Job summary
Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working in Adult Diabetes Outpatients - B8C 1wte permanent post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent B8C Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working in Adult Diabetes Outpatients.
The post holder will be expected to lead on the development, coordination and delivery of a new clinical psychology service to Diabetes services at NUH and to provide psychological support for adults within Diabetes. This work will involve working closely with the MDT staff within Diabetes Services.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist with a significant interest and experience in Clinical Health Psychology.
It is essential that the post-holder will have a doctorate level clinical psychology professional qualification and be HCPC registered
The post holder will be employed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and will be required to work at both City and QMC Campus. Applicants must have the personal qualities and resilience to be able to work in a busy acute trust setting.
The successful applicant will be part of the expanding Department of Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology at NUH. The department has excellent links with the University of Nottingham and the Trent Clinical Psychology Doctorate Course.
Main duties of the job
Please apply if you have:o A strong interest and enthusiasm for working in clinical health psychologyo A passion to lead and develop a new clinical psychology service for Adult Diabetes.o Significant knowledge and substantial post doctorate experience of working in clinical health psychologyo A good working knowledge and experience of evidence-based psychological treatmentso Sound clinical risk assessment and managemento Experience of developing staff support and supervision for members of the MDTo Experience of developing talking therapy pathways with other service providerso Training and experience of supervising therapists and other clinical staff
About us
With over 17,000 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.
Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion about the role.
For further information about the Trust visit our Website at www.nuh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- HPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training/study in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Additional study/qualifications in illness or health psychology and related treatment
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the 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.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others
- Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
Desirable
- The ability to work effectively with clients from a diverse range of cultural/ethnic backgrounds, and to understand and respect the impact of difference and diversity upon clients' lives and difficulties
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Evidence of highest level of analytical and judgemental skills.
- A doctoral level of research knowledge. The ability to lead on both clinical and non-clinical research, applying a doctoral level of knowledge and skills in research designs, methods and analyses (including complex multivariate statistics) as practised in the field of clinical psychology
- Ability to analyse highly complex psychological data in order to develop individual psychological formulations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to access and apply literature from related professions (e.g. medicine, dietetics) to psychological assessment and intervention with adults within specialist diabetes care
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with long-term health conditions Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience using qualitative research methods
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Evidence of highly advanced planning and organisational skills
- Post-qualification experience of service development and planning
Desirable
- Formal management/leadership training.
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with adults within an acute hospital working with patients with complex medical conditions.
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with people with chronic medical health conditions.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment and in the context of multidisciplinary team working. Including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision to health professionals and qualified clinical psychologists and clinical psychologists in training.
- Experience of working with adults within a hospital setting with complex medical and health conditions.
- Experience of supervising and managing research and clinical audit.
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults with diabetes
- Demonstrable experience of working with patients with diabetes in an acute hospital.
- Experience of managing/supervising qualified/pre-qualified psychologists.
- Experience of developing business cases
- Experience of representing the profession in local or regional policy forums.
- Experience of leadership and management.
- Experience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated speciality
- Specialist knowledge of the literature and issues associated with diabetes.
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the region in a working day
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- HPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training/study in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Additional study/qualifications in illness or health psychology and related treatment
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the 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.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others
- Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
Desirable
- The ability to work effectively with clients from a diverse range of cultural/ethnic backgrounds, and to understand and respect the impact of difference and diversity upon clients' lives and difficulties
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Evidence of highest level of analytical and judgemental skills.
- A doctoral level of research knowledge. The ability to lead on both clinical and non-clinical research, applying a doctoral level of knowledge and skills in research designs, methods and analyses (including complex multivariate statistics) as practised in the field of clinical psychology
- Ability to analyse highly complex psychological data in order to develop individual psychological formulations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to access and apply literature from related professions (e.g. medicine, dietetics) to psychological assessment and intervention with adults within specialist diabetes care
Desirable
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with long-term health conditions Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience using qualitative research methods
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Evidence of highly advanced planning and organisational skills
- Post-qualification experience of service development and planning
Desirable
- Formal management/leadership training.
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with adults within an acute hospital working with patients with complex medical conditions.
- Substantial post-qualification experience of working with people with chronic medical health conditions.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment and in the context of multidisciplinary team working. Including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision to health professionals and qualified clinical psychologists and clinical psychologists in training.
- Experience of working with adults within a hospital setting with complex medical and health conditions.
- Experience of supervising and managing research and clinical audit.
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults with diabetes
- Demonstrable experience of working with patients with diabetes in an acute hospital.
- Experience of managing/supervising qualified/pre-qualified psychologists.
- Experience of developing business cases
- Experience of representing the profession in local or regional policy forums.
- Experience of leadership and management.
- Experience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated speciality
- Specialist knowledge of the literature and issues associated with diabetes.
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the region in a working day
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
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).