Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Key details
Location: Site USHx - St Richards Hospital, Town: Chichester, Postcode: PO19 6SE, Major / Minor Region: West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern: Contract: Permanent, Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, Salary period: Yearly, Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
Job Overview
Are you looking for a role where you can shape service development and improve psychological care for those seeking treatment for obesity? This is an exciting opportunity to develop psychology within the bariatric surgery pathway at St. Richard's Hospital, University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx). Following a successful, one-year role we now offer this 1wte substantive post and are looking for a motivated and committed psychologist to provide pre-surgical assessment and introduce psychological support pre- and post-operatively based on current models of best practice.
As Part Of The Bariatric Multi-disciplinary Team You Will:
* Offer specialist assessments and treatment of clients under the care of the bariatric MDT, exercising autonomous professional responsibility.
* Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals e.g. dieticians and clinical nurse specialists, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
* Provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
* Maintain high standards of clinical practice, record keeping, and report writing in accordance with the Healthcare Professions Council and the British Psychological Society's code of conduct as well as Trust Policy.
* Contribute to multi-disciplinary case forums and training sessions to support the knowledge and skills of all staff within the service.
* Develop the role of psychology across the treatment pathway to improve patient outcomes pre- and post-operatively.
* Use research, audit and service development to continue to improve and develop the service in line with the current evidence base.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities:
* To work as a member of the Bariatric MDT at St Richard's Hospital, University Hospital Sussex, providing a high quality, specialist applied psychology service to patients across the bariatric surgical pathway.
* To participate in systematic clinical governance and offer clinical supervision to assistant, trainee and more junior psychologists and other staff.
* To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals and groups accessing care from the bariatric surgical MDT, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways.
* To utilise research skills to undertake service evaluation, audit and research as appropriate and disseminate the results in the service and nationally.
Qualifications:
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as approved by the HPC.
* Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC).
Knowledge/Experience:
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings.
* Demonstrate specialist experience gained post-qualification of working as an applied psychologist.
* Experience of working with adults who are overweight/obese and understanding the associated medical comorbidities and potential social and psychological implications of obesity.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. We welcome applications from under-represented communities.
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