- Provide specialised psychological advice and consultation to multidisciplinary teams, staff groups, leaders and managers on topics related to psychological wellbeing, including on matters which have been caused, exacerbated or influenced by the Covid19 pandemic and associated legacies.
- Formulate and deliver direct clinical intervention through the application of a range of evidenced based psychological theories and models in individual and group work, to help analyse, understand and interpret complex situations and behaviours.
- Clinical interventions may be delivered in person or online and take the form of i) decompression groups for staff teams following an internal incident or period of prolonged stress ii) providing psychoeducation and skillsbased training on identified areas of emotional difficulty, iii) providing 1:1 psychological support for employees struggling with workrelated stress or distress or iiii) cofacilitating online workshops. The post holder will need to apply knowledge of the current evidencebased clinical interventions in clinical/counselling psychology and mental health, when working in this setting.
- The Staff Psychology Service is underpinned by a compassion focused therapy (CFT) framework. As a result, the role necessitates advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in this model and the ability to assimilate CFT ideas (and other evidenced based psychological theories) in an adhoc, flexible and responsive way during decompression groups, consultancy and individual work.
- For instance, providing advice or risk related support to those working in the 2020 Staff Advice and Support Hub who may not have a clinical background.
- Although the post holder acts autonomously and is professionally accountable for their own practice, in common with all clinical psychologists to undertake regular guided reflective practice with a (senior) colleague in accordance with good practice guidelines (often referred to as clinical supervision).
- The post holder will have the opportunity to attend regular inhouse psychology meetings, which include a focus on reflective practice.
- Postgraduate doctorate in clinical, counselling or Health psychology
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Senior Staff Psychologist - Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Senior Staff Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, Health Psychologist), Band 8a (26.This is an exciting opportunity to join the Staff Psychology Service.
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate staff psychologist to contribute to a specialist psychology service which supports colleagues in our Trust with the emotional impact of work, promoting psychological safety and a culture of compassionate care at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Our psychologists also work at an organisational level to encourage wider cultural change concerning staff wellbeing at work.
The successful candidate will provide 1:1 psychological interventions and team psychological interventions on virtual platforms and in person within clinical areas of the hospital.
They will also support the Staff Psychology lead in the delivery of the service and maintaining key relationships within and outside of the trust.
The role requires a warm, flexible, compassionate and motivated team member who has excellent organisational skills and the ability to use their own initiative.
The successful candidate will have a post-graduate doctorate in clinical, counselling or health psychology and will be registered with the HCPC as a psychological practitioner.
It is desirable that the candidate would have further training in specialist trauma interventions such as EMDR and/or post qualification in Compassion Focused Therapy.
They will have knowledge and experience of occupational health problems and psychological aspects of work-related problems and trauma.They will provide team psychological interventions on virtual platforms and in person within clinical areas of the hospital utilising a Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) framework.
There will be a particular focus on supporting staff groups that have had a key role in managing high levels of ongoing operational pressure.
Our Trust has been improving colleague health and wellbeing services for a number of years and in 2019 introduced the 2020 Staff Support and Advice Hub.
As a result, the Staff Psychology Service was developed from expanding and developing the previous staff support service.
This has meant the service is able to offer more timely, accessible and tailored support to teams and individuals, helping them to understand and manage the emotional impact of their work.
There will be a particular focus on supporting staff groups that have had a key role in managing high levels of ongoing operational pressure leading to an inevitable emotional impact of the work.
Knowledge and experience of occupational health problems and psychological aspects of work related problems
Doctoral-level knowledge and expertise in research methods for audit and evaluation to meet the clinical governance agenda, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology
Knowledge of current evidence based clinical interventions in clinical psychology
Training in specialist trauma interventions, such as EMDR
Post qualification training in Compassion Focused Therapy and Mindfulness
Further post-graduate training e.g. consultancy, coaching, mediation/conflict resolution
Experience as a qualified/independent psychologist in formulation and delivering a range of therapeutic approaches for adults with mental health problems
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Psychology Service, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Beacon House)
