Psychologist-Staff Support Service

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical psychologist to join our Occupational Health team as part of our new staff psychology support service for the Trust.

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Lead Psychologist as we set up the new service and engage with key stakeholders across the Trust to provide regular psychological support as required as well as providing a direct, face-to-face sessions for staff who are referred into the service.

The post-holder will be responsible for undertaking assessment and treatment work with staff members as part of the wider Occupational Health and staff Health and Wellbeing teams.

Main duties of the job

To undertake highly specialist psychological assessment of individuals and teams referred to the staff psychological support service (SPSS)

Communicate a clinical opinion in order to inform and/or develop a case formulation based on analysis and interpretation of knowledge from a variety of sources including clinical interview, direct observation, questionnaire measures, up-to-date literature review, psychological assessment, psychometric assessment and with regard to other medical investigations if relevant.

To develop specialised plans for formal psychological intervention, based on the individual / team assessment and formulation, and making use of an informed judgment of evidence of treatment efficacy and psychological principles.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, teams and groups, within and across staffing teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice and consultation to other professionals in relation to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care (for example advising Occupational Health colleagues on psychological principles and research, or acting as consultant to allied health professional (AHP) colleagues in understanding and managing challenging behaviour).

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust places the health and wellbeing of it over 5.500 staff as a key priority for the trust.

Significant investments have been made to support our staff health and wellbeing agenda including our newly opened Oasis staff health and wellbeing as well as establishing this new Staff Psychological Support Service (SPSS).

These new services complement the existing Occupational Health team which includes a staff health and wellbeing team.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

21 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-5844500COR8ACP-2

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more detailed information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more detailed information about this role.

Person Specification

Educational, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Honours degree in Psychology (main subject) 2.1 or above.
Post-graduate Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained pre1996).
Post-doctoral level of knowledge of Clinical Psychology, and corresponding high level of skills in assessment and treatment, as expected from the necessary qualifications and in keeping with the job requirements (see JD).
Post-qualification experience of clinical practice with a very high degree of autonomy
HCPC Registration
BABCP Accreditation

Experience

Essential

Experience of clinical work around managing common mental health problems
Experience of working with individuals with PTSD
Experience with individual work, families and indirect work through MDT colleagues or other carers
Experience of clinical work within an acute hospital or medical setting

Desirable

Experience of staff support work

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

Ability to undertake effective training of trained and trainee psychologists and other professionals.
Highly developed communication abilities in keeping with the job requirements (see JD)
Ability to reflect on all aspects of work undertaken & use supervision to develop clinical skills
Ability to undertake clinical research consistent with clinical caseload at doctoral level
Ability to cope effectively under pressure
Ability to exercise autonomy/initiative
Excellent organisational skills

Person Specification

Educational, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Honours degree in Psychology (main subject) 2.1 or above.
Post-graduate Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained pre1996).
Post-doctoral level of knowledge of Clinical Psychology, and corresponding high level of skills in assessment and treatment, as expected from the necessary qualifications and in keeping with the job requirements (see JD).
Post-qualification experience of clinical practice with a very high degree of autonomy
HCPC Registration
BABCP Accreditation

Experience

Essential

Experience of clinical work around managing common mental health problems
Experience of working with individuals with PTSD
Experience with individual work, families and indirect work through MDT colleagues or other carers
Experience of clinical work within an acute hospital or medical setting

Desirable

Experience of staff support work

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

Ability to undertake effective training of trained and trainee psychologists and other professionals.
Highly developed communication abilities in keeping with the job requirements (see JD)
Ability to reflect on all aspects of work undertaken & use supervision to develop clinical skills
Ability to undertake clinical research consistent with clinical caseload at doctoral level
Ability to cope effectively under pressure
Ability to exercise autonomy/initiative
Excellent organisational skills

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.