Job summary
Working in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, this post is offered to candidates wishing to complete the stage 2 (professional doctorate) training in Health Psychology. The post is offered 3 years fixed term whilst the candidate receives formal training through the university. There will be a writing up period after this 3-year period, which the candidate will be required to complete outside of the working role after the three year post comes to an end.
Candidates will work 4 days per week with the trust in a paid role working in a Psychological Therapies in Physical Health team. Outside of this paid role they will work on their Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology (including attending training sessions at Liverpool John Moores University) one day per week. They will be expected to evidence the necessary learning requirements of the doctorate programme as part of their working role.
Please note, the doctorate is self funded.
The admissions criteria for Liverpool John Moores University also requests that the applicants have ideally completed a BPS accredited Health Psychology Masters (stage 1) within the past 5 years. If the MSc was completed more than 5 years ago, the university would require evidence of how health psychology has been used in practice since. This can be demonstrated at interview.
The closing date for this post may be brought forward if there is a high number of applications.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a small team offering psychological therapy assessment to patients with physical health conditions.
During this time, the post holder will carry a clinical caseload, offering assessment and formulation of patients needs, and offering evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
The post holder will develop and deliver training to colleagues within partner agencies and will provide consultation to another team or service.
The post holder will design, deliver and evaluate a non face to face intervention with patients.
The post holder will develop skills in offering consultation and will provide consultation to an external team or service.
As part of their studies, the post holder will plan, conduct, analyse and write up an empirical research study as well as conducting a systematic review.
The post holder will develop their knowledge around the complexities of mental health and physical health comorbidities as well as an awareness of mild to moderate and severe and complex mental health difficulties, in order to apply this learning to each element of service delivery, consultation, training and clinical work.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within a small team offering psychological therapy assessment to patients with physical health conditions.
During this time, the post holder will carry a clinical caseload, offering assessment and formulation of patients needs, and offering evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
The post holder will develop and deliver training to colleagues within partner agencies and will provide consultation to another team or service.
The post holder will design, deliver and evaluate a non face to face intervention with patients.
The post holder will develop skills in offering consultation and will provide consultation to an external team or service.
As part of their studies, the post holder will plan, conduct, analyse and write up an empirical research study as well as conducting a systematic review.
The post holder will develop their knowledge around the complexities of mental health and physical health comorbidities as well as an awareness of mild to moderate and severe and complex mental health difficulties, in order to apply this learning to each element of service delivery, consultation, training and clinical work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within a small team offering psychological therapy assessment to patients with physical health conditions.
During this time, the post holder will carry a clinical caseload, offering assessment and formulation of patients needs, and offering evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
The post holder will develop and deliver training to colleagues within partner agencies and will provide consultation to another team or service.
The post holder will design, deliver and evaluate a non face to face intervention with patients.
The post holder will develop skills in offering consultation and will provide consultation to an external team or service.
As part of their studies, the post holder will plan, conduct, analyse and write up an empirical research study as well as conducting a systematic review.
The post holder will develop their knowledge around the complexities of mental health and physical health comorbidities as well as an awareness of mild to moderate and severe and complex mental health difficulties, in order to apply this learning to each element of service delivery, consultation, training and clinical work.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BPS accredited Stage 1 health psychology qualification (MSc Health Psychology) at Merit level or above.
- Good Honours Degree in Psychology at 2:1 level or above (or the successful completion of a BPS accredited MSc Psychology conversion programme)
- BPS Graduate Basis for Chartership
Desirable
- Psychological therapy training.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.
- Relevant research experience including quantitative statistical methods as undergraduate or postgraduate.
- Relevant paid or voluntary work in area of health/health care context.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Demonstrates an understanding of psychosis and complex mental health difficulties.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation.
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients in physical health / pain management settings.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical effectiveness
Knowledge
Essential
- Good level of knowledge of Health Psychology theory and theoretical approaches.
- Understanding of the application of theory/theoretical practice to Health Psychology.
- Skills in delivering healthcare interventions.
- Managing and planning demands of autonomous workload and Stage 2 training.
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search and office packages).
- Awareness of professional and ethical issues. Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to form a rapport in all means of communication.
- Awareness of need for professionalism at all times, in behaviour, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate dress, punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people being sensitive and responsive to varying contexts.
- Awareness of need to recognise own competency limitations and of the need to seek advice at an early stage, in relation to both workplace and Stage 2 supervision.
- An in-depth knowledge of the cognitive and behavioural model of psychopathology
- Knowledge of cognitive & behavioural treatments for anxiety and depression.
- Has an awareness of the cycle of change model and motivation for therapy.
- Has knowledge of psychosocial issues that can impact on the application of treatments.
- Awareness of medication used in the treatment of anxiety and depression disorders.
- Has a good knowledge of the evidence base and the relationship to applied treatments
- Knowledge of adult and child safeguarding, along with knowledge of relevant mental health legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of health care in the UK NHS context.
- Ability to systematically review and synthesise large amounts of information.
- Knowledge of evidence-based managing physical health.
- A sophisticated understanding of research, research ethics and clinical audit.
- Publication contribution to research literature
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to attend the academic course as per university expectations.
- Able to demonstrate ability to complete academic components of the course.
- Able to integrate training into practice.
- Computer literate.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Desirable
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation.
- Completed clinical audits within a service.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
- Understanding of requirements for Stage 2 Health Psychology competences.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BPS accredited Stage 1 health psychology qualification (MSc Health Psychology) at Merit level or above.
- Good Honours Degree in Psychology at 2:1 level or above (or the successful completion of a BPS accredited MSc Psychology conversion programme)
- BPS Graduate Basis for Chartership
Desirable
- Psychological therapy training.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.
- Relevant research experience including quantitative statistical methods as undergraduate or postgraduate.
- Relevant paid or voluntary work in area of health/health care context.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Demonstrates an understanding of psychosis and complex mental health difficulties.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation.
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients in physical health / pain management settings.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical effectiveness
Knowledge
Essential
- Good level of knowledge of Health Psychology theory and theoretical approaches.
- Understanding of the application of theory/theoretical practice to Health Psychology.
- Skills in delivering healthcare interventions.
- Managing and planning demands of autonomous workload and Stage 2 training.
- IT literacy and keyboard skills (eg web search and office packages).
- Awareness of professional and ethical issues. Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to form a rapport in all means of communication.
- Awareness of need for professionalism at all times, in behaviour, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate dress, punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people being sensitive and responsive to varying contexts.
- Awareness of need to recognise own competency limitations and of the need to seek advice at an early stage, in relation to both workplace and Stage 2 supervision.
- An in-depth knowledge of the cognitive and behavioural model of psychopathology
- Knowledge of cognitive & behavioural treatments for anxiety and depression.
- Has an awareness of the cycle of change model and motivation for therapy.
- Has knowledge of psychosocial issues that can impact on the application of treatments.
- Awareness of medication used in the treatment of anxiety and depression disorders.
- Has a good knowledge of the evidence base and the relationship to applied treatments
- Knowledge of adult and child safeguarding, along with knowledge of relevant mental health legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of health care in the UK NHS context.
- Ability to systematically review and synthesise large amounts of information.
- Knowledge of evidence-based managing physical health.
- A sophisticated understanding of research, research ethics and clinical audit.
- Publication contribution to research literature
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to attend the academic course as per university expectations.
- Able to demonstrate ability to complete academic components of the course.
- Able to integrate training into practice.
- Computer literate.
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Desirable
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation.
- Completed clinical audits within a service.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
- Understanding of requirements for Stage 2 Health Psychology competences.
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).
