Main area: Psychological Professional - ME/CFS Service
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 156-6452158
Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town: Truro
Salary: per annum pro rata
Closing: 20/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 09/12/2024
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Principal - Adult ME/CFS Service
Band 8a
Job overview
Would you like to join the supportive, inclusive, and dynamic Department of Clinical Health Psychology at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT)? Are you interested in developing integrated and embedded psychological approaches for patients experiencing ME/CFS symptoms? Do you enjoy collaboration and working in teams with diverse colleagues to creatively broaden and deepen patient-facing services? Are you passionate about holistic approaches to ME/CFS management and introducing these at the earliest stage of a patients’ journey? Would you like to work alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues to offer joint consultations and support reflective practice? If your answer is yes, then we would be delighted to hear from you via an application and informal discussion/visit.
This exciting opportunity is to join an experienced specialist team with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ME/CFS Adult Service. The team provides life-span clinical services and works to NICE Guidance NG206 standards and recognizes the long-term and systemic impacts of the condition.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE
To be responsible for the provision of a high-quality specialist clinical health psychology service to the Adult ME/CFS service within Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust. To contribute to new developments within ME/CFS Services in conjunction with key stakeholders. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service line. To utilize research skills for audit, policy, service development, and clinically relevant research. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by less experienced psychologists, doctoral trainee psychologists, assistant practitioners, and other health professionals.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
* Registered HCPC Practitioner Psychologist
* Post Doctoral Training in Psychological Approaches to Physical Health
* Other related qualifications to Masters or Doctorate Level
* Clinical Supervision Qualification
Experience
* Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
* Experience in working in clinical health psychology service
* Experience in working in acute medical settings both in and outpatient
* Experience in teaching and training
* Experience in clinical supervision of others
* Experience in working in integrated MDT
* Experience in working in highly pressured clinical environments
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to analyze complex information in which expert opinion may differ to allow the formulation of the treatment plan
* Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
* Highly developed skills in complex methods of psychological assessment and formulation
* Evidence of CPD
* Knowledge and skills in implementation of two or more psychological therapies
* Formal training in clinical supervision
Personal
* Evidence of passion for working in clinical health psychology environments
* Ability to demonstrate self-care and manage challenging environments
Thank you for your application. If you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.
Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team.
We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged, and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.
Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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