Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable experienced clinical psychologist ready to take a lead role developing and delivering psychological and counselling support within our occupational health provider and staff support within our large acute trust.
You will be involved in line management, service development, supervision and some clinical service delivery supporting staff experiencing psychological distress. This post will require excellent skills in engagement, service development and leadership.
You will be line managed and professionally accountable to Psychological Health Services and will work with the support of the consultant lead psychologist for staff support in the trust. Psychological Health Services has an expanding research portfolio and provides and supports opportunities to develop this further. Psychological Health Services take pride in their commitment to providing high quality and accessible CPD, access to skilled clinical and peer supervision. Our commitment to clinical excellence is reflected in our annual cycle of quality outcomes related to a wide portfolio of activity.
This is a new permanent role working in the PHS staff support team and Avon Partnership Occupational Health.
Informal contact prior to applying is strongly encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Psychological Health Services is an award winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of trust wide psychological services. As a university teaching trust research quality improvement forms part of UHBW's mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality. We are engaged in high profile national professional networks at a senior level across BPS, NHS and charitable sector organisations. We have strong links to local and regional universities providing access to support research and clinical training with honorary appointment up to professorial level.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Completed training on a registered course eligible for registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
- Extensive formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals
- Demonstrable understanding of the psychological impact of working in distressing and potentially traumatic working environments
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
- Experience of leading on projects
- Experience of stakeholder engagement
Desirable
- Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists.
- Accredited supervision training
- Experience working in staff support or delivering staff support as a core element of your job.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to build therapeutic relationships quickly with healthcare staff
- Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical psychologist in relation to, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
- Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
- Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required.
- Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies
Desirable
- Experience working with teams delivering team interventions to support wellbeing or team functioning.
Aptitude
Essential
- Empathic
- Compassionate
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Manage competing demands
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Completed training on a registered course eligible for registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
- Extensive formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals
- Demonstrable understanding of the psychological impact of working in distressing and potentially traumatic working environments
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
- Experience of leading on projects
- Experience of stakeholder engagement
Desirable
- Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists.
- Accredited supervision training
- Experience working in staff support or delivering staff support as a core element of your job.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to build therapeutic relationships quickly with healthcare staff
- Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical psychologist in relation to, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
- Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
- Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required.
- Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies
Desirable
- Experience working with teams delivering team interventions to support wellbeing or team functioning.
Aptitude
Essential
- Empathic
- Compassionate
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Manage competing demands
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Children's Hospital
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
