Job summary
This is an exciting and important opportunity to set up, lead and provide the Infected Blood Psychology Service (IBPS) within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals (NUTH) based in the Psychology in Healthcare service and working alongside colleagues in the Haematology department.
The England-wide Infected Blood Psychological Service provides multidisciplinary care for those infected and affected by contaminated blood products by: a) conducting outreach and psychosocial assessments led by navigators; and b) providing psychological therapies by teams of psychological professionals.
The role will involve clinical leadership of other IBPS staff and of staff working into Haematology and other associated areas and will involve close working with the IBPS providers across the North-East region.
We aim to attract a committed, diverse, and talented workforce who are passionate about delivering psychological care within an acute hospital setting and adapting approaches to meet the needs of our services and service users. In return, we offer a supportive, dynamic work setting where you can link with colleagues and develop your career.
We welcome applications from HCPC registered Clinical/Counselling Psychologists with substantial post-qualification experience relevant to this context; support will be given for anyone returning to the workplace.
* Interview Date: Wednesday 15 January 2025
* Hours: 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
First and foremost, it is to establish and deliver the IBPS based in NUTH but providing regional services to individuals across the North-East. Following the Infected Blood Inquiry interim report, NHS England commissioned this psychological service across England for people who were given infected blood and infected blood products by National Health services in the UK and family members affected by this. Your role will be to lead and provide this service to support people infected and affected family members including those bereaved within the North-East region and liaise with your counterparts across the country. The Regional Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre is based in NUTH.
An interim psychology service has been established for people infected through blood product treatment given for bleeding disorders under follow up by the Newcastle Comprehensive Care centre. This post will continue this work and provide clinical leadership to this team and associated service areas. It is likely that the role will evolve as the IBPS becomes established.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
* Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the department, you would be part of a substantial, experienced, and enthusiastic team; benefitting from in-house professional development including clinical supervision, special interest groups and opportunities to engage in our wider projects.
The department is committed to supporting our staff. The Trust has a flexible working policy, allowing for a range of flexible / hybrid working options as appropriate to the service needs. Continuing professional development is strongly supported, as appropriate to the individuals and organisations requirements.
The department has strong links with Newcastle and Middlesborough DClinPsy courses and local statutory and voluntary organizations.
* Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision to the service in which this post is located and supports the provision of a stand-alone service including demand/waiting list management, reporting and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service. Is required to provide supervision of clinical psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
* Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
* Is expected to take delegated responsibility for aspects of service delivery from the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist and deputise in the absence of the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
* Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
* HCPC Registration
Desirable
* Post graduate qualification in psychological therapy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Post-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
* Significant amount of consolidated post qualification experience and application of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients in health care services
* Additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist
* Completed further training in supervision skills required to provide supervision for other psychologists and healthcare professionals
* Substantive experience of clinical supervision (post qualification)
* Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in the treatment of a wide variety of patient groups
* Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the patient group and mental health
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
* High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
* Clinical experience of working with the population served by this post
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Application of psychological knowledge to a population and whenever acting as team lead takes day to day responsibility for psychological input in relation to service in which post is located
* Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
* Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Demonstrable skills in waiting list management
* Skills in audit, clinical governance and resource management
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
* Computer literate - competent use of email/internet/software
* Ability to meet any travel requirements of the post
Desirable
* Management and recruitment skills
* Leadership skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
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