Senior Clinical Psychologist: Adult Health Psychology (Respiratory)

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Job overview

We are delighted to offer this position in the Respiratory Psychology Service (adult) within our rapidly expanding Clinical Health Psychology Department at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT). The service began with a pilot in 2021 and has since received permanent funding; it was relaunched in November 2022. This service comprises of a Principal Clinical Psychologist, the current role advertised and administrative support.

The service provides direct and indirect input into outpatient and inpatient respiratory MDTs including with the asthma team. The successful candidate will be more involved in work on the respiratory wards and new Respiratory Support Unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital. There is some flexibility for the role to be adjusted to reflect the interests and qualifications of the postholder.

This opportunity is ideally suited to someone who is creative and dynamic, as the service is still in the earlier stages of its development. We appreciate that candidates may not have had respiratory experience. Importantly we require a willingness and enthusiasm to learn condition specific information, working with the inpatient and community MDT's.

Supervision will be provided from within the psychology department, offering good opportunities for professional support and development.

We welcome any enquires about this position so please do get in touch. Please note there may be specific days required for this post, which can be discussed on enquiry.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Respiratory MDT's, who value the input of Clinical Psychology for their patients and staff; they will provide psychological services and clinical expertise within these MDT's.

The post holder will be expected to deliver compassionate and skilled psychological care to respiratory patients predominently as inpatients but with some outpatient input. In addition to direct therapy work, there will be the need to work closely with specialist nurses, allied health professionals and medical staff, supporting the development of psychological care within their specialties. The role will involve some supervision, teaching, training, and consultation to the team. Service-evaluation and audit will also be an important and valued element of the role.

Given these are relatively new services, this is an exciting time to contribute to the ongoing service developments. The post holder will also see their role develop in response to changing demands and opportunities as they arise. For example, the role sits within adult respiratory services in CHFT, but there is a current pilot to address the psychological needs of those aged 16+ with asthma transitioning to adult care, and to work alongside the new asthma paediatric psychology service starting in 2025.

Working for our organisation

We are a growing Clinical Health Psychology Department with good relationships across CHFT. We are committed to developing excellent quality care that aims to meet psychological needs of patients who are treated within CHFT. We develop services in a patient focussed way and compassionate care is at the heart of our Department. We actively encourage and support CPD, supervision, service-related audit and research. As a newly established department, there is significant scope to work creatively in the continuation of new trust wide developments and be part of shaping our culture.

See: https://www.cht.nhs.uk/services/clinical-services/psychology

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for a full outline of the main responsibilities of this role. This includes the following:

1. To provide a specialist Clinical Psychology service to paediatric patients as part of the relevant multidisciplinary team(s).
2. To undertake a range of evidenced-based psychological interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual and family) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and the ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.
3. To offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers.
4. To have strategic oversight of the implementation, evaluation and measurement of the development of the paediatric asthma/LTCs psychology service.
5. To offer consultation, advice and disseminate psychological ideas to the wider paediatric department.
6. To make a contribution to the general management, governance and supervision of the wider Clinical Health Psychology Service as agreed.
7. To work autonomously in the execution of these duties and within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Clinical Health Psychology Department and Trust policies and procedures.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential criteria

• Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies, as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling (or equivalent prior to 1995) by course accredited by the BPS and registration as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC.
• Completion of formal clinical supervisor training sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.

Desirable criteria

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with adults who have long term conditions
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• 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.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and offering systemic interpretations to have impact on the team functioning in patient care.
• Relevant experience of developing and setting up new services
• Experience of working with adults with respiratory conditions
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential criteria

• Ability to exercise the full clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment within the clinical specialty and to co-ordinate the psychological care provided by others.
• 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 and challenging behaviour
• Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to provide emotional support, consultation and professional mentorship to multidisciplinary team members

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JDPS Band 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Job Description Appendix A (PDF, 259.2KB)