Job summary
Obesity is a lifelong condition which can have a debilitating effect on patients' mental and physical wellbeing, and patients frequently fail to lose a significant amount of weight without medical and psychological input. This newly developed programme is to pilot a Renal Weight Loss Clinic as recommended by the Getting It Right First Time report. This will improve health equality amongst patients by providing improved access to the kidney transplant waiting list and/or bariatric surgery, through focused MDT, psychological interventions and the use of a recommended weight loss drug, Semaglutide.
Over two-thirds of dialysis patients receive their treatment at an in-centre dialysis unit despite known benefits of home dialysis. The work undertaken in this 0.8WTE post is part of a renal transformation programme aimed at improving equity to and quality of renal services, and to support patients undergoing kidney transplantation. We are looking for someone who can a) input into our renal weight loss MDT and clinic, b) support our dialysis programme by ensuring patients receive psychological support to ensure they receive treatments most appropriate for them and c) to work alongside our liver transplant psychologist to offer brief psychological interventions to our patients on the liver ward.
Main duties of the job
* To provide specialist psychological assessment & treatment on an individual basis as appropriate, and to facilitate a group Weight Management Programme for individuals with obesity prescribed the weight-loss medication Semaglutide (Ozempic)
* To contribute to MDT meetings and offer specialist psychological advice and consultation on managing weight loss to non-psychologist colleagues
* To contribute to the collection and analysis of outcome data from both individual and group interventions and utilise research skills for audit and research purposes as required
* To work closely with the renal frailty MDT to offer advice, guidance and psychological assessment of patients considering maximum conservative management
* To work closely with the pre-dialysis team to offer support for patient decision-making around home dialysis
* To offer brief psychological interventions to our ward patients under the care of the liver transplant team
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities are included in the attached job description. The person specification details skills and experience, aptitudes and qualities that are necessary for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities are included in the attached job description. The person specification details skills and experience, aptitudes and qualities that are necessary for this post.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and delivery of effective interventions with patients in an acute hospital setting including outpatient and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with patients with co-morbid physical health conditions
- Evidence of clinical experience in management of patients with obesity using cognitive-behavioural, and/or motivational interviewing assessment and intervention techniques
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Knowledge and experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of facilitating multidisciplinary group Weight Management Programmes or other patient health groups
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of Health Psychology Behaviour Change models
- Experience of working clinically with patients with kidney disease
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Highly skilled 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the fields of Health, Clinical and/or Counselling Psychology
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Desirable
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to work autonomously and flexibly
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and delivery of effective interventions with patients in an acute hospital setting including outpatient and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with patients with co-morbid physical health conditions
- Evidence of clinical experience in management of patients with obesity using cognitive-behavioural, and/or motivational interviewing assessment and intervention techniques
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Knowledge and experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of facilitating multidisciplinary group Weight Management Programmes or other patient health groups
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of Health Psychology Behaviour Change models
- Experience of working clinically with patients with kidney disease
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Highly skilled 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the fields of Health, Clinical and/or Counselling Psychology
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Desirable
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to work autonomously and flexibly
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).
