Clinical Psychologist

Job Title: Clinical Psychologist

Grade: Band 8a

Trust: Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Location: Wayside House , Wilsons Land , Coventry , CV6 6NY

Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30-4.30

About the Trust:

Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust are rated 'Good’ in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. The Trust works across 101 locations including 5 hospitals, delivering community and mental health services to 1 million people. The Trust also has exciting plans to transform care for mental health, Musculo-skeletal conditions (MSK), learning disabilities and autism. This includes a brand-new state-of-the-art Rainbow Unit, providing facilities for inpatients with a learning disability and/ or autism

About the team:

Would you like to join a truly multidisciplinary team who provide compassionate, person-centred palliative care. Working as a Psychologist within this team provides opportunities to work with people, and their families at a time when often people are focussed and ready to evaluate and make significant psychological changes at the end of their life.

In addition, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team who deliver all aspects of community palliative care. A key element of your role will be to work with, or alongside your colleagues to support our patients. As part of this role there will be opportunities to deliver reflective practice session and clinical supervision to colleagues.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

• Assessed post-qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist., including neuropsychological experience, sufficient to have completed Band 7 preceptorship requirements
• Experience of working with people and their carers in a physical health setting
• Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances
• Registered with HCPC

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body

Role responsibilities:

• To support the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist Clinical Psychology Service to a wide range of patients receiving palliative care and long term conditions, and their families and carers.
• To work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues in Integrated Palliative Care Services and OOH services within the Community Health and Well-being Directorate.
• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
• To provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multi-agency professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.
• To offer training and supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• To propose and implement policy changes within the areas served by the team/service.
• To work autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall framework of the Trust and teams’ policies and procedures.
• To assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems.
• To adhere to the lone worker policy

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