Job summary
This position has been extended due to the issues experienced with the Trac Recruitment System this week. If you have previously applied, you may want to re-apply as we cannot guarantee that your application has been received.
An opportunity to work with an award winning, multi-disciplinary team is just one of the many attractions this role provides. IPASS (The Integrated Pain and Spinal Service) is looking to recruit a Band 8A Lead Psychologist on a 1-year FTC contract in order to lead the psychology arm of our Long-Covid service as well as work within our existing Pain service. The post is part time (22.5 hrs.), and there is the opportunity for elements of home and flexible working for which you will be provided appropriate equipment.
Long-Covid rehabilitation is an essential need in the current times and this post offers a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of delivering high-quality, compassionate care to this patient group. Working as part of the Berkshire Long Covid Integrated Service (BLIS) alongside colleagues from the acute sector you will work across both Primary and Secondary care levels facilitating specialist assessment and management of Long-Covid within individual and group environments. This role is appropriate for those with excellent communication skills, a drive to develop services and who wish to progress to a high level of clinical skills in managing long term conditions.
Main duties of the job
- You will be a highly skilled Psychologist as well as have a passion and relevant experience to engage and motivate others.
- Provide high quality care to patients who have been diagnosed with Long-Covid through the provision of assessment, group, and individual treatment sessions.
- An opportunity to assist in the design of a new service to accommodate the needs of long-covid patients alongside the existing IPASS framework working closely with our Lead Pain Psychologist to do so.
- Participate in and provide regular supervision and case discussion.
- Work collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team, including other Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Consultant and offer unique psychological insight
The 4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- High level of assessment, treatment and formulation skills
- Knowledge of the psychological impact of living with long term conditions
- Ability to work flexibly within an innovative service
- Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites if required
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you'll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies (including CBT) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Post qualification training in health psychology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients across the whole life course and presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of CBT and at least one other psychological therapy (e.g. ACT, systemic, compassion focussed therapy) in the context of long-term medical conditions.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of facilitating groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients with chronic pain.
- Experience of working in a clinical health psychology service.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice for long covid and pain management group programmes
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Car driver/ able to travel between locations.
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies (including CBT) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Post qualification training in health psychology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients across the whole life course and presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of CBT and at least one other psychological therapy (e.g. ACT, systemic, compassion focussed therapy) in the context of long-term medical conditions.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of facilitating groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients with chronic pain.
- Experience of working in a clinical health psychology service.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice for long covid and pain management group programmes
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Car driver/ able to travel between locations.
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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).
