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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

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Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Cyf: 333-G-CC-1324 ID y swydd wag: 6134415

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist Palliative Care

Closed for applications on: 20-Ebr-2024 00:00

Statws y swydd wag: Closed

Closed for applications on: 20-Ebr-2024 00:00

Lleoliad

Gwefan: UCLH
Cyfeiriad: Palliative Care Inpatient Team, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG
Tref: London
Cod post: NW1 2PG
Major / Minor Region: Llundain

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Contract

Cyfnod Penodol: 6 mis ((consideration of 9 months at 0.4WTE))

Oriau

Rhan-amser
Gweithio hyblyg

22.5 awr yr wythnos (Consideration of flexible working hours over 3-4 days)

Cyflog

Cyflog: £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inc. Inner HCAS pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Arbenigedd

Prif leoliad: Palliative Care

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

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The below is an outline of some of the main duties and responsibilities you will hold. For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Clinical

To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to clinical health psychology based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
To manage an individual caseload autonomously.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, couples and families, drawing upon explanatory models.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary care.

Teaching, training, and supervision

To provide clinical supervision to other members of the wider MDT, as appropriate.
To provide clinical placements for trainee clinical and / or counselling psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care, and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies. To contribute to the supervision of other qualified psychologists/psychotherapists/counsellors as appropriate. To continue to develop skills in the area of clinical supervision.
To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Research and service evaluation

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology/counselling psychology.
To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
To undertake project management and quality improvement projects, including audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service as necessary, to help develop service provision.

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or counselling psychology
• Registered with the Health and care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist

Meini prawf dymunol

• Additional specialist training in systemic family therapy

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Experience of assessment and treatment of people with common mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies
• Experience of working at a highly specialist level with adults with a life-limiting condition with a range of complex psychological needs
• Experience, skills and knowledge of supporting patients and their carer’s and families including children of all ages.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient’s psychological care and treatment, working within an interdisciplinary care plan.
• Extensive experience of supervised psychological practice in time limited NHS settings
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Experience in establishing diagnosis/psychological formulation
• Experience of providing psychological treatment for people who are socially disadvantaged
• Experience of working with interpreters in direct contact
• Experience of multiprofessional teamwork and of representing psychologically informed approaches within an MDT, showing respect for different approaches and a desire to work collaboratively and enhance team cohesion and support

Meini prawf dymunol

• Experience of working both with couple and with families to facilitate psychological support
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of working in palliative care in an acute hospital setting

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Specialist knowledge of developmental psychological theory and approaches to addressing psychological problems associated with physical health conditions and or mental health difficulties.
• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups working in acute care
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently and manage clinical caseloads in a safe and effective manner
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• Ability to work creatively, cooperatively, reliably and consistently both independently and in multidisciplinary settings
• Advanced skills in IT
• Ability to undertake audit and evaluation
• Skilled in teaching and training

Meini prawf dymunol

• Knowledge of the academic literature concerning common psychological problems in this group of patients

Communication

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Excellent communications skills required for working with people with life-limiting physical ill-health, their families and staff who work with them
• Experience at presenting contentious information to patients and colleagues
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to adults with mental health problems
• Experience making presentations at Trust meetings

Meini prawf dymunol

• Experience at presenting at conferences related to professional role

Personal and People Development

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Knowledge and understanding of life limiting illness, loss and grief and their impact on individuals, families and their social networks
• Enthusiastic about working directly with people with life-limiting physical health conditions, their families, partners and carers.
• Highly motivated to provide person focused, support with good communication skills, psychological insight and a warm empathic manner