We are excited to advertise this new psychology post, with the aim to develop, manage and deliver a high-quality service to adults with inherited bleeding disorders, including haemophilias, von Willebrand disease, platelet defects, and factor deficiencies.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologist to join the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre (HCCC).

The key focus for the post holder will be to provide psychology input to those people who were infected with Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) through the receipt of contaminated blood and blood products, as well as those affected, such as members of their immediate family.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to work on a Monday afternoon, which is when the Haemophilia Centre multidisciplinary meeting takes place.

The UK Public Inquiry into Infected Blood has highlighted the psychological impact for both those infected and affected by BBVs (HIV and/or Hepatitis C virus) through NHS treatments in the 1970s and 80s. Testimonies from patients and the Inquiry Psychosocial Expert Group have highlighted the impact of the receipt of BBVs and treatment for BBVs upon people's day-to-day social, interpersonal and emotional lives. Relationships with spouses, family members, the NHS and the wider community have been significantly impacted. The role is funded by NHS England, as part of programme to launch a bespoke psychological support to those infected and affected by BBVs, across the UK.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will interact regularly with the relevant medical multi-disciplinary teams at the Royal London Hospital, in addition to direct contact with those infected and affected by the receipt of contaminated blood. Managerial and clinical supervision will be provided locally by a Barts Health NHS Trust Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and additional supervision will be provided by the National Professional Lead for Infected Blood Psychological Support.

There are opportunities to be part of a larger network of professionals working within the national HCCC based schemes to share good practice and help to provide an excellent standard of care for beneficiaries and family members.

The post holder would have awareness and knowledge of the circumstances and issues related to people being given infected blood and blood products and the ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry.

Experience of working with people in challenging physical health contexts would be essential, with the ability to use psychological theory and approaches flexibly and creatively. The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to easily form and maintain respectful and compassionate relationships across a network of systems.

The post holder will join a friendly and supportive Clinical Health Psychology team, which provides services to a number of health specialisms, and through which regular individual and peer group supervision is provided.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of having worked with people with medical conditions as a clinical specialist.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working joint work and inter-agency collaboration.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults with a range of complex psychological and physical health needs.
• Experience of clinically supervising staff.
• Experience of working within an NHS haematology setting.

Desirable

• Experience of establishing a service.
• Delivery of wellbeing programmes via groups

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of leadership skills including the strategic development of services and proven success in project management of quality initiatives.
• Communicate through workshops, conferences, clinical training and supervision to members of staff and outside agencies.
• Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to provide appropriate and effective psychological care plans for patients.
• Ability to lead and manage the service effectively

Knowledge

Essential

• Understand of models of health psychology in addition to models of psychopathology.
• Knowledge of the Infected Blood Inquiry and the psychological impact on patients and the wider family.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues.
• Understanding of grief models. Mindfulness-based approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Compassion Focused Therapy

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
• Accredited membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or equivalent.
• Completed training course in clinical supervision.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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