Clinical Psychologist - Psychology Health
Location: Exeter, EX2 5DY
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 31st January 2025
Closing date: 16th February 2025
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Job Description:
Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to people under the Renal Medicine team?
We are looking for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join our Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology Service. This particular post is linked to the Renal Medicine team based at the Royal Devon University Hospital (RDUH), in Exeter.
Main duties of the job
The role is dynamic and challenging. The post holder would work closely with the Renal Service including another Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Specialists, and Specialist Nurses. They will also be part of the wider Clinical Health Psychology & Neuropsychology services to the RDUH Hospital both in Exeter and North Devon sites. There is a strong commitment across the Devon Partnership NHS Trust and the RDUH to develop integrated services for patients with acute and long-term conditions. We enjoy strong working links between our IAPT long-term conditions service (Talking health) and liaison psychiatry services that are leading to integrated developments in service provision across the hospital.
The post involves working alongside the other psychologist in the renal service to deliver assessments and individual psychological therapies for people at every stage of renal ill-health. The psychology team is embedded within all aspects of the Renal Service. You will have the opportunity to contribute to MDT meetings, department referral allocation meetings, work with other professionals and be involved in delivering group interventions.
About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The principle purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people who attend Renal Services at the Royal Devon University Hospital (RDUH).
This will be achieved in this post by:
1. Supporting the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service in specialist fields of practice, across identified locality area, as a key component of integrated mental/physical health and wellbeing services across Devon Partnership NHS Trust and the Acute Trust.
2. To carry out specialist psychological assessments with donors and recipients with regard to kidney transplants.
3. Carrying a specialist caseload of clients for assessment and intervention, and providing advice and consultancy to patients, family members, carers and professionals.
4. The post holder will be supported by the Principal Clinical Psychologist within the Renal service and the wider Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Service. The post holder will be expected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service to further develop their clinical skills with this client group.
5. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and support the systematic governance of psychological practice within the health teams and services they will work with.
6. The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent) and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society.
* Registered with HCPC.
* Further training in related area.
* Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy.
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
* Proven organisational, planning and time management skills.
* Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams.
* Ability to work as a member of a clinical team.
* Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts.
* Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
Experience
* Broad knowledge of specialist services and of the services in the NHS where psychology is commonly applied.
* Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
* Proficiency in both individual and group therapy approaches is desirable.
* Experience of working with complex trauma and with systems working around people who have experienced trauma.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
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.
Clinical Health Psychology & Neuropsychology Services
Professional Lead, Clinical Health Psychology
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