Job summary
This is an
exciting opportunity to be involved in the restructure of psychology services
within Specialist Palliative Care Services across Sunderland and South
Tyneside. You will form part of a team of psychologists and psychological
practitioners to continue to develop and embed psychology services for patients
and relatives accessing specialist palliative care services.
You will be
supported by a larger Clinical Health Psychology Service department, and have
access to CPD and specialist clinical supervision and leadership support.
You will work into
well-established Specialist Palliative Care Services within St Benedicts
Hospice delivering both direct patient and relative psychological assessment
and intervention, consultation and training and supervision. Psychology is a
highly-valued role within palliative care services, and you will be supported
to continue to develop and grow the Service.
Main duties of the job
You will have previous experience of working in physical
health settings, or cancer and palliative care services, working with MDTs
providing both direct and indirect psychological care. You will be
skilled in delivering supervision and consultation to both psychologists/psychological practitioners and other professionals. You will work
in a variety of clinic settings including inpatients, out patients and in the
community. The Post is for 22.5 hours per week but flexible working patterns can be
arranged.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the provision and delivery of high-quality clinical psychology services within Specialist Palliative Care.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the provision and delivery of high-quality clinical psychology services within Specialist Palliative Care.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in applying clinical/counselling psychology within the NHS.
- Experience of working within a multi-professional team.
- Experience of working with adults who have physical health difficulties.
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan with appropriate supervision.
- Experience of providing supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of working within physical health services/ cancer care/ palliative care.
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists in psychological therapy skills.
- Experience of application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class Honours Degree or higher in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership with British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS).
- HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant areas e.g. CBT, CFT, ACT, EMDR.
- Supervisor training.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including lifespan of development psychology.
- Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies including CBT.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written + to convey/receive highly-complex/sensitive information effectively requiring empathy and reassurance in a highly-emotive atmosphere.
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of. Excellent organisational skills to manage a range of clinical activities.
- An ability to administer psychometric tests speedily and accurately.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology including complex multivariate data analysis as practised in clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice.
- An understanding of the importance and function of personal boundaries and how to manage and maintain them.
- Knowledge of current issues in and opportunities for applying clinical psychology in a physical healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Relevant additional clinical experience working within cancer or palliative care.
- Experience of representing psychology within MDTs.
- Trauma informed approaches.
Personal qualities/attitude/other
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills to with the ability to work autonomously and manage a range of clinical activities.
- Ability to create effective working relationships.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Interest for a broad range of psychological phenomena, models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Interest for a broad of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery.
- A commitment to the elevation and development of the Service through audit.
- Willingness to provide a flexible and responsive service to meet the needs of a diverse and evolving service.
- A commitment to the evaluation of the Service through audit.
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number (in case we need to contact you quickly about your Application), or write 'no Number' if you do not have one.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in applying clinical/counselling psychology within the NHS.
- Experience of working within a multi-professional team.
- Experience of working with adults who have physical health difficulties.
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan with appropriate supervision.
- Experience of providing supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of working within physical health services/ cancer care/ palliative care.
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists in psychological therapy skills.
- Experience of application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class Honours Degree or higher in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership with British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS).
- HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant areas e.g. CBT, CFT, ACT, EMDR.
- Supervisor training.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including lifespan of development psychology.
- Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies including CBT.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written + to convey/receive highly-complex/sensitive information effectively requiring empathy and reassurance in a highly-emotive atmosphere.
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of. Excellent organisational skills to manage a range of clinical activities.
- An ability to administer psychometric tests speedily and accurately.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology including complex multivariate data analysis as practised in clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice.
- An understanding of the importance and function of personal boundaries and how to manage and maintain them.
- Knowledge of current issues in and opportunities for applying clinical psychology in a physical healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Relevant additional clinical experience working within cancer or palliative care.
- Experience of representing psychology within MDTs.
- Trauma informed approaches.
Personal qualities/attitude/other
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills to with the ability to work autonomously and manage a range of clinical activities.
- Ability to create effective working relationships.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Interest for a broad range of psychological phenomena, models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Interest for a broad of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery.
- A commitment to the elevation and development of the Service through audit.
- Willingness to provide a flexible and responsive service to meet the needs of a diverse and evolving service.
- A commitment to the evaluation of the Service through audit.
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number (in case we need to contact you quickly about your Application), or write 'no Number' if you do not have one.
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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