About this role
Job summary
We are excited to offer a part-time role (b8a 0.6WTE) to join the plastic surgery psychology team, consisting of b8b lead, b8a and b7 clinical psychologists. The post is within the large regional plastic surgery unit at the Royal Free Hospital. It is ideally suited to a psychologist who wishes to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a supported environment.
The plastic surgery psychology team is an established and well-regarded specialist team. The vast majority of surgery undertaken are in the context of disease (often cancer) or injury (often hand trauma) and has some specialisms around rare diseases (e.g. scleroderma) or complex surgery (e.g. facial reanimation).
You will also have access to the Trust's psychological support structure including access to specialist supervision groups, regular training events and collaboration with colleagues from the same profession.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing psychological care across both our in-patient and out-patient service, face-to-face and virtually. The focus of clinical work is often on decision-making, addressing the psychological consequences of injury or disease, removing barriers to rehabilitation and care or work around body image and appearance. You will be expected to provide guidance to colleagues and families as appropriate and engage in joint work, as well as attend multi-disciplinary meetings. There are other opportunities for provision of training. You will have access to supervision and training, with a variety of different therapeutic modalities within our service, to support your development.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. As of 1st January, North Middlesex University Hospital also joined the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
As a trust we stand for being positively welcoming, actively respectful, clearly communicating and visibly reassuring. We focus on delivering excellent and equitable care, ensure an outstanding experience for our patients and carers, where colleagues feel a strong connection to their work and organisation and are enabled to deliver and realise their potential.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications Essential
Post-graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) and registration with the Health and Care Professional Council with entitlement to use the title Counselling or Clinical Psychologist Evidence of personal and specialist professional development with achieved outcomes in relevant clinical specialism
Desirable
Training in supervision of other psychologists
Experience Essential
Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity. Experience of working in multi-professional/ medical teams Experience of in the assessment and formulation of mental health in the context of physical health problems Experience of referral and signposting to primary and secondary mental health services Minimum 2 years post qualification Clinical experience in supervised psychological assessment and counselling in relevant specialism Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of other psychologists Experience in the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts Experience of working within a plastic surgery, burns or acute/community health setting, providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across a full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
Desirable
Experience in working with people who have had cancer, chronic health conditions and other health problems across the lifespan Experience of working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Skills and aptitudes Essential
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the field of psychology. Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies that are relevant to people with Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of risk, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration 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. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and the NHS Skills in liaison with mental health service in order to facilitate effective referrals Awareness of cultural and other diversity issues Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
Desirable
Skilled in joint work with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and medical doctors Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical packages
Personal Qualities & attributes Essential
Ability to form good working relationships with others in a mutli -disciplinary setting Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to support others under stress Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of 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. Interest in and ability to contribute to service development, delivery and evaluation Ability to articulate clearly the role of psychology in multi -professional services, based on a good understanding of NHS and national professional policies Commitment to the strategic aims of the trust and the UCL partners academic health sciences partnership
Others Essential
Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting, with evidence of ability to communicate in a way that is understood by professionals without any psychological training Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of 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. Interest in and ability to contribute to service development. Commitment to the strategic aims of the trust and the UCL partners academic health sciences partnership Ability to demonstrate using psychological skills and knowledge in medical settings
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)