Job summary
About the Trust:
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), a community and
mental health trust, are rated Outstanding in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global
Digital Exemplar. In this role you will be located in
and working across an area with all the benefits of country living with the
convenience of big city life.
About the Service:
CBNRT is a specialist community MDT team
treating patients with Neurological conditions in their own homes/ community
settings e.g., gyms and place of work as appropriate
Main duties of the job
To
oversee the follow-up psychosocial care plans for patients and families,
including interventions for and triaging of and patients with traumatic stress
or other mental health concerns whilst in hospital or after discharge.
To
liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in
the care provided to clients.
To
oversee the use of psychosocial assessment tools by medical doctors, nurses and
AHPs psychosocial
issues.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
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
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients attending critical care follow-up clinic using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
- Through thorough assessment, identify patients who require nurse-led or psychologist-led or other MDT interventions.
- To contribute to the holistic care planning of long-stay inpatients.
- To identify significant distress and/or mental health difficulties and liaise with and advise GPs and/or community mental health services regarding appropriate mental health treatment or rehabilitative care in the community, ensuring that the healthcare professionals fully comprehend the psychological aspects of critical care survivorship.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis, and treatment of clients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients attending critical care follow-up clinic using interview, formal psychometric and other assessment methods as appropriate.
- Through thorough assessment, identify patients who require nurse-led or psychologist-led or other MDT interventions.
- To contribute to the holistic care planning of long-stay inpatients.
- To identify significant distress and/or mental health difficulties and liaise with and advise GPs and/or community mental health services regarding appropriate mental health treatment or rehabilitative care in the community, ensuring that the healthcare professionals fully comprehend the psychological aspects of critical care survivorship.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis, and treatment of clients.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with Neurological conditions
- Experience of completion complex Neuro Psychological assessments
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional Registration with HCPC
- A doctorate in Clinical Psychology
-
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with Neurological conditions
- Experience of completion complex Neuro Psychological assessments
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional Registration with HCPC
- A doctorate in Clinical Psychology
-
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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
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).
