B Principle Practitioner Psychologist - ENT Speciality Hampstead, England
Job description
Main duties of the job
1.To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding psychological issues relating to care of people under the care of the ENT speciality.
2.To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of ENT patients, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and other professionals involved in a patient’s care.
3.To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the range of care settings and physical health problems.
4.To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical processes and physical ill-health or cognitive changes.
5.To be responsible for implementing or supporting access to a range of psychological interventions for individuals, or groups of patients, where psychological distress, mental health co-morbidities or cognitive functioning are impacting engagement with care and rehabilitation or affecting relationships with the care system.
6.To ensure that psychological interventions management strategies contribute to a coherent optimal package of care.
Working for our organisation
The Trust has recognised the value of and contribution of PTNC staff in delivering excellent care and outcomes and shown its commitment by investing in a more robust structure of governance and support from 2022. Priorities for the PTNC leads are focused on ensuring each clinician has the support necessary for their role, including access to varied specialist supervision, line management and professional development. They actively work to create a PTNC community that encourages dialogue, learning from each other and mutual support. Joint working with PTNC colleagues is supported where relevant to the clinical work both within and beyond the Trust boundary. PTNC leads are also raising the profile of its staff, showcasing good practice, innovation and research, with some PTNC staff holding research grants. Many of the PTNC staff have good working relationships with third sector organisations, are involved in teaching and training a variety of staff including their own profession and host trainees and other student placements in their services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or it’s equivalent) in clinical counselling or health psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration and eligibility for Practitioner Psychologist status
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Evidence of postqualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of adults with long-term physical health problems using assessment and intervention techniques at a specialist level.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
- Post-qualification experience of working with adults with longterm physical health problems, delivering interventions to individuals, groups and/or families
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Clinical Psychologists and other professional disciplines
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in leading case conferences or family meetings
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of adults with long-term physical health problems
- Highly skilled 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 both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists.
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
- Experience in service development, leadership and management.
Personal Qualities & Attribute
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Covid-19 Vaccination
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
- Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
- Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
- Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.
