Job summary
- Main area
- Ealing Community Partner
- Grade
- Band 6/Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-PMS-434
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Community Partners
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £42,939 - £58,544 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Psychologist Long Term Conditions - Chronic Pain
Band 6/Band 7
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West London NHS Trust Ìýprovides a full range of mental health, community Ìýand physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialistÌýservices that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical or counselling psychologist to apply for a full-time Band 7 post within the Clinical Health Psychology service in Ealing Community Partners (ECP), which offers excellent, evidence-based care at the intersection of physical and mental health. The post is also open to final year trainee practitioner psychologists as a preceptorship to Band 7 upon completion of doctorate, HCPC registration and evidencing of professional development.
The post-holder will be offering assessment and treatment for patients with comorbid long-term physical health conditions, particularly Chronic Pain, and mental health needs where these mental health conditions affect the self-management of the long-term conditions. The post-holder will also contribute to engaging system partners and offering educational support
We are seeking a practitioner psychologist who has the energy and enthusiasm to join this relatively new service in ECP and contribute to the integration of mental and physical healthcare, arguably one of the biggest value propositions in healthcare. This would be an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in developing their skills in offering psychological support for patients with a range of long-term conditions, particularly chronic pain related to various conditions, and supporting other colleagues to provide psychologically-informed care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
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• Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to individual clients (individual therapy, opportunity to co-facilitate pain management group, and build digital intervention)
• Attend regular clinical supervision
• Develop expertise in providing treatment to service users with chronic pain and other comorbid conditions
• Support other mental health and non-mental health colleagues through contributing to education and training
• Contribute to coproduction
• Contribute to the formation of peer support group for multiple long-term conditions
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Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them. Our Team is friendly, embraces hybrid working (remote and in-person working) and embodies a growth mind-set with protected time and funding for professional development, knowledge sharing and continuous quality improvement. We put patient-centeredness at the core of our practice. All staff is encouraged to contribute to design and innovation and engage in coproduction with service users and community assets. As a service we put great value and emphasis on Continued Professional Development, and offer generous training and development opportunities.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow andÌýÌý Hammersmith & Fulham). ÌýWe employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallÌýby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Fully accredited with the BABCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within with long term conditions and mental health needs.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings. Including outpatient, community, and primary care settings.
- Experience of service development across different parts of the health system, including using coproduction methodology. For example, engaging patients and primary care in prevention work or psychologically informed care.
- Experience of co-facilitating community based peer support groups.
- Experience of working with respiratory presentations and facilitating pulmonary rehab or respiratory psychology groups.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of issues relating to primary and secondary care psychological therapies services.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities or long-term medical conditions etc).
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Meherangiz Press
- Job title
- Specialist Counselling Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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