Job summary
To provide a highly specialist and high quality Clinical Psychology service for adults within the Clinical Health Psychology department of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. To be responsible for the assessment and provision of psychological therapy, advice or consultation to patients and professionals within the Trust. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and to act as a highly specialist resource to the Trust. To provide teaching and training where required, supervision to other professionals and to support the development of increased psychological provision within the hospital.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
To provide a highly specialist psychological service to patients across the hospital, including particular specialist input into:
Breast Service (15 hours)
Renal Service (7.5 hours)
Mustard Tree Oncology service (7.5 hours)
General Clinical Health Psychology - in-patient and out-patient (7.5 hours)
In addition, to provide consultation and supervision to a wide range of staff, as required, working in the hospital, including supervision of therapeutic work to Counsellors and Psychologists in training. You will be expected to work autonomously and support the development of initiatives that support increased psychological provision.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder carries responsibility for own work and interventions and for the interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies acting as an autonomous independent practitioner in relation to:
1. To provide a highly specialised Psychology service to Medical patients from medical or surgical specialities within the Trust. The post holder will have particular responsibility for the Breast Service (15 hours), Renal Service (7.5 hours), Mustard Tree Oncology service (7.5 hours) and General Clinical Health Psychology in-patient and out-patient (7.5 hours)
2. To devise and provide individualised assessment and treatment of inpatients and outpatients with multi-faceted problems.
3. To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on psychological problems, needs and care of Medical patients.
4. To provide specialist support and supervision to staff employed in the Medical teams that we work with
5. To meet the health needs, participate in, advise, and make proposals regarding service development within Clinical Health Psychology especially with regard to Hospital patients
6. To apply Research and Development skills to: perform audit within the service; audit own clinical practice; and the supervision of undergraduate students, graduate assistants and doctoral trainees
7. To supervise clinical work of newly qualified staff, trainees and graduate psychology assistants directly in order to administer psychological therapy and ensuring systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision these staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder carries responsibility for own work and interventions and for the interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies acting as an autonomous independent practitioner in relation to:
1. To provide a highly specialised Psychology service to Medical patients from medical or surgical specialities within the Trust. The post holder will have particular responsibility for the Breast Service (15 hours), Renal Service (7.5 hours), Mustard Tree Oncology service (7.5 hours) and General Clinical Health Psychology in-patient and out-patient (7.5 hours)
2. To devise and provide individualised assessment and treatment of inpatients and outpatients with multi-faceted problems.
3. To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on psychological problems, needs and care of Medical patients.
4. To provide specialist support and supervision to staff employed in the Medical teams that we work with
5. To meet the health needs, participate in, advise, and make proposals regarding service development within Clinical Health Psychology especially with regard to Hospital patients
6. To apply Research and Development skills to: perform audit within the service; audit own clinical practice; and the supervision of undergraduate students, graduate assistants and doctoral trainees
7. To supervise clinical work of newly qualified staff, trainees and graduate psychology assistants directly in order to administer psychological therapy and ensuring systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision these staff
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or an equivalent counselling psychology qualification as accredited by the BPS; including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, life span developmental psychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills (physical skills)
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level
- Post-doctorate Clinical Health Psychology specialism training
- Training in formal clinical guidance, supervision and/or mentoring of others
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical/counselling psychologist
- Demonstrable experience of working with chronic and life-threatening illness, death and dying
- Demonstrable experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment
- Demonstrable experience of teaching, training and/or professional and formal clinical guidance
- Demonstrable experience of providing supervision to staff (e.g. allied health professionals, specialist nurses etc)
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrable experience of working in a hospital environment
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical and counselling psychologists
Knowledge
Essential
- Good analytical and judgemental skills
- Proven knowledge and demonstrable experience of giving and receiving clinical supervision
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive, emotive or contentious information both with individuals, groups of professionals, colleagues, families, carers and the public
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or an equivalent counselling psychology qualification as accredited by the BPS; including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, life span developmental psychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills (physical skills)
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level
- Post-doctorate Clinical Health Psychology specialism training
- Training in formal clinical guidance, supervision and/or mentoring of others
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical/counselling psychologist
- Demonstrable experience of working with chronic and life-threatening illness, death and dying
- Demonstrable experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment
- Demonstrable experience of teaching, training and/or professional and formal clinical guidance
- Demonstrable experience of providing supervision to staff (e.g. allied health professionals, specialist nurses etc)
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrable experience of working in a hospital environment
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical and counselling psychologists
Knowledge
Essential
- Good analytical and judgemental skills
- Proven knowledge and demonstrable experience of giving and receiving clinical supervision
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive, emotive or contentious information both with individuals, groups of professionals, colleagues, families, carers and the public
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).
