Clinical Psychologist

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Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 3 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

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All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.

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The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.

The Department of Clinical Health Psychology (South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust) has an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist to come and join our well established and supportive team based in Stratford upon Avon. This full-time post is split between the Clinical Health Psychology service and our specialist Pain Management Psychology service.

Both services provides a range of psychologically informed, evidence-based interventions to alleviate distress and promote psychological wellbeing for the people of South Warwickshire who may be struggling with their chronic pain and/or physical health condition. In the specialist pain management service this valued role involves working as part of the multidisciplinary team. In the Clinical Health Psychology service, work may also include supporting staff with work-related issues, and through consultation and supervision.

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working with people in a physical health setting. Whilst experience of working within physical health is ideal we would love to hear about other relevant experience too. Applications from newly qualified psychologists interested in a band 7 preceptorship are also welcome.

The post will be based at our department at Stratford Healthcare and will involve both face to face and remote working. Some work will also necessitate travel to Warwick Hospital and other locations across the patch.

Development and provision of high quality specialised clinical psychology input and advice to patients and staff working in the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

To provide specialist clinical health psychology assessment and therapy to patients. To provide advice and consultation on patient care to colleagues and carers. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise individual responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the role. To support workforce development by offering training and supervision as required

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https: //forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

To provide specialist psychological assessments requiring advance theoretical and practical knowledge to patients with a broad range of potential difficulties e.g., fatigue, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues. This will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, specialist knowledge within oncology/ palliative care, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members, staff and others who may be involved in the patient’s care.

To formulate and implement highly specialist psychological intervention plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a patient’s physical and psychological health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s difficulties employing evidence-based methods of efficacy.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, including members of staff, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

To evaluate and decide on treatment options utilising physical and psychological theoretical and therapeutic models (e.g., systemic, cognitivebehavioural therapy, CFT, ACT) and highly complex factors, based on past psychological and mental health history and ongoing psychological developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To decide upon appropriate courses of action (consulting as appropriate with supervisor / peers) and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients whose problems are managed by psychologically based treatment plans according to a professional code of conduct.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a patient’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

To facilitate a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients of the project.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

To act as care co-ordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating the planning and review of case conferences, advising on psychological management and reviewing psychological care for the individual with their family, carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.

To communicate complex information in a highly developed, skilled and sensitive manner (respectful of patient confidentiality as appropriate) concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients and their families/carers. This is to include situations that may present with hostility and high emotion or that involve overcoming major barriers to acceptance, and to monitor and review progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

To provide clinical assessment and therapy which will involve sitting still for substantial periods of time requiring intense concentration, exposure to aggression and highly emotive or distressing situations. To work face-to-face without staff nearby, with any associated risk of dealing with people with mental health problems such as aggression and self-neglect.

To provide advice, support, supervision, training and development to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team.

To have an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical health psychology services provided by the NHS and other agencies for patients with a broad range of health difficulties

To design, facilitate and help evaluate teaching of psychologically related workshop sessions to groups of patients on topics such as fatigue, selfesteem/ confidence, anxiety management, depression, managing difficult conversations, impact on relatives/relationships, adjustment to Illness.

Contribute to the analysis and preparation of reports following evaluation of service provided.

Contribute to the dissemination of results at meetings, conferences and through reports.

To advise/support/provide professional and clinical supervision members of the team using psychologically based skills to enable development of necessary clinical skills, knowledge and competencies. (21/388) Band 8a Clinical Health Psychologist May 2021

To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision, to other members of the team, for their provision of psychologically based intervention to help improve patients’ functioning.

To continue with the development (and recording) of acquiring highly specialist experience and skills relevant to areas of interest in clinical psychology and/or the service through protected CPD (as agreed with the professional psychology manager following BPS/DCP guidelines up to two sessions per month).

To undertake and continue developing skills in the teaching of psychologically related workshops to health professional colleagues covering a range of related clinical topics on an individual or group basis (e.g. Communication Skills, Boundaries, Management of psychological distress).

In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines from a more senior clinical psychologist.

To participate as a senior clinician in the development, evaluation and monitoring of a high quality, responsive and accessible service.

To be aware of relevant government policies, reports, National Service Frameworks and clinical guidelines in relation to the development of the service.

To participate as a clinician in the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.

To support the working practices of clinical and non-clinical staff (students and postgraduates) within the framework of the service policies and procedures.

To participate, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing process as a member of the interview panel for assistant clinical psychologists.

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

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