapies and for clinical review meetings.
9. Auditing of compliance with NICE guidelines, standards and targets.
10. Active involvement in relevant Trust groups, directorate and management meetings, leading or facilitating where required.
11. Responsibility for monitoring the implementation of agreed action plans and reporting through the clinical governance structure.
12. To maintain an awareness of organizational developments.
Person specification
Qualifications
* An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology or able to demonstrate specialist knowledge within this field through practical experience.
* Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
* Post-graduate audit / research qualification or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience.
Experience
* Previous experience of working in a health care environment.
* Experience using a range of databases, interrogating these and generating reports in a wide range of formats.
* Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
* Experience of working with health professionals as a member of a team.
Knowledge
* Working knowledge of principles of audit.
* Sound understanding and observance of the principles of good data management, including legal responsibilities for data protection.
* Knowledge of current NHS organisational structure.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr Elizabeth Scott-Gliba Job title Head of Clinical Services Email address elizabeth.scott-gliba@nhs.net Telephone number 07949011526 Additional information
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