Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist (TTP Regional Lead)

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Job summary

The Oxford highly specialised TTP service covers the Thames Valley and Wessex. The post holder will provide psychological therapy to patients and their families affected by TTP, which is an acute life-threatening illness. TTP is very rare with an annual incidence of 2-6 per million people in the UK. TTP has a 30-50% risk of recurring and the post-holder will help patients with this psychologically. People with TTP often have anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Additionally, they may have neurocognitive symptoms such as word finding difficulties or short-term memory problems.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to adults with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP); including assessment, intervention, consultation, undertaking research and audit, supervision, and training. To work autonomously as an independent practitioner within defined aims and professional guidelines, fully accountable for professional actions

About us

Oxford University Hospital is a large teaching hospital providing services to Oxfordshire, the BOB ICS region and beyond. As well as integrating into the TTP service, the postholder will join a large clinical health psychology department that employs clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and assistant psychologist across 30 clinical specialties. The department has strong links with the local training course and provides excellent CPD opportunities.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - theJohn Radcliffe Hospital,Churchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin Banbury.

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

321-CSS-5632123-B8b

Job locations

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for providing psychological leadership within the multidisciplinary TTP team (Consultant Haematologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists) to inform and shape the care offered to patients. The post holder will offer psychological therapy to individuals, couples or families under the care of the TTP team. The post holder will provide psychological supervision as required to other members of the multidisciplinary team, other psychologists working with patients who have a diagnosis of TTP, clinical psychology doctoral students and undergraduate placement students working within the team. The post holder will lead on undertaking and supervising relevant psychological research and quality improvement projects within the TTP service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oPost-graduate Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained pre1996).

Experience

Essential

oExperience of clinical work around managing psychological adjustment to long term conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oPost-graduate Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained pre1996).

Experience

Essential

oExperience of clinical work around managing psychological adjustment to long term conditions

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)