Practitioner Psychologist London, England
Job description
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you think you may be interested in this role, please contact Dr Jacqueline Doyle, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Women’s Health Psychological Services, for an informal discussion in advance of your application. [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in psychology or related disciplines, and a Doctorate and/or PhD level in clinical/counselling psychology (or equivalent doctorate level clinical training e.g. at least 4 years for psychotherapy)
- Registered Practitioner Psychologist by the HCPC to use the protected title practitioner psychologist (clinical/counselling) or UKCP for psychotherapy (evidenced by HCPC number or UKCP registry)
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the history of DSD services, the way in which service user activism has shaped care and of work published by the UCLH DSD MDT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Psychological practice within an NHS service, providing short term interventions to women and couples and groups
- Working with people who are socially deprived and disadvantaged, including working with interpreters
- Experience of working in a multi-professional team involving physicians, surgeons, nurses, and allied health professionals and giving psychological formulations and as part of multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
Desirable criteria
- Working in a women’s health setting in an acute Trust e.g. in obstetrics or gynaecology
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with medical populations and of offering psychological preparation for complex medical or surgical treatments taking into account factors affecting decision making, current health status, emotional well-being and psychosexual functioning.
- Experience of supervising junior staff e.g. trainees, assistants
Skills & Abilities Communication
Essential criteria
- Advanced professional verbal and written communication skills with patients, carers and other health professional staff in service delivery
- 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 both within and outside the NHS where information may be highly sensitive and there may be barriers to acceptance
Academic and research
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of NHS based research (including submission to HRA and local R and D) and publication process, indicating the ability to critique and conduct research/audit autonomously, with supervision as required.
- Ability to critique and evaluate scientific data and best practice clinical guidelines
Quality and service improvement
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working well in multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of a commitment to service improvement from patients’ perspectives
Information processing (IT skills)
Essential criteria
- Competent IT skills (word processing, spreadsheets, statistical packages)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills and be able to communicate effectively in a caring non-judgemental manner.
- Ability to be self-reflexive and realistically appraise own performance, accepting an offering constructive feedback
- Balanced capacity between autonomy and appropriate request for support
We are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or is disadvantaged by requirements that cannot be justified.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.
We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.
Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.
We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.
We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
