Clinical Psychologist (B8a)

As

Clinical Psychologist, you will provide highly specialist psychological

assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for patients, families

and carers experiencing the emotional, psychological and existential impact of

life-limiting illness.Working

as a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert

consultation to colleagues, facilitate reflective practice and contribute to

the delivery of compassionate, holistic palliative and end-of-life care.

Alongside

your clinical responsibilities, you will lead the review and development of

psychological services across the hospice. This includes designing care

pathways, developing innovative models of emotional support, and creating a

volunteer-supported psychological wellbeing service with appropriate

governance, training and supervision.You

will work collaboratively with colleagues at Rowans Hospice to share expertise,

align service models and support the delivery of high-quality psychological

care across both organisations. The role also includes contributing to

education, quality improvement, audit, evaluation and the ongoing development

of psychological capability throughout the workforce.

Candidates

must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship

for this role.

The Clinical Psychologist will lead the delivery and development of specialist psychological care within St Michaels Hospice. The postholder will provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for patients, families and carers, while also undertaking a strategic role in reviewing and expanding the hospices psychological and emotional wellbeing services. A key component of the role will be the design and implementation of a volunteersupported emotional wellbeing model, ensuring safe governance, training and supervision. The postholder will work collaboratively with Rowans Hospice to align service models, share learning and support consistent standards across both organisations.

Clinical Practice

The postholder will provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for individuals and families experiencing complex emotional, psychological and existential distress associated with lifelimiting illness. They will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, offering consultation, reflective input and support to colleagues.

Service Development and Leadership

Alongside clinical duties, the psychologist will lead a structured review of current psychological services and develop a forwardlooking model of care.

Development of evidence-informed psychological care pathways, including triage processes, thresholds for intervention and stepped levels of support, aligned with relevant guidance and best practice in palliative and end-of-life care.

Development of a volunteer emotionalsupport model, including referral, triage, allocation, escalation, governance, training, supervision and outcome-monitoring frameworks.

Education, Training and Supervision

The postholder will support the development of psychological capability across the hospice workforce.

General Responsibilities

Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.

Additional Duties In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.

Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.

Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.

To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policies and Procedures.

Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures.

This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

St.

Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and

end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are

dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are

affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of

life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a

charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to

continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by

supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing

our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or

giving freely of their time to volunteer.

We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits,

including, free parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave plus bank

holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and company pension.

For further information and to arrange

informal visits, please contact Jo Fricker, on 01256 844744 or

email: cathy.curry@rowanshospice.co.uk

In the event of a large number of applicants, St.

Michaels Hospice reserves the right to close a job vacancy advertisement

earlier than indicated.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Qualifications

Experience

Attitude, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Other requirements