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This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or experienced Psychological Therapist to join the team at the highly regarded and well-respected West Midlands Cystic Fibrosis centre at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
Ideally, the applicant would have experience working in a physical health setting, but we are happy to consider other relevant experience and transferable skills. We would also be happy to consider a recently qualified psychologist or trainee in the final year of training to commence initially on Band 7 and be supported to progress to Band 8a through a preceptorship process.
As a specialist regional service, there are lots of opportunities for continuing professional development with close working relationships with the multidisciplinary team of doctors, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists and dietitians Research, audit and service evaluation are highly valued within the service and all staff are encouraged to be involved with this.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The successful candidate will join the well-established psychosocial team made up of a principal psychologist and two social workers. You will work with your own clinical case load, with clinical work focussing on supporting adherence to treatment, anxiety and depression of patients who are living with a complex health condition and end of life care to patients and their families.
The post holder will also be involved in staff consultation, research, multidisciplinary work, and teaching and training. The post holder will be supported and professionally managed by the Lead CF Psychologist.
Interested applicants are encouraged to make informal contact to discuss the post and we are happy to answer any inquiries. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Dr Bill Morgan - Lead CF Psychologist - at william.morgan@uhb.nhs.uk or on 0121 424 2987/ 07824 319343
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (ie professional Doctorate,
or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
- Additional training beyond entry level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice (through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical psychological therapy practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher.
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist or BABCP/UKCP registered and evidence of continuing professional development required.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as qualified clinical/counselling psychologist or psychological therapist at specialist level.
- Experience of working in clinical services with a wide variety of clients across the lifespan with a range of clinical presentations.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, as a professionally qualified psychological therapist and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience of supervising trainee psychological therapists and/or other professionals.
- Experience of carrying out postgraduate research, audit or service evaluation projects.
- Knowledge of legislation/health care guidelines and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to adults with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Knowledge of legislation relating to safeguarding and vulnerable adults
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC, BPS and other relevant professional bodies.
- Post-graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology, as practiced within the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
