Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6779154
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/12/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to support the development, implementation, continuous monitoring and improvement of the Active Together Programme.
The overall purpose of this role is to lead, establish, deliver and sustain the success of the psychological element of the Active Together Programme at Airedale.
This role includes working under the guidance of the therapy operational manager for the Active Together Programme to take the service to full operational status, and with meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
The clinical/counselling psychologist will also ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the psychological service ensuring the delivery of evidence-based practice, better outcomes for patients and the development of services within the Trust.
The successful candidate will also be a part of the friendly and supportive wider Healthcare Psychology service, with opportunities for peer support, CPD and provision of clinical supervision
Main duties of the job
Airedale NHS foundation trust are working collaboratively with Yorkshire Cancer Research to implement the Active Together model to individuals diagnosed with cancer in the Bradford district and Craven areas.
The Active Together programme will run alongside the existing diagnostic and treatment pathways to ensure patients are optimally prepared for treatment and beyond. It aims to maximise resilience to treatment, improve longer term health, minimise side effects and empower patients to be partners in their healthcare.
This is a funded 5-year programme which will have staged implementation into all relevant cancer pathways. Patients will receive individual assessments and be triaged into a support pathway suitable to their needs. This may be delivered within locality or selected facilities closest to the patient’s home or may be a self-management pathway.
The Post Holder will:
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and main responsibilities of the role are outlined in the attached document within this trac application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained before 1986) as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC registered clinical or counselling psychologist
- Further training in a specialised area of clinical practice through post-doctoral training or a combination of specialist short courses together with an evidence portfolio of supervised practice-based learning e.g. CBT, ACT, CFT, motivational interviewing etc.
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups
- Recent post graduate courses relevant to the Cancer/Cancer rehabilitation.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a HCPC registered clinical/counselling psychologist.
- Experience in working clinically in healthcare psychology, providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment of a wide range of presenting problems.
- Experience of Oncology and/or Palliative care work.
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of leadership /management role
- Experience of leading on Projects/ service improvements
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in cancer care and rehabilitation.
- Knowledge of treatments and consequences of treatment related side effects on a person living with and beyond cancers.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Be able to utilise psychometric tests competently
- Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening, motivational interviewing,and empathy.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Supportive, approachable, tactful, and diplomatic.
- Highly flexible to meet own and service needs and be open to new ideas.
- Always conducts self professionally and able to adapt approach to a range of situations.
Other
Essential criteria
- Current UK driving license
- Access to own transport
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Nick Bergin
- Job title
- Therapy Manager of the Active Together Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292843
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