Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist

The Medical Psychology service provides psychological assessment, support and treatment to medical patients within Group Hospitals of Tees. Within this, the cancer and palliative care service provides specialist input to the Cancer Institute and Community Clinical Service Units for the respective services.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist to provide specialist clinical services within the cancer and palliative care psychology team.

Applicants do not need to have had prior experience working in cancer or palliative care but will have demonstrated an interest in the areas. Prior experience would be beneficial. The post holder will be provided with training and supervision from the senior clinicians to support them in role.

About us

The Medical Psychology service is made up of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, CBT therapists and Counsellors. We deliver psychological assessment, intervention and support to patients with a range of medical conditions across the lifespan. We utilise third wave therapies (especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness) alongside CBT as the core therapeutic modalities, with training and supervision provided to support delivery of these approaches. We also carry out clinical audit, research and service evaluation. We have strong links with the Doctoral Training Programmes at the University of Teesside, and we provide teaching, placements and research projects for Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology trainees.

The Group encourages innovation and service development, and we actively support this within the Medical Psychology service. All clinicians are expected to take on service development and service governance duties as part of their role, both within the Psychology service and within the wider MDTs in which we work. We provide mentoring and support to deliver this.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Group Hospitals of Tees offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions Your Leadership Impact Leading your Team to Success Leading Into the Future Service Improvement for Beginners Developing your Service Improvement Skills Lean Practitioner The leadership and improvement programme aims to: Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust values and behaviours Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role. After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent, i.e. High Intensity IAPT Course/Post Grad CBT, a recorded/registered qualification as a psychological therapy practitioner, demonstrating the competences as required
• Accreditation with BABCP
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Full driving license and ability to use a car in accordance with the needs of the post.
• A post-graduate qualification and evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapy model (e.g. IPT, CBT, EMDR, ACT, CFT)
• Experience of working in a health setting for one year or more.
• Experience of working in a health setting for one year or more.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment with patients with complex needs
• Knowledge of psychological theory and practice relevant to clinical settings including developmental and lifespan approaches.
• The ability to understand the role and contribution of colleagues and collaborate effectively with colleagues from all disciplines and across agencies.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span
• Knowledge of trauma informed care
• Knowledge of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with specific difficult to treat groups

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients.
• Experience of working with people experiencing anxiety, depression and the lasting impact of stigma and trauma.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Demonstrable experience with routine outcome monitoring.
• Experience of working in cancer and/or palliative services
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Personal Attributes

• Knowledge and understanding of anxiety, depression and trauma and how it may present in physical healthcare settings.
• Ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Ability to adapt clinical interventions for complex presentations based on specialised knowledge of psychological therapies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Takes initiative in service improvement projects or clinical developments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a year£47,810 - £54,710 Salary is dependant on experience