The Central Lancashire Moving Well Service provides joined up care and treatment for individuals via a number of services including Rheumatology, Community Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal (MSK), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and a Community Pain Service.
The Community Pain and ME/CFS Service consists of multiple specialists working together with people to help reduce any negative impact that persistent pain or ME/CFS may understandably be having on people's health and well-being. We work collaboratively with individuals to identify and build upon their strengths and skills and provide strategies to help individuals manage chronic pain and chronic fatigue effectively.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologist with experience of working with individuals with long term health conditions, to join a dynamic team of health professionals including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Consultants, Pharmacist and Consultant Clinical Psychologist who are motivated and committed to offering high quality care to individuals with persistent pain and ME/CFS and supporting individuals to make meaningful change. We are looking for someone who enjoys MDT working and who really values team cohesion and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Psychology provision is well integrated and highly valued within the team and we are keen to provide the best development opportunities for our staff and the post holder will have options to access continuing professional development and training and to be supported to develop their own area of relevant specialist interest alongside developing their leadership skills.
The successful applicant will assess and manage a caseload of service users with persistent pain and ME/CFS both on a 1:1 basis and also alongside MDT colleagues, offering a range of high quality, evidence-based psychological interventions, supervision, consultation, teaching and clinical leadership. The applicant will also take a lead role in the development and delivery of group interventions such as the Pain Management Programme and a Compassion Focused Therapy group. The post will include exciting opportunities to be involved in service development, audit and evaluation. The service is also keen to maintain well established links with the North West Clinical Psychology Doctorate Courses and welcomes core and specialist trainee clinical psychologist placements, which the successful candidate will supervise.
We would love to hear from Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologists with a wide range of experience and with the skills and enthusiasm to take our service forward. If you may be interested, we welcome any visits to the service so that you can meet the team and get a feel for the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 6 months of commencing employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
Knowledge
Essential
* An increased level of knowledge relevant to this post equivalent to a post-graduate diploma (in addition to entry level qualification).
* Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS by completion of CPD log demonstrating a minimum of 40 hours per year.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical.
* Demonstrable evidence of a continuing commitment to developing expertise in psychological assessment and intervention.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment.
Skills
Essential
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, 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.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Minerva Health Centre
Preston
PR1 6SB
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