Employer: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - St Lukes
Town: Bradford
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/01/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist - 22.5 hpw
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to lead our Cardiac Psychology Service, based in the well-established Clinical Health Psychology Department within Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT). Main duties of the job
The role involves: Provision of specialist psychological assessment and therapies to patients under BTHFT Cardiac Services Operational management of the Cardiac Psychology Service Indirect consultation to the Cardiac MDT Input to the community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Group programme Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological input to patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, clinical observation, and clinical literature as appropriate. To formulate and implement plans as appropriate for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client/patient’s psychological difficulties, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s/patient’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. Person specification
Experience
Significant experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist/Psychological therapist with further specialist training/experience. Experience of working with a wide range of adults presenting with the full range of clinical severity across various care settings. Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment. Experience of delivering teaching, training, and clinical supervision. Experience of representing Psychology Professions within the context of multi-disciplinary care. Demonstrable interest in and enthusiasm for working with this specific clinical population. Experience of working with adults with physical health difficulties. Experience of working with adults with significant mental health difficulties and/or substance abuse issues. Skills
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological and systemic assessment, intervention, and management. Highly developed skills in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to carers and staff. Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in various settings. Access to a vehicle within working hours for cross-site working. Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two highly specialised psychological therapies. Knowledge of research design and methodology. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group. Qualifications
Professional qualifications as appropriate: DClin Psychol, Masters/PG Dip as relevant to profession. Current registration with BPS/ACP/HCPC/UKCP/BABCP as appropriate. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to lead our Cardiac Psychology Service, based in the well-established Clinical Health Psychology Department within Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT). Main duties of the job
The role involves: Provision of specialist psychological assessment and therapies to patients under BTHFT Cardiac Services Operational management of the Cardiac Psychology Service Indirect consultation to the Cardiac MDT Input to the community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Group programme Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological input to patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, clinical observation, and clinical literature as appropriate. To formulate and implement plans as appropriate for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client/patient’s psychological difficulties, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s/patient’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. Person specification
Experience
Significant experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist/Psychological therapist with further specialist training/experience. Experience of working with a wide range of adults presenting with the full range of clinical severity across various care settings. Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment. Experience of delivering teaching, training, and clinical supervision. Experience of representing Psychology Professions within the context of multi-disciplinary care. Demonstrable interest in and enthusiasm for working with this specific clinical population. Experience of working with adults with physical health difficulties. Experience of working with adults with significant mental health difficulties and/or substance abuse issues. Skills
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological and systemic assessment, intervention, and management. Highly developed skills in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to carers and staff. Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in various settings. Access to a vehicle within working hours for cross-site working. Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two highly specialised psychological therapies. Knowledge of research design and methodology. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group. Qualifications
Professional qualifications as appropriate: DClin Psychol, Masters/PG Dip as relevant to profession. Current registration with BPS/ACP/HCPC/UKCP/BABCP as appropriate. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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