Job summary
An exciting new opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to develop the psychology service in Diabetes Transition and Young Adult Care at University Hospitals Dorset.
You will be warmly welcomed by the Psychology and Diabetes Teams and well-supported to develop into the role. The post will involve working in an integrated diabetes transition and young adult care MDT, to develop psychological pathways and provide specialist psychological assessment, intervention and psychoeducation with outpatients. As a valued member of the MDT, you will provide consultation, advice, training and supervision to staff on patients' psychological wellbeing.
If you would like to discuss this post further or arrange to visit the team please do contact Dr Lindsey Rouse, Clinical Psychologist, UHD Diabetes Service.
Based at: Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Clinical Supervision training for Doctoral trainees.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of one year.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across care settings including outpatients, community primary care and in-patient care settings.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues where there may be barriers to understanding or professional opinions may differ
- Ability to form relationships where there may be barriers to the relationship being formed
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention (including psychometric tests & risk assessment)
- Ability to use a computer and Internet for word processing, presentation, teaching and information seeking purposes
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound knowledge of diabetes and the psychosocial issues relating to this
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.
- Knowledge of a range of other medical problems.
- Ability to drive
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Must be capable of working on own initiative and acting independently.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to deal with exposure to highly distressing/ emotional circumstances
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Clinical Supervision training for Doctoral trainees.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of one year.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across care settings including outpatients, community primary care and in-patient care settings.
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues where there may be barriers to understanding or professional opinions may differ
- Ability to form relationships where there may be barriers to the relationship being formed
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention (including psychometric tests & risk assessment)
- Ability to use a computer and Internet for word processing, presentation, teaching and information seeking purposes
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound knowledge of diabetes and the psychosocial issues relating to this
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.
- Knowledge of a range of other medical problems.
- Ability to drive
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Must be capable of working on own initiative and acting independently.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to deal with exposure to highly distressing/ emotional circumstances
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
