Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Practitioner Psychologist to join the Royal Free London (RFL) Infected Blood Psychology Service (IBPS). This is a new service established following the Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) and it provides multidisciplinary psychosocial care for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood products. The service is the regional branch of the national IBPS and is hosted within the Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit and collaborates closely with its Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), while maintaining its distinct identity. This post would suit a Practitioner psychologist with experience of working in physical health settings and MDTs, and ideally with experience of working with people living with chronic, lifelong medical conditions, and of people who experienced medical trauma. This post is full-time. As the service is currently in its mobilisation stage and requires working across different medical centres, we are currently unable to offer part-time or flexible work arrangements. For further details / informal visits, please contact: Guy Maissis, Lead Psychologist Infected Blood Psychology Service (IBPS), Royal Free London (guy.maissis@nhs.net)
Main duties of the job
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The post holder will need to work flexibly and independently as part of the wider IBPS, the Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit MDT, andother medical centres in the North London region. You will work under thesupervision and line management of a qualified practitioner psychologist andwithin the framework of the service and the Trust policies and procedures to: provide highly specialist psychological assessment, referrals and treatment; independently manage your caseload across various sites and services; participate in the collection and analysis of data for audit, research and service development purposes; support outreach efforts; routinely engage and attend clinical and research meetings held by IBPS, Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit, Royal Free Psychological Therapies, Neuropsychology & Counselling (PTNC), and other medical services in the North London region.
About us
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or it's equivalent) in clinical, counselling or health psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration and eligibility for Practitioner Psychologist status
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Evidence of postqualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of adults with long-term physical health problems using assessment and intervention techniques at a specialist level.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
- Post-qualification experience of working with adults with longterm physical health problems, delivering interventions to individuals, groups and/or families
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Clinical Psychologists and other professional disciplines
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in leading case conferences or family meetings
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of adults with long-term physical health problems
- 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 clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
Desirable
- Experience in service development, leadership and management.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training (or it's equivalent) in clinical, counselling or health psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration and eligibility for Practitioner Psychologist status
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Evidence of postqualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of adults with long-term physical health problems using assessment and intervention techniques at a specialist level.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
- Post-qualification experience of working with adults with longterm physical health problems, delivering interventions to individuals, groups and/or families
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Clinical Psychologists and other professional disciplines
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in leading case conferences or family meetings
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of adults with long-term physical health problems
- 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 clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
Desirable
- Experience in service development, leadership and management.
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).
