Clinical Psychologist
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
The Peritoneal Malignancy Institute is an internationally renowned Tertiary Service for patients with a rare form of cancer. Patients under the care of this service face significant challenges including preparation for major surgical interventions, ITU Delirium and associated post psychotic trauma, adjustment disorder, coping, anxiety and low mood and recovery demands or facing bad news.
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to contribute to supporting patients during their highly emotive time which includes preadmission, during their stay and on occasion following discharge.
The post holder will join our supportive multi-disciplinary team and work under the consultant psychologist. You will be responsible for contributing to the development of this exciting, new role, providing the application of multi-level psychological knowledge, and understanding to a team that already includes counselling and art psychotherapy.You will be asked to provide level 4 interventions, virtually, as well as face to face and contribute to service developments. You will be working within a small established psychology team and with multi-professional specialists such as surgeons, clinical nurse specialists, ward staff, nutritionists and physiotherapists.
It is an 8a post but we would consider a newly qualified applicant with experience in health psychology, on a preceptorship programme.
Please contact [email protected] if you would like an informal discussion about the role
Main duties of the job- To contribute to the provision of a high quality, specialist clinical psychology service, as part of Psychology Services at PMI
- To provide highly specialist (Level 4) psychological assessments and input for patients
- To provide virtual interventions for people before they are admitted support them on the ward and if needed follow up virtual appointments once they are discharged
- To work with MDTs: attending meetings, providing specialist advice, consultation to help ensure that all professionals have understanding of how psychological interventions can be used for both symptom management and the alleviation of psychological distress
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital.Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for further details
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- • Member of Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- • Training to include models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan development psychology.
- • Post-doctoral training in additional specialised area of psychological practice, preferably health psychology.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Experience of working with patients with acute, chronic and potentially, terminal physical health conditions with complex needs or transferable skills in this area
- • Experience of implementing service developments informed by audit and outcome data
- • Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care-co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- • Experience of working with patients with cancer
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria- • Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of individuals presenting with complex physical and psychological health problems
- • Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and models of health psychology and skill in the practice of at least two highly specialised psychological therapies
- • Record of having published in either peer-reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.