Consultant Clinical Psychologist

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust 0.6 WTE Staff support and Women's Health Pathway - Permanent role

This post is an opportunity for an experienced and passionate clinical health psychologist to work across two established and effective services to deliver excellent psychological provision for staff and patients and to lead on the strategic development of each service.

The staff support service offers 1-1 and team-based approaches with the opportunity to contribute strategically to whole Trust developments in health and wellbeing.
There is expertise in trauma intervention and scope to further develop trauma informed care across settings.
The post holder would provide leadership to the staff, engage with Trust stakeholders to develop services and co-create the strategic aims for the team.

The women's health pathway includes input to the maternity service, supporting patients presenting with birth trauma, secondary tokophobia and service related distress.
We are working within and across services to develop input for neonates and the post holder would lead on further scoping and business cases to support the midwifery and maternity staff team.

Main duties of the job To take the lead in the Strategic development and systematic provision of high quality, specialised clinical psychology programmes of care and advice to patients and staff working throughout South Warwickshire, covering all physical health specialties with a specific focus on the Staff Support service and Women's Health pathway. To propose service changes and policy for all clinicians providing psychological care (MDT etc.)
in the general patient group. To provide highly specialist clinical health psychology assessment and therapy across the health economy for patient groups as negotiated with the Director. To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on patient care to colleagues and carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise individual responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the patient groups described. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within various patient specialties as negotiated with the Director. To support workforce development by training and supervision. To be responsible for the allocation of resources, line and operational management of the clinicians working with the general patient care delivery. To provide highly specialist teaching for the Birmingham, Warwick & Coventry University Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training courses and other training providers. About us Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Job responsibilities Clinical To provide highly specialist psychological assessments requiring advance theoretical and practical knowledge of a variety of psychological models to a broad range of patients. To be responsible for formulating and implementing highly specialist psychological intervention plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a patients physical and psychological health problems. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, including members of staff, carers, families and groups. To evaluate and decide on treatment options utilising physical and psychological theoretical and therapeutic models. To decide upon appropriate courses of action and exercise autonomous professional responsibility. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals. To facilitate a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients of the service. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients. To act as care co-ordinator, where appropriate. To communicate complex information in a highly developed, skilled and sensitive manner. To provide highly specialist clinical assessment and therapy which will involve sitting still for substantial periods of time. To provide expert advice and support, training and development to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care. To have an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of clinical health psychology services. Teaching, Training and Supervision To receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To provide expert advice, consultation, training and supervision to other members of the general team. To undertake and continue developing skills in the teaching of psychologically related workshops. To advise/support/provide professional and clinical supervision of Clinical Psychologist colleagues. Management, Recruitment, Policy and Service Development To continue to develop and manage a highly specialist psychology service. To work in partnership with other senior colleagues in the team. To represent Clinical Psychology on relevant strategic planning groups. To be aware of relevant government policies and clinical guidelines. To support the working practices of clinical and non-clinical staff. To participate in the shortlisting and interviewing process. To jointly plan psychology services with the Director of Clinical Health Psychology. Research and Service Evaluation To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice. To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff. To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation. General To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice. To undertake responsibility for maintaining the highest standards of clinical record keeping. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation and Trust policies. To lead meetings within the department. To be familiar with equipment in the department. To drive to patients place of residence, if appropriate. To observe personal duty of care. Person Specification Qualifications Doctoral level training in clinical psychology. Post-doctoral training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice. HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. Post-qualification training in research methodology. Experience Experience of psychological assessment and treatment across care settings. Experience of working within Clinical Heath Psychology services. Experience of teaching, training and supervision. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups. Experience of service development and leading a service. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. Over seven years post qualification experience. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Proven leadership skills. Experience of professional management of qualified and prequalified clinical psychologists. Skills Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment. High level of ability to communicate effectively. Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology. Evidence of continuing professional development. High level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological therapies. Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice. Personal Qualities Compassionate and kind values driven approach to patient care. Communicates openly, honestly and professionally. Drives service improvements with a desire to grow. Other Ability to teach and train others. Ability to identify and provide support to carers and staff. Ability to employ mechanisms of clinical governance. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. 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.

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