Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen through collaborations between the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Staffordshire University for a Band 6 trainee health psychologist. The trainee will be based within the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for two years and will undertake Stage 2 training as a full-time student on the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology at Staffordshire University. This role includes outpatient psychological assessment and therapy and contributing towards the psychological component of our inpatient pain management programmes. The post presents a unique opportunity for a highly motivated and professional person who has already completed their Stage 1 health psychology training, to complete competences required for their Stage 2 training at Staffordshire University, directly supported by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. (Please note that the full-time fees of £6,300 per annum (for home students) and associated writing up fees will be payable from the salary provided).
Main duties of the job
This role includes outpatient psychological assessment and therapy and contributing towards the psychological component of our inpatient pain management programmes.
We are looking to recruit a trainee health psychologist, who has already completed their Stage 1 health psychology training (with a Merit or above), with experience in delivering healthcare interventions. This post involves working with people with chronic neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions and also providing advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to members of the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients.
RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job PurposeWe are looking to recruit a trainee health psychologist, who has already completed their Stage 1 health psychology training (with a Merit or above), with experience in delivering healthcare interventions. This postinvolves working with people with chronic neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions providing psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions and also providing advice and consultation onpatients psychological care to members of the multidisciplinary team. This role includes outpatient psychological assessment and therapy and contributing towards the psychological component of our inpatient pain management programmes.
Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe role includes delivering psychological support in group and 1-1 settings for patients attending the residential pain management programme. The role also includes liaising with key members of themultidisciplinary team and presenting written reports and feedback.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job PurposeWe are looking to recruit a trainee health psychologist, who has already completed their Stage 1 health psychology training (with a Merit or above), with experience in delivering healthcare interventions. This postinvolves working with people with chronic neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions providing psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions and also providing advice and consultation onpatients psychological care to members of the multidisciplinary team. This role includes outpatient psychological assessment and therapy and contributing towards the psychological component of our inpatient pain management programmes.
Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe role includes delivering psychological support in group and 1-1 settings for patients attending the residential pain management programme. The role also includes liaising with key members of themultidisciplinary team and presenting written reports and feedback.
Person Specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to form a rapport in all means of communication.
- Awareness of need for professionalism at all times, in behaviour, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate dress, punctuality and reliability
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people being sensitive and responsive to varying contexts.
- Awareness of need to recognise own competency limitations and of the need to seek advice at an early stage, in relation to both workplace and Stage 2 supervision.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Stage 1 qualification (MSc Health Psychology) at Merit or above.
- BPS Graduate Basis for Chartership
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients in physical health / pain management settings.
I.T Skills
Essential
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search, SPSS and Office packages).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- oDemonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Good level of knowledge of Health Psychology theory and theoretical approaches.
- Understanding of the application of theory/theoretical practice to Health Psychology.
- Skills in delivering healthcare interventions
- Managing and planning demands of autonomous workload and Stage 2 training.
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search and office packages).
- Awareness of professional and ethical issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of health care in the UK NHS context
- Ability to systematically review and synthesise large amounts of information.
Person Specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to form a rapport in all means of communication.
- Awareness of need for professionalism at all times, in behaviour, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate dress, punctuality and reliability
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people being sensitive and responsive to varying contexts.
- Awareness of need to recognise own competency limitations and of the need to seek advice at an early stage, in relation to both workplace and Stage 2 supervision.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Stage 1 qualification (MSc Health Psychology) at Merit or above.
- BPS Graduate Basis for Chartership
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients in physical health / pain management settings.
I.T Skills
Essential
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search, SPSS and Office packages).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- oDemonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Good level of knowledge of Health Psychology theory and theoretical approaches.
- Understanding of the application of theory/theoretical practice to Health Psychology.
- Skills in delivering healthcare interventions
- Managing and planning demands of autonomous workload and Stage 2 training.
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search and office packages).
- Awareness of professional and ethical issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of health care in the UK NHS context
- Ability to systematically review and synthesise large amounts of 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).
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).
