We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychological Therapist to work with adults in our Long-Term Condition Faculty. The successful candidate will work alongside other psychologists and health professionals in our MDT Adult Weight Management Team and the Chronic Fatigue Service.

The Adult Weight Management Service

The Adult Weight Management Service is a multidisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, dietitians and an endocrinologist. The successful post holder will be involved in delivering evidence-based interventions, including 1:1 support and delivering groups. We have a very supportive team with close MDT working supervision and managerial support.

The North of Tyne Chronic Fatigue Service

This multi disciplinary rehabilitation team work with our medical colleagues in the RVI. The team carry out evidence based individual and group work.

We work with people living with ME/CFS and are based in the NHS Molineux Street NHS Centre in Byker. We work closely with our medical colleagues in the RVI. The team consists of clinical psychologists, a psychological therapist and physiotherapists. Individualised assessments, formulation and psychological therapies are provided, including CBT, EMDR, ACT, and CFT. This delivered within a fatigue management approach. Group work will also be involved.

Main duties of the job

• Interview date: 12th September 2024
• Part time 30 hours/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.

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist. Applicants must demonstrate essential requirements from the job description.

Key elements of this include:

• A Doctorate inClinicalPsychologist, Counselling Psychology or doctoral level Applied Psychologist (Health).
• Training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• HCPC registration.
• Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• An interest in working in working with people with long-term health conditions.

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

• The post holder will provide a timely adult mental health assessment. They will offer effective signposting as required and will deliver evidence based psychological therapies to those identified as experiencing common mental health problems.
• The post holder will offer training, liaison and consultation to colleagues within the Psychology in Healthcare Service to contribute to the improved delivery of psychological therapies across the acute trust and primary care in Newcastle and support the implementation of local protocols.
• The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Psychological Therapies Service and will liaise with Community Mental Health Teams and other specialist Mental Health Services.
• Deputise for locality co-ordinator when necessary.
• Post holders will provide clinical and case management supervision.
• Will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages using interpreters where necessary
• They will also be required to provide supervision to other staff as appropriate.
• The post has a requirement to work flexibly in line with the aim of providing greater access to clients.

Within each service, we are keen to support the development of newly qualified and more experienced psychologists in the role through post grad training and CPD opportunities. The post holder will receive regular support and supervision (as well as access to specialist supervision) within the service and have the opportunity to contribute to service development. The Psychology in Healthcare service provides training places and teaching for the local DClinPsych course.

Clinical

• Delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients within afatigue and weight management approach.
  
• Maintaining an individual caseload with patients across a range of clinical severity and working with patients who may need to pace their engagement in treatment dependent onsymptom or conditionseverity.
  
• Showing professionalism when working with patients who may become distressed in the face ofongoing difficulties with their health.
  
• Being aware of the challenges and potential stigma faced by patients with long-term health conditions.
  
• Consideration of barriers to engagement e.g., English is not a 1st language, social deprivation.
  
• Undertaking triage which involves significant clinical decision-making when assessing referral and clinical information and deciding the appropriate treatment either within the service or signposting to a relevant service.
  
• Contributing to MDT meetings and participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Communicating complex and clinically sensitive information to referrers, patients and professional colleagues effectively.
• Candidates should be organised and self-motivated to manage own workload across out-patient and community settings.

Service Development

• Contributing to service development and the Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives within the service.
  
• In weight management, helping the team in reducing inequalities in the care we provide to people living with obesity.
  
• Support the weight management team to collate data, to aid the evaluation of the evolving service. This includes expanding to offer a drug treatment pathway.

Group work/Teaching and Training

• Able to deliver psycho-educational material, and content on fatigue management and adjustment for patients.
  
• Delivering groups with content on disordered eating, emotional eating, and behaviour change.
  
• Training for professional groups.

Research, audit and service development

This includes:

• Being involved in research and audit service development opportunities.
• Keeping up-to-date with the evidence base and working with colleagues within the service to develop service provision based on evidence.

The posts are based in Newcastle upon Tyne. In theNorth of Tyne Chronic Fatigue Service, we see patients from Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland. You will provide psychological therapy services face to face, or via telephone and video appointments.In the Adult Weight Management Service, patients are from the Newcastle area. You will see patients face-to-face, or via telephone and video appointments.

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

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Masters Level Qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy recognised by the BABCP or full IPT qualification and IPT supervision (as recognised by IAPT) or EMDR qualification and accreditation(as recognised by the EMDR association) or training as a Mindfulness Teacher and registration (as recognised by BAMBA)
• To be eligible for accreditation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the BABCP, or a professional registration and accredited in EMDR, working towards/ have consultancy status or accredited IPT therapist with an IPT supervision qualification or registration as a Mindfulness Teacher
• Current professional registration to practice as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, or a professional registration and accredited in EMDR, working towards/ have consultancy status or accredited IPT therapist with an IPT supervision qualification or registration as a Mindfulness Teacher
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• To hold an accredited registration in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the BABCP, or IPT qualification and IPT supervision (as recognised by IAPT) or EMDR training and accreditation (as recognised by the EMDR association)
• A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision
• Recognised teaching qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of delivering a wide range of therapeutic approaches to mental health problems
• Understanding of common mental health problems and their impact on social functioning & interaction with physical health
• Experience of running groups/classes of a psycho-educational nature
• Knowledge of Step 2 service provision
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
• Has received risk management training (either formal or through experience) and has carried out risk assessments within scope of practice. Thorough understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals
• Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Experience of developing user/carer initiatives
• Knowledge of the High Intensity IAPT interventions and its use in primary care mental health work or experience with routine outcome monitoring & ability to meet agreed specified service targets.
• Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines

Desirable

• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of carrying out appraisals.
• Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting.
• Experience of managing individuals or teams.
• Trained in provision of supervision for CBT, or EMDR or IPT.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Ability to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Appropriate IT skills to enable smooth working within modern NHS environment including email and excel and patient information systems
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of this post (community service)
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, and in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
• Able to work collaboratively and develop positive relationships with multidisciplinary team colleagues

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP

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