Highly Specialised Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Haemophilia, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Service, overseeing the provision of psychological care for children and families with Haemophilia and other related bleeding disorders. The post holder will be part of the Southern Haemophilia Network (SHN) as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. The SHN is unique in providing comprehensive life span care for patients with inherited bleeding disorders across the south of England. Psychology has been an integral and highly valued part of care since 2014 and the post holder will form part of a growing service providing specialist psychological support to children and young people across the network.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide complex psychological assessment and therapy, at the same time offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers working autonomously within professional guidelines.
2. To utilise research skills to contribute to qualitative and quantitative research projects that are already underway within the service. To use research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within areas specified by the service, undertaking agreed personal research and development.
3. To work as an autonomous practitioner who is individually accountable for all clinical decisions within professional guidelines and whilst consulting appropriately with peers and receiving clinical supervision.
4. To be responsible for formal and informal teaching and training to healthcare staff about the psychological needs of the client group. To attend multidisciplinary clinics and meetings as appropriate to contribute to the wider work of the service.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

1. The post holder will agree standards for own work with their line manager, whilst ensuring that the overall pattern of work is in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
2. To conduct specialist clinical psychology assessments of children and families referred to the psychology service, based upon appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a wide variety of sources.
3. To provide integrated formulations and highly specialised psychological treatments for clients with inherited bleeding disorders with highly complex difficulties.
4. To be responsible for implementing a wide range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups and, when appropriate, family members choosing from a range of treatment options or expert opinions, using clinical judgement and knowledge of evidence-based approaches to plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans.
5. In making such decisions theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors will be taken into account.
6. To develop, deliver and systematically evaluate services for children and young people with Haemophilia and other related bleeding disorders, providing highly specialised advice concerning their care and treatment.
7. To ensure that clients receive well co-coordinated care, through liaison with other staff, attendance at relevant team meetings and relevant meetings involving outside agencies and related administration.
8. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals working with the individual on psychological aspects of risk management and assessment.
9. To participate in professional development and maintain appropriate levels of registration/accreditation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

1. Registration with the HCPC
2. Postgraduate doctoral level training

Desirable criteria

1. Post-doctoral training in additional specialised area of psychological practice and/or research methods.

Experience

Essential criteria

1. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and families.
2. Experience of delivering tailored psychological interventions and drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches.
3. Experience of implementing service developments informed by audit and outcome data.

Skills

Essential criteria

1. Doctoral level knowledge of clinical or counselling psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
2. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis; skills in using SPSS.
3. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management of individuals presenting with complex problems.

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff.

The paperwork:

1. HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
2. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date.
3. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
4. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English.
5. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date.