Job summary
Due to additional funding, the Greenwich and Bexley Community Long-term conditions Teams are expanding their Psychology provision.
A significant proportion of the work will be with the Diabetes teams. This 8b Clinical/ Counselling Psychology post in Long-term conditions is a varied post and an exciting opportunity to work in a community-based setting in the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley.
Goldie Leigh Hospital is the main base but work at various clinics around the borough is part of the role. There will also be opportunities to work with staff across the directorate in offering reflective practice groups.
The postholder(s) will be joining a dynamic and friendly network of psychologists in physical health in the Adult Community Physical Health Services Directorate. There are regular opportunities for CPD, networking and coming together with other psychologists working in physical health for collegiate support. There is a protected budget for CPD and this is also protected within job plans.
Clinical supervision is provided from within the directorate and there is also access to special interest supervision groups within the Trust including an ACT supervision group and specialist neuropsychology supervision.
The psychologists in Physical health meet on a regular basis so postholders will have exposure to other physical health specialities as well as gaining insight into psychological ways of working within other specialities.
Main duties of the job
To set up and ensure the delivery of the systematic provision of a high quality and specialist psychological therapy service to service users of the Greenwich and Bexley Community Long term conditions service, specifically Diabetes.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance on the provision of psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other clinical members of the team, and to other non-professional carers and a range of professional bodies.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance to other psychology colleagues in the long term conditions team, specifically (but not limited to) the Diabetes psychology posts in Greenwich and Bexley, and elsewhere as appropriate across the Directorate and Trust.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. This role will develop as the service is established.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
To contribute to the development of the service including the routine collection of outcome data as required by the service.
It will be a requirement of this role to participate in job planning which forms a key part of the working practices of qualified psychological therapists.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To set up and ensure the delivery of the systematic provision of a high quality and specialist psychological therapy service to service users of the Greenwich and Bexley Community Long term conditions service, specifically Diabetes.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance on the provision of psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other clinical members of the team, and to other non-professional carers and a range of professional bodies.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance to other psychology colleagues in the long term conditions team, specifically (but not limited to) the Diabetes psychology posts in Greenwich and Bexley, and elsewhere as appropriate across the Directorate and Trust.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. This role will develop as the service is established.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To contribute to the development of the service including the routine collection of outcome data as required by the service. It will be a requirement of this role to participate in job planning which forms a key part of the working practices of qualified psychological therapists.
Please see JD for full description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To set up and ensure the delivery of the systematic provision of a high quality and specialist psychological therapy service to service users of the Greenwich and Bexley Community Long term conditions service, specifically Diabetes.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance on the provision of psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other clinical members of the team, and to other non-professional carers and a range of professional bodies.
To offer training, supervision, consultation, advice, and guidance to other psychology colleagues in the long term conditions team, specifically (but not limited to) the Diabetes psychology posts in Greenwich and Bexley, and elsewhere as appropriate across the Directorate and Trust.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. This role will develop as the service is established.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To contribute to the development of the service including the routine collection of outcome data as required by the service. It will be a requirement of this role to participate in job planning which forms a key part of the working practices of qualified psychological therapists.
Please see JD for full description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Post-doctoral training in relevant specialist areas of Clinical Psychology.
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Recognised supervision training
- Leadership or management training
Experience
Essential
- BPS Accredited Clinical/Counselling Psychology Training including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Extensive highly specialised knowledge and expertise in providing psychological assessment and rehabilitation to clients with a physical health condition
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with 2 years at a highly specialist level
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
Desirable
- Experience of group work
- Experience of leading and managing services including managing staff and initiating and implementing service development
- Experience of working as a psychologist with people with Diabetes
Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Post-doctoral training in relevant specialist areas of Clinical Psychology.
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Recognised supervision training
- Leadership or management training
Experience
Essential
- BPS Accredited Clinical/Counselling Psychology Training including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Extensive highly specialised knowledge and expertise in providing psychological assessment and rehabilitation to clients with a physical health condition
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with 2 years at a highly specialist level
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
Desirable
- Experience of group work
- Experience of leading and managing services including managing staff and initiating and implementing service development
- Experience of working as a psychologist with people with Diabetes
Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
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).
