University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW; Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB; Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.
Contact
Key details
Location
Site: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Town: Bournemouth
Postcode: BH7 7DW
Major / Minor Region: Dorset
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Part time - 22.5 sessions per week (3 day working week)
Salary
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 4)
Specialty
Main area: Diabetes & Endocrine
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are looking for a psychology graduate to join the UHD Young Person’s Diabetes Team in an exciting new Assistant Psychologist role. This is a fixed term, 1-year post at 22.5 hrs per week, based across both Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. You will work with the Clinical Psychologist in the Service to support the delivery of emotional wellbeing services to young people aged 16-23 years with a diagnosis of diabetes.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
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The post holder will contribute to the psychological screening, assessment, formulation and therapies provided to young people (16-23) within the diabetes service. They will work as part of the multi-disciplinary diabetes team on quality improvement initiatives as well as support the delivery of teaching and training to the team.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* A BPS accredited degree in Psychology conferring graduate basis for registration (GBR)
* 2:1 Psychology degree, or higher
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working as an assistant psychologist or other equivalent recognised work experience.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a physical health setting or with people with long-term health conditions
* Knowledge about the impact of living with diabetes on emotional wellbeing
Documents
* Assistant Psychologist JD (392.4) PDF KB
* Assistant Psychologist PS (160.6) PDF KB
* DBS - FAQs (102.0) PDF KB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Lindsey Rouse
Job title: Clinical Psychologist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 4610
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