Clinical Psychologist Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 8a
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Other
Job overview
This post sits within the Department of Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology at Nottingham University Hospitals which contributes to the care provided by a wide range of medical and surgical specialties within the Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the multidisciplinary team of the new Spinal Cord Injury service. The service provides wholistic MDT care to people who have suffered a spinal cord injury from various causes. The purpose of this post is to contribute to the psycho-social care and rehabilitation of adults with spinal cord injury by providing compassionate and innovative care as part of the overall MDT.
Candidates will ideally have experience of the provision of psycho-social care in medical and surgical settings including bio-psychosocial care and rehabilitation for people with acquired disabilities; experience of SCI rehabilitation would be an advantage.
The position is well supported and would access clinical supervision from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the context of the broader Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology service at NUH.
The post will be based at NUH. Candidates must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists will be considered if they have appropriate experience.
For further information and informal discussion please contact Dr Patrick Vesey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist at [email protected] or 0115 9249924 ext 86165
Main duties of the job
Candidates will ideally have experience of bio-psychosocial models of care and rehabilitation for people with acquired disabilities, and experience of SCI rehabilitation would be a particular advantage.
Working for our organisation
The position is well supported and would access clinical supervision from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the context of the broader Psychology service at NUH. The post holder will also contribute to departmental activities, including research and clinical governance as required.
The post will be based at NUH. Candidates must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists will be considered if they have appropriate experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
This purpose of this post is to provide a specialist clinical psychology assessment and intervention service for adults with SCI. This post represents an exciting opportunity and challenge for the post holder.
The SCI population at NUH comprises traumatic and non-traumatic causes (mostly traumatic) and the new service/psychology role will service both. The service is commissioned by NHSE and comprises a nurse lead/coordinator, 3 band 7s (nurse/AHPs), and the clinical psychologist.
The post holder will provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to adults with SCI on the basis of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired through a degree, postgraduate doctoral degree (or equivalent) and additional specialist training.
The post holder will provide assessment and therapeutic intervention.
The post holder will be responsible, where appropriate and in collaboration with the Head of SCI and Director of Psychology for the planning, delivery and evaluation of Clinical Psychology Services for SCI.
To participate in clinical governance for Clinical Psychology and SCI services.
To be accountable for his/her own professional actions as a specialist for Clinical Psychology services.
To assist as appropriate in the event of a Major Incident.
This post does not have any budgetary or line management responsibility.
The post holder may also hold responsibilities for clinical psychologists in training or assistant psychologists once the post is fully estabilshed and the support and training of staff from other disciplines who work with the same patient group (e.g. Medics, Nursing, OT, PT).
The post will be based at Queens Medical Centre Campus and occasionally City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals. There may also be a requirement for remote clinics in surrounding healthcare settings.
Working days must include those on which SCI team and MDT meetings are held, in order to attend essential meetings on those days.
Please read the full job description and person specification for the full description of duties.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist
- Experience of helping people with acquired physical disability
- Experience of providing care to patients in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of working directly, indirectly, as part of an MDT and on a consultative basis
- Experience of providing supervision
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of carrying out research
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with adults with spinal cord injury
- Experience of bio-psycho-social models of care
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust’s Values
- Experience of effective working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological therapies
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience using qualitative research methods
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day
Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to work shifts/on call)
Essential criteria
- Able to use a VDU for extended periods of time
- Flexibility to cope with the needs of the service
- Good health record
- Good attendance
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB) or is agreeable to these being updated if not
- Commitment to support the Trust’s Values
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work flexible hours to suit the service and its clients
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