Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 32 hours per week (0.85wte)
- Job ref
- 164-7087770
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Medical Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
Clinical Psychologist Emergency Department - permanent position, B8B 0.85wte.
This post will mainly be based within the Emergency Department to provide both patient & staff support. The post will involve supporting the development of a patient model within the Emergency Department. Staff support will comprise of psychological signposting guidance & general psychological support to staff, when required.
This is a new post within a newly developing specialist service and in addition to a clinical caseload, the post-holder will be involved in helping to develop the service further, in collaboration with the existing Consultant Clinical Psychologist post-holder, the wider service & the management team.
Main duties of the job
The post requires a regular physical presence in the Emergency Department & also availability to support staff either in person in the Department, via telephone call, video call or email.
The post holder will be accountable for their own professional actions as a Highly Specialist Psychologist. They will work autonomously within professional, Trust and team guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Emergency Department.
As required, to provide training, teaching and supervision to psychologists and non-psychologists within NUH.
In collaboration with the Head of Specialism and Director of Psychology to carry out and contribute to audit, policy and service development, and research activities and/or programmes as required. To ensure department-wide Clinical Governance compliance as agreed with Head of Service.
To participate in clinical governance for the Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology department and to ensure department-wide Clinical Governance compliance as agreed with Head of Service.
To assist as appropriate in the event of a Major Incident.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Completion of further post qualification specialist relevant training, including training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
- Training in 2 or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan/developmental psychology
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. trauma, pain management, etc.
- Post-qualification accreditation in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g., cognitive behaviour therapy, ACT, Mindfulness, EMDR, etc.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with people with medical and health conditions
- Experience of working with a wide range of client groups and presentations
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with other disciplines including medicine and nursing
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to other clinical staff including psychologists.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of providing a reflective practice space to staff and/or supporting staff groups
- Experience in conducting or supporting service development projects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in acute hospital on inpatient wards with patients with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of working with delirium
- Experience of working with patients and families
- Experience of developing and delivering training courses of varying lengths
- Experience of conducting evaluation projects and clinical research within health settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience in working with challenging client groups (e.g. people with multiple physical, social and psychological problems, or people whose health is seriously compromised by inabilities to adhere to medical treatment)
- Demonstrable experience as a Clinical Psychologist working physical healthcare setting or with patients from services such as critical care and major trauma.
- Experience of working with patients with traumatic, severe and complex physical injuries
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust's values
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Ability to communicate highly complex/sensitive information to clients, their family/carers and to relevant staff
- Ability to deal sensitively and constructively when in high emotive and/or hospital situations with patients/carers/staff.
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with the Trust’s “we are here for you” behavioural standards
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- High level of analytical and judgment knowledge and skill to analyse and interpret a range of complex information including medical and psychological, in order to make appropriate formulation and support service development
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Ability to contribute to policy and service development forums and propose service changes and developments
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
Planning & Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to move between various locations within the hospital in a working day.
- Ability to continue to think clearly in situations of high emotion and stress.
- On site working
Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rachael Staniec
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion about the role. For further information and informal discussion please contact:
Dr R Staniec, Consultant Clinical Psychologist - [email protected]
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