Clinical/Counselling/Health Practitioner Psychologist

Clinical/Counselling/Health Practitioner Psychologist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

An existing opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Clinical, Counselling or Health psychologist to join the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Long Covid psychology team within the department of Clinical Health Psychology at Salford Royal Hospital.

Permanent contract 37.5 hours per week Band 7 Preceptorship / Band 8a

Hybrid working is encouraged with the post-holder splitting the week between working from home and attending the hospital base in Salford.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will:

1. Contribute to the provision and development of specialist psychological care provided to adults with chronic physical health problems, principally Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid conditions.

We can offer you excellent peer support and supervision within the general medicine team and as part of the wider department which is shared between the clinical health psychology and neuropsychology teams.

Enthusiasm and commitment are essential as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills. A commitment to provision of evidence-based health care is essential. An understanding of the psychological factors influencing physical health and delivery of health care would be desirable.

Candidates meeting all criteria will be informed of their interview time and sent a link when shortlisting is complete.

Informal enquiries: Sara Low, Consultant Psychologist 0161 206 5588.

The post holder may be expected to cover other areas of clinical health psychology dependent on changing service needs and waiting list priorities.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The post holder must be able to satisfy the criteria for HCPC Registration for the advertised role.
• BSc Psychology (or equivalent recognised by BPS) and post-graduate doctorate training or statement of equivalence from BPS.
• Doctoral level training in Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology.

Skills and experience

• An interest in working with people with a variety of health conditions.
• Evidence of an understanding of the required skills to formulate and appropriately design an intervention for individuals with chronic health conditions.
• Experience of working in Clinical Health.
• An interest in working with people with chronic health conditions.
• CPD and clinical supervision, the post holder must demonstrate working towards the 'Highly Specialist' criteria for further training and experience.
• Evidence of peer reviewed research publication.
• Experience of developing services and taking on other roles of increasing responsibility such as supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
• Research experience or further doctoral training.
• Understanding of risk assessment in medical settings.
• Familiarity working with patients in a variety of ways including face to face and remotely.

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust