Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to contribute to the development and expansion of the Oral Medicine and Facial Trauma services within the innovative Dental and Oral-maxillofacial Trauma Psychology (DOT-Psychology) service.
The post holder will work closely with the Principal Clinical Psychologists within both the Oral Medicine and the Facial Trauma services to provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult patients and their families who are referred. The Oral Medicine service supports people who have long term and recurrent oral health conditions such as chronic pain, burning mouth syndrome or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders amongst others. The Facial Trauma service supports people who have experienced a traumatic facial injury requiring maxillofacial surgery and who are at risk of developing PTSD or who have complex mental health needs which may impact on their surgical treatment.
The post holder will sit predominantly within the Oral Medicine service but will be responsible for providing assessment and treatment for people accessing either service. The DOT-Psychology service is a large, close-knit team of psychological professionals who work together to provide psychological input across the dental hospital. As such, the post holder will be ideally placed to support with wider service development projects both within the named services and across the wider DOT-Psychology service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who is comfortable working in physical health environments as part of an MDT. The post holder will have significant expertise in working psychologically within adults with complex mental health and physical health care needs. They will be confident providing person-centered, 1:1 therapy as well as being comfortable providing indirect consultation, liaison and training to other HCPs including oral medicine consultants, surgeons, nursing staff and other specialists working within the dental hospital.
This will include supporting the Principal Clinical Psychologist in delivering support for staff at risk of vicarious trauma at work as well as supporting patients with complex physical health and mental health needs.
About us
BARTS Health dental service is a leading international specialist in dental and oral health care, offering regional dental care to patients from across London and surrounding counties. In addition to emergency dental care, treatment is provided for a diverse range of oral health issues, both routine and urgent.
NELFT and Barts Health are dedicated to ongoing improvement of services across the lifespan and recognize the importance of research, evaluation and development in this process. The DOT-Psychology service is a large, close-knit team of psychologists who work together to provide psychological input across the dental hospital. There are excellent opportunities for joint working, supervision and CPD, working with highly skilled psychology colleagues specializing in facial trauma, paediatric dentistry, oral medicine, orthognathic surgery, dental pain and phobia.
Probationary Period
This post is subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed & inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join on the first Monday of the month & undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which includes mandatory training, systems training and allocation of equipment. The induction is at head office in Rainham.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job description and person specification for full details of the responsibilities for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, or equivalent accredited by the BPS
* HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
Desirable
* Additional specialist training in advanced individual, group and/or family interventions
Experience
Essential
* Skill in working psychologically with physical health conditions
* Skill in working with trauma and PTSD presentations
* Skill in working with significant mental health difficulties
* Experience of working with MDTs and providing interventions through consultation and indirect working
* Sensitivity to issues of equality with experience of the application of clinical or counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable
* Demonstrate further relevant and specialist training/ experience in pain-related presentations and treatment
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized psychological therapies as applied to clinical health/physical health settings
* Knowledge of relevant issues such as child protection, equality and diversity, and mental health policies.
Skills
Essential
* Expertise in the assessment and management of clinical risk, such as suicidal crises, if they present within the acute hospital setting.
* Skills in effective triage and signposting of patients presenting with psychological needs to the Dental Psychology service across Barts, NELFT and other NHS/External sites.
* Ability to work with expertise within a multidisciplinary team, and with consultants, nurses and other HCPs and the ability to contain distress within the MDT
* Able to work in a busy and dynamic environment with the ability to work flexibly and to adapt at short notice.
* Well-developed skills in organization and time-management.
* 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 within and outside the NHS
* Effective team working skills, including compassionate and supportive approach
* To be aware and demonstrate NELFT and Barts Trust Values
Desirable
* Able to administer and interpret cognitive and neuropsychological assessments
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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