26.25 Hours per week
The Medical Psychology service provides psychological assessment, support and treatment to medical patients within South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
A Trainee position will be considered for those who don't meet the band 8A shortlisting criteria, but do meet the Band 7 shortlisting criteria.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist with an interest in applying psychology to physical health to join the long-term conditions workstream in the Medical Psychology service.
The long-term conditions workstream comprises a variety of services supporting patients with long-term physical health conditions. These include the Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS), Pain Clinic and Burns and Plastics service. The role includes working with established MDT clinicians, providing multidisciplinary assessment, group work, psychological assessment and therapy. Clinics may take place on our hospital sites at James Cook University Hospital, Middlebrough and the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, remotely and/or in a number of community sites across the region.
We actively encourage trainee psychologists to apply. Successful candidates would be appointed at band 7 with a progression plan to meet the competencies of band 8a.
About us
The Medical Psychology service is made up of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and Counsellors. We deliver psychological assessment, intervention and support to patients with a range of medical conditions across the lifespan. We utilise third wave therapies (especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness) alongside CBT as the core therapeutic modalities, with training and supervision provided to support delivery of these approaches. We also carry out clinical audit, research and service evaluation. We have strong links with the Doctoral Training Programmes at the University of Teesside, and we provide teaching, placements and research projects for Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology and Health Psychology trainees.
The Trust encourages innovation and service development, and we actively support this within the Medical Psychology service. All clinicians are expected to take on service development and service governance duties as part of their role, both within the Psychology service and within the wider MDTs in which we work. We provide mentoring and support to deliver this.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
3. Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills (Both)
Essential
* Psychologists - Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
* Psychological Therapists - Detailed knowledge of the skills and competencies of delivery of at least one evidence based model of psychological therapy (e.g. CBT)
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to relevant client groups and the healthcare system.
* Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
* Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the BPS and HCPC or the BABCP
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Knowledge and Skills (Band 8a)
Essential
* Ability to demonstrate competencies in psychological approaches relevant to medical patients (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to at least level 1
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Qualifications and Training - Psychologists (Both)
Essential
* Minimum psychology degree 2:1
* Professional qualification in applied psychology at Doctoral level.
* HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist or Health Psychologist
Qualifications and Training - Psychologists Band 8a
Essential
* Post-doctoral training in the supervision of trainee Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists or Health Psychologists
* Post-doctoral training in a therapeutic approach (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) relevant to the psychological needs of medical patients (at least level 1 training)
Qualifications and Training - Psychological Therapists (Both)
Essential
* A recorded/registered qualification in a core health or social care profession at graduate level (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy) or have passed the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) pre-requisite criteria as recognised by the BABCP prior to undertaking the post-graduate training as a High Intensity Therapist
* Completed post-graduate training as a High Intensity Therapist sufficient to meet the required knowledge, skills and attitudes at a level required for BABCP accreditation.
* Current registration with the BABCP as a Psychological Therapist
Experience (Both)
Essential
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, (including children and young people with health conditions) across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatments of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings
Experience Band 8a
Essential
* Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatments of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as an individual practitioner and also within the context of multidisciplinary care.
Experience (Band 7)
Essential
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment,
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to work on own initiative. (Band 7)
* Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse. (Band 8)
Personal Attributes (Both)
Essential
* Ability to meet the requirements of clinical governance in the maintenance of high standards of clinical practice in the context of regular exposure to distressing experiences and situations.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Team player, working collaboratively with other team members.
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
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