Assistant Psychologist - Sutton, United Kingdom - Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Sutton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Band 4:

Main area

Pain management

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Grade

Band 4

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Contract

Fixed term: 5 months

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Hours

Part time 18 hours per week (mon, tues, thurs 6 hours/day)

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Job ref

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Site

- sutton
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Town

Sutton

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Salary
- £29,460 - £31,909 pro rata per annum including HCAS (outer)
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

05/12/2023 23:59 As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19._

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.

We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview:

Exciting opportunity for a psychology graduate to gain experience working within an interdisciplinary pain management team.

Main duties of the job:

Supporting the clinical team in delivering group and individual pain management programmes

This will involve working in all aspects of the pathway including introductory sessions, assessments and interventions.

Supporting the clinical team in audit and service development work

Supporting the clinical team in improving the use of technology to disseminate information about the service

Working for our organisation:

ESTH has a small group of psychologists working in clinical health settings. We are also linked via GESH to a bigger group working at St George's Hospital. There will be opportunities to attend CPD events, gain insight into other areas of work and attend psychology meetings.

We have good links with the Surrey Dclin course and offer placements to trainees.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The Assistant Psychologist will support the COPE MDT to deliver high quality personalised pain management for individuals with multiple physical and psychological needs.

The postholder will support and enhance the care of clients within the COPE service primarily through supporting clinical service delivery and service developments for patients and staff.

The postholder will assist in delivering group programmes under the supervision of qualified staff.

They will be responsible for clinically related administration such as organizing group programmes, administering patient satisfaction questionnaires, conducting audits, collection of patient outcome measures and statistics, and supporting development/roll out of new initiatives planned by the team.

There will also be opportunities to directly contribute to patient care under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, either in individual or group settings, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

This may depend on existing knowledge/skills. Opportunities will also be provided to observe professionals within the team (including but not limited to clinical psychologists) to broader understanding of clinical health psychology

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

Psychology undergraduate degree

Desirable criteria:

Further postgraduate training

Experience:

Essential criteria:

Experience working in a physical or mental health setting
Experience of research/audit

Desirable criteria:

Previous assistant psychologist post

Knowledge:

Essential criteria:

Understanding of the role of psychology in healthcare
Evidence of use of applied technology skills
Experience of research/audit

Desirable criteria:

Knowledge of pain management

Our mission:
'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day

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There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team.

Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement.

Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

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