Clinical / Counselling Health Psychologist, Community Services

• To work as a Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist within the Severe Intestinal Failure (SIF) Psychology Team. To provide a psychological approach as part of an interdisciplinary team, which include Allied Health Professionals, Nursing and Medics, providing services to adults referred into the UHCW Severe Intestinal Failure (SIF) Service.
• To be responsible for managing a caseload and working with the wider multidisciplinary team to support the care needs of patients referred into SIF.
• To provide specialist evidenced-based psychological assessment and treatment of complex cases, requiring detailed analysis, formulation and interventions so as to maximise quality of life.
• 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 work autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall framework of the Trust and team's policies and procedures.
• To follow defined care pathways and other relevant pathways as required.
• To assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or recognised equivalent)
• Registered as a Clinical/ Counselling/Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development in the area of physical health

Essential

• Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting with a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
• Experience of applying psychological theory and practice with patients living with acute and chronic health issues and other issues regarding adaptation to physical conditions.
• Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
• Experience of team working.
• Experience of applying psychology in different cultural contexts.

Desirable

• Experience of working within an Acute hospital setting
• Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision.
• Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues.

Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling/health psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to physical illness and or disability
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field

Essential

• Skills in the use of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups.
• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to other team members and staff exposed to highly distressing situations.
• A commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience