Trainee Psychologist Long Term Conditions
Band 6/Band 7
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical or counselling psychologist to apply for a full-time Band 7 post within the Clinical Health Psychology service in Ealing Community Partners (ECP), which offers excellent, evidence-based care at the intersection of physical and mental health. The post is also open to final year trainee practitioner psychologists as a preceptorship to Band 7 upon completion of doctorate, HCPC registration and evidencing of professional development.
The post-holder will be offering assessment and treatment for patients with comorbid long-term physical health conditions, particularly Respiratory conditions and mental health needs where these mental health conditions affect the self-management of the long-term conditions. The post-holder will also contribute to engaging system partners and offering educational support.
We are seeking a practitioner psychologist who has the energy and enthusiasm to join this relatively new service in ECP and contribute to the integration of mental and physical healthcare. This would be an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in developing their skills in offering psychological support for patients with a range of long-term conditions, particularly chronic pain related to various conditions, and supporting other colleagues to provide psychologically-informed care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
1. Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to individual clients (individual therapy, opportunity to facilitate Respiratory group, and build digital intervention)
2. Develop expertise in providing treatment to service users with Respiratory and other comorbid conditions
3. Support other mental health and non-mental health colleagues through contributing to education and training
4. Contribute to coproduction
5. Contribute to the formation of peer support group for multiple long-term conditions
Person specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
* Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HCPC)
* Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
* Fully accredited with the BABCP
Experience
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within long term conditions and mental health needs.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of service development across different parts of the health system.
* Experience of co-facilitating community based peer support groups.
* Experience of working with respiratory presentations and facilitating pulmonary rehab or respiratory psychology groups.
Knowledge
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Knowledge of issues relating to primary and secondary care psychological therapies services.
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
* Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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