About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the provision of psychology services within Specialist Palliative Care Cancer Services across Sunderland and South Tyneside. You will form part of a team of psychologists and psychological practitioners to continue to develop and embed psychology services for patients accessing Specialist Palliative Care and cancer care in our region.
You will deliver direct patient and relative psychological assessment and intervention, as well as team consultation, training and supervision. Psychology is a highly valued role within these services, and you will be supported to continue to develop and grow the service.
You will be part of our larger Clinical Health Psychology Service and have access to CPD and specialist clinical supervision and leadership support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have an interest in working with individuals who have complex physical health needs. They will be work as part of a wider MDT to provide direct and indirect psychological care.
The post holder will provide psychological assessments and interventions and work in a variety of clinic settings including inpatients, outpatients and in the community creating a varied and interesting workload.
The post holder will form part of the Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology team and contribute to service development, deliver training to wider services and be involved in audits and research with the support of the clinical lead.
The post holder will also be involved in the development and delivery of a pilot project supporting adults with a curable not treatable lung cancer diagnosis.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a practitioner psychologist, providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment for individuals referred to Specialist Palliative Care Services across South Tyneside and Sunderland and Head and Neck Psychology Services.
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Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Knowledge of specialised assessment and therapeutic approaches in physical care/palliative care.
- Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written +to convey/receive highly complex/sensitive information effectively requiring empathy and reassurance in a highly emotive atmosphere.
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison.
- Excellent organisational skills to manage a range of clinical activities.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced in clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
- An understanding of the importance and function of personal boundaries and how to manage and maintain them.
- Evidence of working well in multidisciplinary teams
- Competent IT skills (including spreadsheets, statistical packages)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in applying clinical/ counselling psychology within the NHS.
- Experience working as a registered practitioner psychologist.
- Experience of working within a multi-professional team
- Experience of working with adults who have physical health difficulties.
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for patients psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan with appropriate supervision.
- Experience of providing supervision to junior colleagues.
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of taking a lead or co-lead in service development or audit projects.
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer or palliative care
- Experience of teaching and training non-psychologists in psychological therapy skills.
- Experience of application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to sit in constrained position for extended periods frequently.
- The ability to work in a shared office space.
- Requirement for speed and accuracy, keyboard skills,
- Ability to travel between bases/ sites as part of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in psychology or accredited conversion course
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS)
- HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Additional training in a therapeutic model
- Supervisor Training
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
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Clarendon
Windmill Way
Hebburn
Tyne and Wear
NE31 1AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)