Job summary
- Main area
- Renal Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 23 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (0.8WTE)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-5828946-F
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Would you like to come and work in our dynamic renal health and counselling psychology service and support
some novel renal transformation initiatives? We are looking for a practitioner psychologist who can work within
our renal multidisciplinary team of dietitians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, surgeons and nurses to improve
equity to and the quality of our renal services.
Inputting to a wider programme of work, you will contribute to our Kidney Fitness for Transplantation (K-FiT)
weight loss multidisciplinary team (MDT) and to new clinics for patients living with obesity and kidney disease
who are prescribed the weight loss drug Semaglutide. The programme aims to support patients to explore
lifestyle and dietary changes to improve their access to the kidney transplant waiting list and/or bariatric surgery.
As a valued member of the renal psychology team, you will also input to our dialysis programme to ensure
patients receive psychological support to explore the barriers to undertaking specific home treatments, including
supporting decision-making to ensure patients receive dialysis treatments most appropriate for them.
These include Cancer & Palliative Care, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, Elderly Care, Hepatology,
Haemophilia, HIV, ICU, Immunology and Rare Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory,
and Women’s Health.
Main duties of the job
The Trust has recognised the value of and contribution of PTNC staff in delivering excellent care and outcomes
and shown its commitment by investing in a more robust structure of governance and support. Priorities for
PTNC leads are focused on ensuring each clinician has the support necessary for their role, including access to
varied specialist supervision, line management and professional development. They actively work to create a
community that encourages dialogue, learning from each other and mutual support. Joint working with
colleagues is supported where relevant to the clinical work both within and beyond the Trust boundary. PTNC
leads are also raising the profile of its staff, showcasing good practice, innovation and research, with some of our
staff holding research grants. Many of the staff have good working relationships with third sector organisations,
are involved in teaching and training a variety of staff including their own profession and host trainees and other
student placements in their services.
We are looking to welcome new staff to the PTNC community, who share our values of working together and
supporting each other.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities are included in the attached job description. The person specification details skills and experience, aptitudes and qualities that are necessary for this post.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and delivery of effective interventions with patients in an acute hospital setting including outpatient and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with patients with co-morbid physical health conditions
- Evidence of clinical experience in management of patients with obesity using cognitive-behavioural, and/or motivational interviewing assessment and intervention techniques
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Knowledge and experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of facilitating multidisciplinary group Weight Management Programmes or other patient health groups
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of Health Psychology Behaviour Change models
- Experience of working clinically with patients with kidney disease
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Highly skilled in the ability to 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 nonprofessional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the fields of Health, Clinical and/or Counselling Psychology
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical package
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to work autonomously and flexibly
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
- Dr Sarah Afuwape
- Job title
- Consultant Renal & Liver Psychology Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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