About this role
Job summary
This is a unique opportunity to join the Clinical Health and Neuropsychology community service. The service provides psychological support for adults referred to ECP who have a range of conditions including chronic pain, musculoskeletal disorder, diabetes, pulmonary disease, acquired brain injury and neurological disorders.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who will take a lead role in overseeing and delivering chronic pain pathway for patients referred primarily from musculoskeletal services, but this may also include referrals from other conditions involving pain, such as chronic fatigue. The postholder will offer individual assessments, one-to-one therapeutic work and will be involved in the delivery of an evidence-based pain management programme (including working closely with a pain physio and art therapist). They will work closely with their physiotherapy colleagues to identify suitable patients for psychological intervention, promote psychologically informed practice, and provide supervision, training and consultation on psychological aspects of pain management to other health professionals and psychologists in the service.
The role will include opportunties to carry out work with patients with a range health conditions and develop links with Ealing Talking Therapy.
Main duties of the job
Leadership:
Lead the chronic pain management pathway within MSK service in the community in Ealing
Supervise a band 7 psychologist, a band 7 art therapist and pain physiotherapists who co-lead the Pain Management Programme (group therapy)
Continue to advocate for better integration with the MSK team including joining MDTs, offering appropriate education and training to the physiotherapists, promoting routine mental health screening.
Clinical:
Triage referrals and offer bio-psycho-social assessments, sometimes as an MDT with the physiotherapist
Run the pain management programme
Offer 1:1 psychotherapy
Attending weekly clinical health psychology team/clinic meetings
Receiver fortnightly to monthly supervision from principal clinical health psychologist
Service evaluation, development and improvement:
Conduct quality improvement projects as needed.
Prepare quarterly performance dashboards to show process and outcome data
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, leading to eligibility for Chartered Status by the British Psychological Society. Current registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council
Desirable
Post-doctoral training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy/ Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/ or other health professionals
Experience Essential
Experience of working at a specialist/highly specialist clinical psychologist level with patients who have chronic pain. Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by the Head of Psychology Services Experience of service evaluation and quality improvement, including the use of outcome measures Experience of contributing a psychological perspective within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Desirable
Experience with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Chronic Fatigue (aka ME) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of models of psychopathology, assessment, intervention and clinical psychometrics. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for patients with physical health conditions.
Desirable
High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Other Requirements Essential
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. 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. Flexible and autonomous approach to clinical work Effective leadership skills, ability to adapt to changing envuronment and commitment to team working Ability to recognise cultural differences and needs of people from different cultures
Desirable
Professional publications in peer reviewed academic journals and/or books.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address Armstrong Way
1 Armstrong Way
London
UB2 4SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)