East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
ESNEFT is starting a new Weight Management Service which will deliver bariatric/metabolic surgery, endoscopic and medical weight management treatments to the Suffolk and North Essex population. We are recruiting Bariatric Psychologists to develop and deliver this new service and would invite applications from all types of psychology practitioners (clinical, counselling or health) interested in joining our service. We are open to recruiting at various bands between 7 and 8c.
These posts are available full/part time and options for flexible working hours and remote working will be considered. Not all bands below will be recruited to, but we will discuss appropriate banding, hours and career progression/goals with each candidate and look to build an effective team within the available funding envelope.
Psychologists interested in discussing more about these roles and the Weight Management Service are invited to contact Mr Hywel Room, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at Hywel.room@esneft.nhs.uk or Aileen Dove, Trust AHP Lead at Aileen.Dove@esneft.nhs.uk.
Main duties of the job
Role within the Weight Management Service will involve both direct 1:1 patient care, service development, advice to other MDT members and the potential for group patient sessions.
You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient's suitability for treatment, to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient.
Duties of role are dependent on Banding and experience, please read supporting information to find out more.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with adults with mental health/psychological needs including complex risk assessment.
* Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
* Experience of working autonomously within the professional guidelines of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Experience of using ACT, CBT, CFT, DBT and other therapies.
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in Clinical, Health or Counselling Psychology at doctoral level (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
* Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Knowledge
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
* Knowledge around legislation and national guidance in relation to the physical health specialism.
* Knowledge of key NHS policy developments for patients living with obesity and long-term conditions.
Skills
* Ability to work under pressure including working directly with staff or clients who may be highly distressed or within teams where professional opinion may differ.
* Ability to work efficiently, effectively and pragmatically.
* Ability to sit in a constrained position for long periods for client therapy and computer work.
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £85,601 a year, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working.
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