Job summary
Part-time fixed-term position until March 2026
Interviews to be held 02/12/2024
An exciting
opportunity has arisen to develop and deliver prehabilitation and
rehabilitation pathways across Barnsley and help thousands of patients across
South Yorkshire.
Active Together
is a prehabilitation and rehabilitation service supporting people following a
cancer diagnosis with physical activity, nutrition, and wellbeing guidance. The
service has been designed by Sheffield Hallam University who work in close
collaboration with NHS teams to support the delivery and evaluation of the
service.
The Active
Together service launched in Sheffield in 2022 and is currently expanding to
new sites across South Yorkshire in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster. Active
Together South Yorkshire will provide equitable, multi-modal and personalised
prehabilitation and rehabilitation support that meets the needs of patients
across the region and generates evidence for a commissioned service.
Barnsley
Hospital Foundation Trust and Barnsley Premier Leisure are working in
partnership to deliver this programme to the population of Barnsley.
Active Together
is funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, Yorkshires independent cancer charity,
working so more people can live longer, healthier lives, free from cancer.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Psychologist you'll apply
psychological knowledge, theory and practice to support psychological
assessment, interventions and clinical advice on psychological aspects of
disease for selected high risk patients. This may include a combination of face
to face, virtual, group based and one to one support psychological assessment,
interventions and clinical advice on psychological aspects of disease for
selected high risk patients. This may include a combination of face to face,
virtual, group based and one to one support.
The Provider will support the wider
Active Together team to be psychologically informed and appropriately trained
in the provision psychological advice and support for low to moderate risk
patients.
Participate as a senior clinician in
the development of high quality, responsive and accessible services. This will
include advising both service and professional management about what psychological
and/or organisational matters need addressing.
Exercise responsibility for systematic
governance of psychological practice with the services.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a
position early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing
Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission
(CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our
strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a
strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by
our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It
is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the
organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of
the journey to sustainability and growth.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting
equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race,
nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical
disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)
for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s)
through salary deduction.
Certificates of Sponsorship
For
individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health
& care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility Check
if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), band
2 and 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached
Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and
responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached
Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and
responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Psychology that meets the standards of accreditation of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accreditation as a Chartered Psychologist of the BPS.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Value-based questions
Essential
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words, please explain how you contribute to a well-functioning team?
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management with individuals and groups, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Analytical and judgement skills with ability to understand complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison.
- High level of collaborative skills in relation to both clients and colleagues across all levels. This to include excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to form and maintain professional and productive working relationships with both clients and colleagues.
- Skills in planning organising and managing own workload.
- Ability to work in a complex and changing environment; demonstrable ability to work under pressure and according to changing priorities and service needs.
Desirable
- Skilled in working with clients in groups and managing group dynamics in the face of highly emotive and distressing issues.
- Skilled in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Skilled in multidisciplinary team working
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment, intervention and management working with a wide range of clinical presentations and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer services
- Experience of providing supervision, training and expert advice to other health professionals.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of using trauma-focused psychological interventions.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies with complex client groups
- Awareness of the psychological impact of Cancer on patients psychological wellbeing and mental health.
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
Desirable
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to patients exposed to highly distressing situations.
- Knowledge of how cultural factors beliefs and values influence experience of mental distress and recovery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Psychology that meets the standards of accreditation of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accreditation as a Chartered Psychologist of the BPS.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Value-based questions
Essential
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words, please explain how you contribute to a well-functioning team?
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management with individuals and groups, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Analytical and judgement skills with ability to understand complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison.
- High level of collaborative skills in relation to both clients and colleagues across all levels. This to include excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to form and maintain professional and productive working relationships with both clients and colleagues.
- Skills in planning organising and managing own workload.
- Ability to work in a complex and changing environment; demonstrable ability to work under pressure and according to changing priorities and service needs.
Desirable
- Skilled in working with clients in groups and managing group dynamics in the face of highly emotive and distressing issues.
- Skilled in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Skilled in multidisciplinary team working
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment, intervention and management working with a wide range of clinical presentations and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer services
- Experience of providing supervision, training and expert advice to other health professionals.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of using trauma-focused psychological interventions.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies with complex client groups
- Awareness of the psychological impact of Cancer on patients psychological wellbeing and mental health.
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
Desirable
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to patients exposed to highly distressing situations.
- Knowledge of how cultural factors beliefs and values influence experience of mental distress and recovery.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
