Clinical Psychologist - Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom - Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Description

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group is delighted to be working in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and the East Midlands Cancer Alliance to increase the psychological support for people living with cancer.

This role offers the opportunity for a mix of face-to-face and virtual outpatient sessions, as well as some inpatient work.

We are looking to recruit two committed, compassionate, and enthusiastic clinical psychologists to join the psycho-oncology services at Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital.

We would also welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists who would be appointed at a band 7 with a development plan in place to support them to working towards 8a on a preceptorship basis.

The post holder will work as part of the cancer multidisciplinary team, providing Level 3/4 psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions, in line with the service model recommended by NICE and the EMCA Psychosocial Care Model for the provision of psychological care to people living with cancer.

The post holder will also support the delivery of supervision, consultation and teaching to the hospital-based Level 2 Practitioners such as Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists, as well as providing support to other staff within oncology services and the wider hospital cancer team as appropriate.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey.

We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.
This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

To work as part of the Macmillan Psychology Service to provide a specialist (Level IV) clinical psychology service across the county, in line with national directives, to adult patients living with cancer who are under the care of Northampton or Kettering General Hospitals and who are experiencing complex psychological difficulties relating to any aspect of their diagnosis or treatment.

To provide specialist psychological assessments for patients accessing oncology services, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological measures, direct observations and clinical interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the patients care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patients psychological difficulties taking into account developmental background, personality adaptations, interpersonal patterns of relating and diagnostic issues.

These plans will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients difficulties and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for patients and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.

To offer a flexible and responsive service to cancer patients at all stages of the cancer pathway, including a mix of face to face and virtual outpatient sessions, as well as some inpatient work.

To communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

To develop effective working relationships with the cancer multidisciplinary team and the wider health care community

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific patient group and mental health.

To work positively with issues of difference and diversity.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society, the Health Care and Professionals Council and Trust policies and procedures.

To provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups where appropriate.

To work closely with psychology colleagues working within cancer and palliative care across Northamptonshire, as well as other Psychologists within the region.

To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.

Depending on service resource, and as appropriate, to develop opportunities to provide specialist clinical placements for trainee clinical/health psychologists within the Macmillan Clinical Psychology Service.

To provide core clinical placements for trainee clinical psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good psychological care and to be responsible for the assessment and evaluation of such competencies.

To provide professional management and clinical supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and/or assistant psychologists working in the service to which the post holder is attached.

To manage the workloads of assistant and trainee clinical psychologists, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.

To further develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work as appropriate.

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the patient group across a range of agencies and settings.

To gain specialist experience and skills relevant to the clinical psychology specialty through a comprehensive, planned programme of CPD in accordance with British Psychological Society and The Health and Care Professions Council Guidance.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the potholder's professional and service manager(s).

To contribute to the development and dissemination of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research, including doctoral trainee clinical psychologists and assistant and senior assistant clinical psychologists as appropriate.

To assist with project management, including complex audit and service evaluation to help develop service provision.
Education Training Qualifications
Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC

Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists

High level knowledge of the theory and practice of a least two specialised psychological therapies
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings
Experience of teaching, training and providing clinical supervision
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups

Experience of working within oncology or a health psychology setting
Understanding of systemic factors and ability to apply these in formulations in the context of a complex healthcare system
Experience and ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
IT literate with ability to use electronic systems, spreadsheets/databases and produce reports and statistics
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
Flexible, highly motivated, and able to work autonomously under pressure
Northampton General Hospital
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