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Location
SiteTrustwideTown317 TrustwidePostcodeNE1 4LPMajor / Minor RegionTyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursPart time - 24 hours per week
Salary
Salary£46,148 - £52,809 pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 7)
Specialty
Main area317 Psy Adult Long Term ConditionsInterview date13/03/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
Were in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our thriving Clinical Health Psychology department. The post-holder will be part of the Long-Term Conditions Faculty, covering services including diabetes, cardiology, and respiratory medicine. We work with patients to support their medical treatment and psychological wellbeing. The successful candidate will work within the diabetes and cardiology psychology teams, supporting the Lead Clinical Psychologists in these specialties.
Clinical work will include assessment, formulation and treatment of psychological difficulties including: anxiety problems and low mood related to living with long-term and complex health conditions; persistent symptom management; adherence to treatment; and adjustment to diagnosis and complications. There will be opportunities to work with both inpatients and outpatients, and to provide therapy and psychoeducation groups, and consultation to health professional colleagues. There will also be opportunities to be involved with research, service development, teaching and training.
* Interview Date Thursday 13 March 2025
* 24 Hours/Week
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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* To provide highly specialised psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to adults with psychological problems related to their diabetes, cardiology problems, and other long-term health conditions.
* To provide advice and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines and work closely within multidisciplinary teams.
* To contribute to psychoeducation and therapy groups.
* To be involved with research, service development and evaluation, teaching and training.
* To contribute to the wider department, for example, through service development and project work.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
Freeman Hospital
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under Documents to download or Supporting documents.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The post-holder will be managed by the highly specialised clinical psychologist working into diabetes psychology. The successful candidate will become a member of a large and supportive department of psychological professionals, and will have supervision and opportunities for continued professional development. The department has links to the local university psychology courses.
* To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the long term conditions service including inpatients and outpatients across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
* Offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
* To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
* Registered with HCPC (eligible for HCPC registration at appointment)
Desirable criteria
* Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable criteria
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
* In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist in Health Services
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
* Well developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
* High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
* Computer literate competent use of email/internet
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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Documents
* JD & PS (, 163.7)PDFKB
* Newcastle Staff Benefits (, 274.4)PDFKB
* Behaviour and Civility Charter (, 93.8)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameDr Frances WilkinsJob titleClinical PsychologistEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0191 2824081
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