Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 10/8/27
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Psychology team within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
The post will offer 7.5 hours to the breast cancer service, supporting people with a diagnosis of breast cancer and 14 hours psychological support to the diabetes team.
The clinical psychology department has staff working in paediatric, transition and adult services across a range of specialties. The team meet regularly for department meetings and to share learning and knowledge. There are excellent links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programme at UEA.
We would be keen to hear from applicants who are soon to complete their Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and would appoint newly qualified staff on a Band 7. Candidates with at least 18 months experience would be appointed at a Band 8A.
Main duties of the job
The role includes a combination of individual assessment and treatment appointments, in addition to multi-disciplinary work and consultation. Clinical supervision will be provided by a consultant clinical psychologist and specialist EMDR supervision is available, if the post holder is trained in this approach.
CBT and ACT are currently the most commonly used therapies in these services, although CFT, motivational interviewing and EMDR are all also supported and supervision for these approaches can be offered.
There is scope for offering therapy groups in each specialty. The current post holder has developed excellent relationships with these teams and so Clinical Psychology is highly respected and valued.
In addition to duties within clinics, the postholder will be expected to contribute to the development of Clinical Psychology across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for providing a highly specialist systematic and autonomous clinical psychology service, within the specialist area, in accordance with objectives agreed with service and professional managers. The post will require independent management of caseload and provision of a psychology service with appropriate supervision and professional management, as per BPS guidelines. To provide a clinical service to other specialties, in order to back‑fill any supervision and management time, as agreed with the Service Manager for Clinical Psychology.
- To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the specialist teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self‑report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi‑structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the patient’s care. The post will require manipulation of highly specialist equipment for neuropsychological and psychometric assessments of ability and performance. Assessments will also require the systematic observation, recording, analysis and interpretation of complex visual material.
- To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and management for clients in the service and their families with accompanying psychological difficulties, including clients with highly complex clinical presentations and histories. Treatment to be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence‑based methods.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for adults, children, carers, families and groups (where appropriate) within and across settings employed individually and systemically, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post‑graduate doctorate (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology
Experience
- Experience of working within the Clinical Speciality
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Skills
- A high level ability to communicate effectively (both written and oral) complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Benefits
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
- On‑site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On‑site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
£49,387 to £64,750 a yearper annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part‑time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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