We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join a team of Psychologists working in the complex musculoskeletal pain / persistent pain management pathway within Tyneside Integrated Musculoskeletal Service. We offer a range of psychological approaches to support patients living with persistent pain. We work closely with our physiotherapy, occupational therapy and medical colleagues.

• Interview Date Wednesday, 17 July 2024
• 27 Hours 15 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job would be to support the psychology team in:

• the preparation, delivery and auditing of group-based pain management programme
• the development, recording and monitoring outcome measures for group and 1:1 psychological interventions
• triaging patients referred to the psychology pathway for suitability for short-term psychological work around pain management
• the development, delivery and evaluation of in-service training for colleagues
• service-based research projects as well as projects linked with Doctorate in Clinical Psychology courses at Teesside and Newcastle universities.

We would be particularly interested in any applicants who have a background as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients.
• Providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
• To assist in clinical related administration, conduct of audits, data quality work, teaching and project work.
• This post involves working independently according to a work plan agreed with the line manager and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Single honours degree (upper second class or higher) in psychology

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Paid or voluntary experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist or alongside a Clinical Psychologist
• Computer literate with experience of using Microsoft Office and statistical packages for data analysis
• Experience of conducting literature searches and reviews

Desirable

• Experience of working with patient groups with psychological difficulties
• Experience of working with groups

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Knowledge of developmental processes from childhood to old age
• Understanding the needs of individuals with psychological difficulties
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and skills to a healthcare setting
• Understanding of issues relating to confidentiality
• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive

Desirable

• An understanding of the psychological needs of patients
• Presentation skills
• High level report writing

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Molineux Street NHS Centre

317 Molineux Street NHS Centre

NE6 1SG

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

317-2024-24-07-DR