Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to work in an interdisciplinary Team (IDT) providing national specialist interventions for people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and pain related Complex Cancer Late Effects.

As part of the team the post holder will contribute to the assessment clinics. Adults are treated both in groups and individually. The clinically work is varied including psychoeducation and brief therapy within ACT and Compassion Focused Therapy models.

To be happy in this post you will enjoy working with people who have complex health difficulties and understand the relationships with mental health and past trauma, thrive in a busy team environment and be passionate about high quality evidence based treatment. This post is suitable for a newly qualified or more experienced Clinical Psychologist as it is within an experienced and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

• To provide assessment and intervention to people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and pain related Complex Cancer Late Effects.
• To assess an individual's current mental health status and identify any risks/needs that could impact on their ability to participate in a self-management rehabilitation programme.
• Deliver highly specialist clinical psychology, within research focused interdisciplinary team (IDT). For a National Specialist Service for adults with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and a Highly Specialist Service for adults with pain related Complex Cancer Late Effects. To ensure that psychosocial factors are understood, and that there is a clear psychological formulation for patients receiving treatment from the IDT, and ongoing risk assessment and management.
• To ensure that all patients receive evidence based psychological assessment and intervention appropriate to their clinical needs.
• To work with the Services Lead to ensure the Interdisciplinary Team provides a coherent, compassionate, safe and effective treatment informed by Psychology.
• To participate in other activities that support the Pain Specialty purposes, such as supporting research and audit, providing education, training and supervision.
• To participate in the out of hours BIH manager rota. This involves providing telephone support and advice for the HCA team in the patient accommodation outside of office hours if required.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.