The NUH Regional Specialist Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service provides inpatient and outpatient care to patients across the East Midlands in a welcoming, caring, holistic and understanding environment. The multi-disciplinary team support and encourage patients to manage their treatment to achieve their optimum quality of life.

Clinical Psychologists or final year Trainee Clinical Psychologists with an interest in clinical health psychology are invited to apply for this B8a role in our well-established Clinical Psychology Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service. The role is 0.6wte. The postholder will work alongside an experienced Band 8b Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Psychologist in the Adult Medical Clinical Psychology team.

You may have experience of working with physical health problems with either children/families or adults, or experience of working in child and adolescent or adult mental health services with a keen interest to apply that knowledge to work in an acute trust.

Main duties of the job

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In this role, the postholder will be able to use a full range of clinical psychology skills to make a significant difference to the lives of adults living with cystic fibrosis. The postholder will provide inpatient and outpatient psychological assessments and interventions to adults with Cystic Fibrosis, and psychological advice, supervision, consultancy and training to multi-disciplinary colleagues.

About us

There are opportunities for continued professional development and clinical supervision is well provided for within the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service Clinical Psychology by an experienced Clinical Psychologist. We regularly have trainees from the DClinPsy courses around the region, so there would be opportunities to supervise trainees. You will also be involved in providing consultation, training and supervision as required to others within and outside of the multidisciplinary team. The department has a commitment to clinical research. Strong support is available to participate in research or to develop your clinical research interests.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Completed (or due to complete in 2024) post-graduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
• Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist (or eligibility to qualify for registration in 2024)
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and adults with physical health problems, or with children or adults with mental health problems
• Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Experience of carrying out research

Desirable

• Working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in paediatric psychology or adult clinical health psychology

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods

Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with long-term health conditions
• Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• Experience using qualitative research methods

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings

Physical skills

Essential

• Ability to move between a number of locations within the Region in a working day

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Up to date immunisations are required, including TB and HepB

Desirable

• Ability to work on days to suit the service

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City Hospital

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

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164-6294995