Clinical Psychologist

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

COPE is a longstanding, interdisciplinary pain management service. The team provides expert multidisciplinary assessment and management service for people with persistent pain for whom underlying treatable causes have been investigated and treated where appropriate. Patients referred to the service often present with complex medical and psychological problems and have often had a difficult journey in healthcare. We are looking for an committed applied psychologist to join the team and help us continue to maintain and develop this well established service. The role will involve group and individual work, training and supervision.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible, with the consultant clinical psychologist, for providing high quality, specialist applied psychology input to COPE. This will include providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy including interdisciplinary group and individual pain management programmes, offering advice and consultation on psychological aspects of Pain Management to other health professionals and supporting other clinical team members who provide care based on psychological theories and principles. Where appropriate, the post holder will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for clinical decisions, working within professional guidelines and the team's policies and procedures. The post holder will be expected to utilise their knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions and research skills to identify and implement audit, research and service development projects. The post holder will also be involved in the training and continuing professional development of clinical psychologists and other health professionals.

About us

  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an extensive range of services to the people of southwest London and northeast Surrey, including Sutton, Merton and Epsom.
  • COPE is based at The Malvern Centre, Sutton.
  • The postholder will link professionally to a group of applied psychologists working in different areas of healthcare across the Trust.

Date posted

15 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year pa pro rata incl HCAS (Oyuter)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

343-NN-6460134-AHP-AG

Job locations

Sutton Hospital

Malvern Centre, Cotswold Rd

Sutton

SM2 5NF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctoral level qualification in applied psychology (Clinical, Counselling or Health)
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Relevant post-doctoral training

Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification assessed experience as applied psychologist with a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision
  • Experience of working with a wide range of clinical presentations including co-morbid physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain across a range of clinical severity and care settings
  • Experience of teaching, training and professional supervision
  • Ability to work well with other team members and enhance team dynamics
  • Ability to work autonomously in situations requiring careful clinical judgement.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a chronic pain service

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Highly skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management with individuals, couples, families and groups
  • Knowledge of theory and practice in relation to the psychology of adjustment to illness, role of distress in interfering with treatment and recovery, adherence to and decision-making about treatment, and lifestyle changes to improve and maintain health.
  • Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

  • Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of applying psychological models to chronic pain
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctoral level qualification in applied psychology (Clinical, Counselling or Health)
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Relevant post-doctoral training

Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification assessed experience as applied psychologist with a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision
  • Experience of working with a wide range of clinical presentations including co-morbid physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain across a range of clinical severity and care settings
  • Experience of teaching, training and professional supervision
  • Ability to work well with other team members and enhance team dynamics
  • Ability to work autonomously in situations requiring careful clinical judgement.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a chronic pain service

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Highly skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management with individuals, couples, families and groups
  • Knowledge of theory and practice in relation to the psychology of adjustment to illness, role of distress in interfering with treatment and recovery, adherence to and decision-making about treatment, and lifestyle changes to improve and maintain health.
  • Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

  • Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of applying psychological models to chronic pain

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

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Additional information

UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Sutton Hospital

Malvern Centre, Cotswold Rd

Sutton

SM2 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Sutton Hospital

Malvern Centre, Cotswold Rd

Sutton

SM2 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Zoe Clyde

zoe.clyde@nhs.net

02082963900

Date posted

15 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year pa pro rata incl HCAS (Oyuter)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

343-NN-6460134-AHP-AG

Job locations

Sutton Hospital

Malvern Centre, Cotswold Rd

Sutton

SM2 5NF


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