Job overview
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to take a key clinical role in the delivery of psychological care pathways for the St Mary’s Hospital Major Trauma Centre. We are looking for a psychologist to contribute to the implementation of the integrated psychological model of care, working in partnership with psychology leads and the Major Trauma team.
New Major Trauma Psychology teams were recently created at each of London’s four major trauma centres. This role will help implement inpatient and outpatient follow-up screening and treatment pathways for survivors of major trauma. As well as an active clinical role, there will opportunities for supervision, support and training to assistant psychologists, working within the MTC pathways.
The post-holder will be a member of the Clinical Health Psychology & Neuropsychology Department, and will be joining our Major Trauma Psychology team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience in working in relevant health settings as part of an MDT.
The main duties include, but are not limited to:
-Working with the Major Trauma Psychology team and the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) MDT to deliver new psychological pathways of care
-Provide clinical support to patients and their families on the newly established Major Trauma psychology pathways, on both an inpatient and outpatient basis
-Support the development of a psychological milieu and a trauma-informed approach to care.
-Undertake complex assessments and intervention strategies
-Offer consultancy and provide expert advice to MTC colleagues, and the wider clinical multi-professional team, other agencies and non-professional carers.
-Contribute to the design and delivery of education and training to the MTC MDT and for services on the wider NWL care pathways, where appropriate
-Contribute to the coordination of the psychological response to major incidents in London
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent).
2. Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
3. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
Desirable criteria
4. Completion of post-doctoral training in relevant area.
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist, within a medical setting or a directly relevant area of specialism
6. Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature following physical injury or in the context of a complex medical condition.
7. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
8. Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with a multicultural framework.
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of teaching and training non-psychologist colleagues
10. Experience of supervising assistant psychologists.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of health psychology, rehabilitation, lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
12. Knowledge of trauma informed care particularly in relation to physical health settings.
Desirable criteria
13. Evidence of continuing training in psychological practice through formal post-doctoral training (diploma/evidenced portfolio or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses
Skills
Essential criteria
14. Skills in application of psychological interventions in a specialist area (e.g. adapting CBT and third wave approaches for medical settings)
15. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to effective team functioning.
16. Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
17. Interest in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical health psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary settings..
18. A commitment to the evaluation of services and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area
19. Able to contain and work with organisational stress and to help others to manage their own stress.