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Trainee Psychologist Long Term Conditions
Band 6/Band 7
Main area: Ealing Community Partner Grade Band 6/Band 7 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref: 222-LS-PMS-432
Site: Ealing Community Partners Town: Southall Salary: £42,939 - £58,544 per annum inclusive Salary period: Yearly Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 13/01/2025
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, arguably one of the biggest value propositions in 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
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them. Our Team is friendly, embraces hybrid working (remote and in-person working) and embodies a growth mind-set with protected time and funding for professional development, knowledge sharing and continuous quality improvement. We put patient-centeredness at the core of our practice. All staff is encouraged to contribute to design and innovation and engage in coproduction with service users and community assets. As a service we put great value and emphasis on Continued Professional Development, and offer generous training and development opportunities.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
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 including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and primary care settings.
* Experience of service development across different parts of the health system, including using coproduction methodology.
* 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 to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* 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 practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
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.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks.
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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