Job summary
An experienced Clinical Psychologist with an interest in clinical health psychology and the impact of growing up and living with haemophilia or other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders. You may have experience of working with physical health problems with either children/families or adults, or experience of working in child and adolescent or adult mentalhealth services with a keen interest and desire to apply that knowledge to work in an acute trust
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role will involve working closely with the haemophilia team to offer psychological care to those with haemophilia or other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders.
You will work with children, young people and adults, providing consultation to staff, working directly with patients and families, and by attending haemophilia clinics. You will be instrumental in developing the psychology service within the speciality, as the service has not had any recent dedicated clinical psychology support.
You will be part of a welcoming and growing Clinical Psychology Department which incorporates specialisms in Paediatric Psychology, Adult Medical Psychology and Child and Adult Neuropsychology.
About us
There are opportunities for continued professional development and clinical supervision is well provided for within the team by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. We regularly have trainees from the DClinPsy courses around the region, so there would be opportunities to supervise trainees.You will also be involved in providing consultation, training andsupervision as required to others within and outside of the multidisciplinary team.
The department has a commitment to clinical research. Strong support is available to participate in research or to develop your clinical research interests. Appropriate clinical supervision will be provided by clinical psychologists working in the adult medical psychology service. Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion about the role.
For further information and informal discussion please contact:Dr Safeena Ghufran Safeena.Ghufran@nuh.nhs.ukDr Lisa Worrall Lisa.Worrall@nuh.nhs.ukFor further information about the Trust visit our Website at www.nuh.nhs.uk
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
- Training in 2 or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Post-qualification accreditation in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g.: cognitive behaviour therapy, ACT, Mindfulness, EMDR, etc.
- Previous training in medical psychology
- Completion of further post qualification specialist relevant training, including training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with people with medical and physical health conditions
- Experience of working with a wide range of client groups and presentations
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to other clinical staff including psychologists.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute hospital with patients with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with haematological disorders, specifically haemophilia or other inherited/acquired bleeding disorders.
- Experience of developing and implementing group based interventions
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of providing supervision to other clinical staff
- Experience of conducting evaluation projects and clinical research within health settings
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust's Value
- Ability to develop strong therapeutic alliances with patients
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience and/or training in the supervision of other psychologists
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day.
Other
Essential
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
- Training in 2 or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Post-qualification accreditation in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g.: cognitive behaviour therapy, ACT, Mindfulness, EMDR, etc.
- Previous training in medical psychology
- Completion of further post qualification specialist relevant training, including training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with people with medical and physical health conditions
- Experience of working with a wide range of client groups and presentations
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to other clinical staff including psychologists.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute hospital with patients with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with haematological disorders, specifically haemophilia or other inherited/acquired bleeding disorders.
- Experience of developing and implementing group based interventions
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of providing supervision to other clinical staff
- Experience of conducting evaluation projects and clinical research within health settings
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust's Value
- Ability to develop strong therapeutic alliances with patients
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience and/or training in the supervision of other psychologists
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day.
Other
Essential
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
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).