Do you have a passion for using psychological ideas to support stretched and stressed healthcare teams and individuals? Do you enjoy working in innovative, creative and energetic teams? The Community Health Psychology service (CHPs) has created this new, exciting post to work alongside the existing Principal Clinical Psychologists, supporting health and well-being of staff working in Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust. This service is an innovative collaboration between CHPs psychology and our acute hospitals trust.
The post is based with the friendly and supportive CHPs team in Dunstable, which comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, trainee Clinical Psychologists, psychological therapists, OTs and Physiotherapists. The role will require a strong physical presence at both hospital sites, so driving between sites will be essential.
The work will be varied and offer a range of valuable development opportunities in this new and innovative area of Clinical Psychology. The service is based on values of providing compassionate and trauma-informed interventions to staff. It aims to deliver preventative interventions alongside responding to immediate need, and to work systemically by prioritising support for those who support others within the workforce through consultation, collaboration and direct intervention. The role will include compassionate mind skills training for individuals and groups, supporting and training mental health first aiders, developing formulations to support team-based interventions, supporting Quality Improvement (QI) projects, and evaluating and promoting the psychology staff health and well-being service to hospital staff, senior leads, and national groups.
Regular supervision will be provided by the two Principal Clinical Psychologists. There will monthly CHPs meetings and opportunities to engage with an active and supportive national network of other psychological staff health and well-being services.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Feb 2025