Job summary
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The Clinical Health Psychology Department provides clinical health psychology expertise to adults with physical health problems under the care of Hillingdon Hospital.
This job is a part-time, fixed-term role that is intended as a component of a portfolio of learning and experience towards a career in clinical psychology, and is suitable for graduates with excellent academic results and strong potential (who will not yet have extensive experience) making their first steps towards this.
This role within the Department will be particularly focused in supporting the Pain Management Programme (PMP) and the Cross-Specialty clinic (XHP). The PMP is a multi-disciplinary group programme, delivered as a series of interactive group sessions, that aims to guide people with chronic pain in living as fully as possible despite pain. The XHP clinic receives inpatient and outpatient referrals from any medical specialty at Hillingdon
The clinical aspect of this role includes delivering defined psychoeducational content with the PMP, and conducting well-defined consultations with patients in PMP and the XHP clinic. A substantial part of the role is supporting the referrals workflow, coordinating activity, and collecting data, and supporting service development.
Please note, Mondays are required days - the other 1.5 days are best arranged contiguously but can be flexible.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are:
To assist practitioner psychologists in the coordination & delivery of the Pain Management Programme and the Cross-Specialty clinic.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
About us
About Psychology in CNWL
https://staff.cnwl.nhs.uk/i-want-info/professions/therapies/psychology
Joining our Department
You will join a well-established team of psychologists working out of our onsite office at Greenacres and contributing to a range of clinical MDTs (Gynaecology, ICU, Cancer, Respiratory, Neurorehabilitation etc), with 3-5 trainee clinical psychologists on placement and an experienced administrative support team. We stay connected onsite, on Teams and through hold bi-monthly clinical case discussions and operational meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
To provide first-line psychological assessments for patients in the Pain Management Programme under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist. To provide components of the protocol-based group interventions for patients in the PMP and similar programmes delivered by To arrange, schedule and provide information to patients and referrers in the PMP and XHP clinic. To access multiple electronic patient records and generate summaries of relevant information in order to inform clinical care To assist the psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials.
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
To contribute to the effective workflow of the PMP and XHP services (e.g., registering new referrals; creating databases to track processes or progress through pathways and keeping them up-to-date; contributing to the training and support of other staff in developing and providing psychological care of clients). To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service. To participate in the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
KR 3 Policy and service development
To follow policies and procedures in own area of work To participate in the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting supplies as needed.
KR 5 Teaching and Training
To participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited Assistant Psychologists and to support their development of necessary skills. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles. To support students and graduates undertaking placements or projects within the Department.
KR 6 Record-keeping and Information Governance
To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. Under the supervision of the practitioner psychologist to maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. To maintain data bases and enter data, and perform analyses and produce reports.
KR 7 Research and development
To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects to inform the service Psychologist and others in the development of Trust psychology and other services, training provision and research activities. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist in the development in the Trust of evidence based practice. Under guidance to conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision
KR 8 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
To receive regular clinical and professional supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post-holder is employed. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. To undertake personal training relevant to the post in agreement with the supervising psychologist and the manager.
KR 9 General
To attend to hospital inpatients when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations that are part of working in an acute medical context (including traumatic injury, disease, disability, persistent pain, limited lifespan and death) and to support others involved in such situations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
To provide first-line psychological assessments for patients in the Pain Management Programme under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist. To provide components of the protocol-based group interventions for patients in the PMP and similar programmes delivered by To arrange, schedule and provide information to patients and referrers in the PMP and XHP clinic. To access multiple electronic patient records and generate summaries of relevant information in order to inform clinical care To assist the psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials.
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
To contribute to the effective workflow of the PMP and XHP services (e.g., registering new referrals; creating databases to track processes or progress through pathways and keeping them up-to-date; contributing to the training and support of other staff in developing and providing psychological care of clients). To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service. To participate in the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
KR 3 Policy and service development
To follow policies and procedures in own area of work To participate in the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting supplies as needed.
KR 5 Teaching and Training
To participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited Assistant Psychologists and to support their development of necessary skills. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles. To support students and graduates undertaking placements or projects within the Department.
KR 6 Record-keeping and Information Governance
To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. Under the supervision of the practitioner psychologist to maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. To maintain data bases and enter data, and perform analyses and produce reports.
KR 7 Research and development
To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects to inform the service Psychologist and others in the development of Trust psychology and other services, training provision and research activities. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist in the development in the Trust of evidence based practice. Under guidance to conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision
KR 8 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
To receive regular clinical and professional supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post-holder is employed. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. To undertake personal training relevant to the post in agreement with the supervising psychologist and the manager.
KR 9 General
To attend to hospital inpatients when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations that are part of working in an acute medical context (including traumatic injury, disease, disability, persistent pain, limited lifespan and death) and to support others involved in such situations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- A First-class degree in Psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in a setting which involved interacting with staff and patients affected by injury or illness
Desirable
- Significant experience (e.g. previous career) in business / commercial (non-healthcare) settings (e.g. accounting, design, marketing, PR, sales, management etc)
- Experience of any form of psychological assessment or treatment of people with a range of psychological needs, with close direct supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- A First-class degree in Psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in a setting which involved interacting with staff and patients affected by injury or illness
Desirable
- Significant experience (e.g. previous career) in business / commercial (non-healthcare) settings (e.g. accounting, design, marketing, PR, sales, management etc)
- Experience of any form of psychological assessment or treatment of people with a range of psychological needs, with close direct supervision
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).
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).
