Stroke / Neuro Psychologist

Job summary Preceptorship up to 8AAn excellent opportunity has arisen for a PractitionerPsychologist to work alongside our multi-disciplinary colleagues atWorcestershire Acute Hospitals in two psychologically informed services Strokeand Neurology.
Emotional andpsychological support is an integral component of the care these twoprogressive teams provide and the Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist is akey and highly valued member of the teams.
Multi-disciplinary team working iscentral to this role.This is a perfect opportunity for a newly qualifiedpsychologist, or a psychologist with previous experience who wants to developtheir skills in physical health psychology.Prior experience of working in physical health is not essential, and weare very happy to consider job share and flexible working arrangements.
The most important qualities are goodcommunication skills, working co-operatively and thinking creatively.You will join a growing team of psychologists, led by aConsultant Psychologist, providing a specialist physical health psychologyservice to people who are receiving care from Worcestershire Acute HospitalsTrust.This is a full time post which will be based at WorcesterRoyal Hospital.Please contact Dr Heidi Napier on 07874 642290 Main duties of the job 1.
Workas an independent and autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelinesand the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility forown work including treatment and discharge decisions.
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Carry a defined caseload of patients who have a varying rangeof severity and complexity of psychological issues, and provide support totheir families and carers, as appropriate.
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Undertake the screening, assessment, formulation, treatment andmanagement of patients as required within the Service with a varying range ofseverity and complexity of psychological problems.
In particular, patients withpsychological conditions relating to management of their health difficulties, someof which may be highly specialised.
Assessment and intervention to involvefamilies and carers, as appropriate.
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Use initiative and take responsibility for themselves and thequality of their work and the service they provide to patients and the Service.5.
Collaboratively evaluate the appropriateness of referrals froma number of sources; referrals to be accepted as resources permit.
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Carry a caseload of appropriate size, complexity and severity,including patients whose problems may be complicated by biological, social,familial, environmental and educational factors, physical ill-health orbereavement and may be presented in a challenging or distressed manner.
About us Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First.
We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care.
You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward.
Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.Our objectives are simple:Best services for local peopleBest experience of care and best outcomes for our patientsBest use of resourcesBest peopleBetter never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description Job responsibilities 1.
Workas an independent and autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelinesand the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility forown work including treatment and discharge decisions.
2.
Carry a defined caseload of patients who have a varying rangeof severity and complexity of psychological issues, and provide support totheir families and carers, as appropriate.
3.
Undertake the screening, assessment, formulation, treatment andmanagement of patients as required within the Service with a varying range ofseverity and complexity of psychological problems.
In particular, patients withpsychological conditions relating to management of their health difficulties, someof which may be highly specialised.
Assessment and intervention to involvefamilies and carers, as appropriate.
4.
Use initiative and take responsibility for themselves and thequality of their work and the service they provide to patients and the Service.5.
Collaboratively evaluate the appropriateness of referrals froma number of sources; referrals to be accepted as resources permit.
6.
Carry a caseload of appropriate size, complexity and severity,including patients whose problems may be complicated by biological, social,familial, environmental and educational factors, physical ill-health orbereavement and may be presented in a challenging or distressed manner.
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Provide specialised psychological therapies which requirespecialist post-qualification experience, supervision and training to acquirethe necessary clinical and therapeutic skills and personal resources.
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Provide psychological therapy, where appropriate, making use ofa variety of psychological models, as appropriate, with individuals, families,parents and/or groups.
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Collaborate on direct and indirect clinical casework with theService MDT and staff of other agencies, to enhance the capacity of otherprofessionals to carry out their responsibilities.
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Promote excellent psychologically-informed practice by staffin the Service and provide clinical leadership to other professionals whopractice psychological approaches.
Promote a service consistent and compliantwith the philosophy of person-centred and evidence based practice.
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Undertake risk assessments and risk management of individualspresenting with risk of vulnerability or self-harm.
Provide general advice toother professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.12.
Select and provide specialised psychological assessments,including developmental, cognitive and psychometric assessments, which requiretraining and expertise to acquire the necessary dexterity, accuracy andobservational skills.
Interpret complex psychological data from a variety ofsources, including neuropsychological tests, psychometric tests, andself-report measures, rating scales, structured observations andsemi-structured interviews with patients, their relatives and others involvedin the patients care.
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Adhere to appropriate confidentiality guidance from the Trust,the HCPC and the BPS with respect to considering issues of risk, supervisionand safeguarding.ImprovingDiversity and Inclusive Recruitment:Aspart of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive actionis being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed InterviewScheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the personspecification for this role.Applicantswill be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to beconsidered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their responsewould be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.Ifyou have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contactRob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Post qualification training in specific, evidence-based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Desirable Training, study days or conferences relating to the delivery of psychological care on an acute / hyperacute stroke unit Training in the supervision of other Psychologists Training study days or conferences relating to physical health conditions Experience Essential Experience in working with people who have physical health difficulties A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist within a relevant area Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical Psychologists Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across a range of mental health presentations, including physical health Experience of assessing an providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations Experience of conducting clinically relevant research Experience of working with highly emotive and distressing problems Experience of multi-agency/ multidisciplinary working Therapeutic expertise in working with groups/carers/families Experience of consultation to non-psychology staff Experience of designing and delivering teaching and training Desirable Experience of working in stroke, neurology or neuropsychology services Experience of working in an acute hospital setting (and supporting patients and their families) Understanding of specific issues that might arise through working in an acute hospital settings.
Experience of representing psychology within the multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of strategic planning and service development Experience of teaching or training psychologists on a doctoral training course Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment Essential As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.