Job summary
An exciting and interesting opportunity is available for a suitably qualified Clinical, Counselling or Health psychologist to join the Renal Medicine Psychology team within the Clinical Health Psychology Department at Salford Royal Hospital.
Join a very well-established renal psychology team providing psychological input to patients suffering from end stage renal failure including patients who are on dialysis as well as patients with a kidney transplant. The post holder will be expected to offer expertise at a senior level in this exciting field of Clinical Health Psychology. Team working will be integral to the role, including involvement in MDT meetings and regular liaison, teaching, and joint working with professional colleagues to support the wider medical/nursing team in relation to psychological aspects of care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will offer high quality leadership to more junior colleagues within the renal psychology team including Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Psychologist's alongside undertaking complex clinical work. The role will also include providing high quality consultation, leadership and clinical input to the renal dialysis population with a particular focus on complex trauma presentations and medical compliance difficulties. Involvement in research relating to psychological aspects of renal care will also be a focus of the role.
It would be advantageous if the post holder was experienced in ACT, CFT, CBT and EMDR as these are the therapeutic approaches most often suited to this population as well as having a good understanding and knowledge of the principles and practices of Trauma Informed Care.
Flexible working is available, including some working from home within the job plan if the applicant desires this.
Enthusiasm and commitment are essential as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
A commitment to the provision of evidence-based health care in the field of renal psychology is essential as is the ability to offer high quality clinical supervision to more junior psychology colleagues. A good understanding of medical compliance issues and psychological adjustment to invasive medical procedures would be helpful as well as an ability to work with complex health related psychological presentations involving risk.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Psychology degree or equivalent (recognised by the British Psychological Society).
- British Psychological Society Accredited Doctoral Degree in Clinical, Health or Counselling Psychology
Professional Registration
Essential
- The post holder must be able to satisfy the criteria for HCPC Registration for the advertised role
Knowledge, Training, & Skills
Essential
- oSignificant experience (5 years +) of working with people with chronic health conditions including complex cases involving medical compliance
- oExperience of clinically supervising other psychologists
- oKnowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of Trauma Informed Care.
Desirable
- oExperience of taking autonomous responsibility for the development of a specialist area of working or aspect of psychological care provision
- oExperience of line managing other psychologists
- oFurther training in approaches particularly valuable in health settings, such as, ACT, CBT, CFT, EMDR and BSFT
- oExperience of working psychologically with patients with End Stage Renal failure.
- oExperience of carrying out clinically related research in the area of clinical health psychology
- oExperience of providing high quality teaching, training and consultation to non-psychology professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Psychology degree or equivalent (recognised by the British Psychological Society).
- British Psychological Society Accredited Doctoral Degree in Clinical, Health or Counselling Psychology
Professional Registration
Essential
- The post holder must be able to satisfy the criteria for HCPC Registration for the advertised role
Knowledge, Training, & Skills
Essential
- oSignificant experience (5 years +) of working with people with chronic health conditions including complex cases involving medical compliance
- oExperience of clinically supervising other psychologists
- oKnowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of Trauma Informed Care.
Desirable
- oExperience of taking autonomous responsibility for the development of a specialist area of working or aspect of psychological care provision
- oExperience of line managing other psychologists
- oFurther training in approaches particularly valuable in health settings, such as, ACT, CBT, CFT, EMDR and BSFT
- oExperience of working psychologically with patients with End Stage Renal failure.
- oExperience of carrying out clinically related research in the area of clinical health psychology
- oExperience of providing high quality teaching, training and consultation to non-psychology professionals
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).