Job summary
Job Title: Clinical Psychologist
Grade: Band 8a
Trust: Coventry
& Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Location: Wayside House , Wilsons
Land , Coventry , CV6 6NY
Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30-4.30
Pay rate: £29.33 an hour
Main duties of the job
Coventry
& Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust are rated Good in their most recent
CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. The Trust
works across 101 locations including 5 hospitals, delivering community and
mental health services to 1 million people. The Trust also has exciting plans
to transform care for mental health, Musculo-skeletal conditions (MSK),
learning disabilities and autism. This includes a brand-new state-of-the-art
Rainbow Unit, providing facilities for inpatients with a learning disability
and/ or autism
About us
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Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To
support the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist Clinical
Psychology Service to a wide range of patients receiving palliative care and
long term conditions, and their families and carers.
To
work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues in Integrated
Palliative Care Services and OOH services within the Community Health and
Well-being Directorate.
To
supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by
other clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and
treatment.
To
provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multi-agency
professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for
audit, policy and service development.
To
offer training and supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
To
propose and implement policy changes within the areas served by the
team/service.
To
work autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall framework of
the Trust and teams policies and procedures.
To
assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems.
To
adhere to the lone worker policy.
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant
Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
support the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist Clinical
Psychology Service to a wide range of patients receiving palliative care and
long term conditions, and their families and carers.
To
work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues in Integrated
Palliative Care Services and OOH services within the Community Health and
Well-being Directorate.
To
supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by
other clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and
treatment.
To
provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multi-agency
professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for
audit, policy and service development.
To
offer training and supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
To
propose and implement policy changes within the areas served by the
team/service.
To
work autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall framework of
the Trust and teams policies and procedures.
To
assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems.
To
adhere to the lone worker policy.
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant
Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
- Assessed post-qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist., including neuropsychological experience, sufficient to have completed Band 7 preceptorship requirements
- Experience of working with people and their carers in a physical health setting
- Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
- Assessed post-qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist., including neuropsychological experience, sufficient to have completed Band 7 preceptorship requirements
- Experience of working with people and their carers in a physical health setting
- Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances
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
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
