Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist
Kings College Hospital
London, UK
Permanent
GPB 55,690 - GPB 62,682
Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist NHS AfC: Band 8a Main area Integrated Psychosocial Service for Cardiorespiratory Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref 213-DivisionB A
Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/:59
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Are you looking for a exciting role that aims to bring the physical, psychological and social aspects of care together in an integrated way? We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to join the Integrated Psychosocial Service for Cardiorespiratory (IPS-CR). This role would suit an existing 8a psychologist (looking to develop and enhance their skills working within a specialist area) or an enthusiastic and capable band 7 psychologist (looking to progress to an 8a role in an exciting area of clinical practice). This part time, permanent position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative model of psycho social care that has demonstrated strong outcomes since its inception. We are looking for a dynamic, compassionate and enthusiastic psychologist to become part of this friendly and innovative team serving a diverse inner city population with an unparalleled case mix. Support structures are in place with the post holder benefitting from clinical and professional supervision from a consultant clinical psychologist (with a long standing special interest in cardiorespiratory patient populations), expert input and support from a consultant psychiatrist, close working relationships and specialist support from within the integrated respiratory and heart failure teams, collaborations with numerous medical departments and peer support from a friendly and innovative group of psychologists, psychotherapists, wider mental health and social work colleagues.
Main duties of the job Main duties of the job
• To provide a highly specialist psychological provision to the Integrated Psychosocial Service for Cardiorespiratory (IPS CR) including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in the psychological aspects of the care and treatment of people with COPD and heart failure.
• To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (King's College Hospital), partner organisations (South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and the cardiorespiratory services (specifically the Integrated Respiratory and Heart Failure Teams), taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved
Working for our organisation King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person centred, digitally enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the cardiorespiratory service including developing and delivering psychological interventions tailored to the needs of people living with complex medical and psychosocial problems; particularly those associated with their diagnosis of COPD and/or heart failure.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To work with colleagues to co ordinate the services delivered by the integrated psychosocial service for cardiorespiratory (IPS CR).
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
• To contribute to the effective working of the team/service and to help contribute to the development and facilitation of a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• To participate in a duty rota with responsibility for triage of referrals and requests for advice.
• To contribute to Multidisciplinary Team Meetings that are held on Wednesdays.
• To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
• To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
• To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
KR 3 Policy and service development
• To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
• To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.
• To participate in the ongoing implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines) across the service.
• To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
• To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust's equipment and physical resources.
• To ensure that the post holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.
KR 5 Management and supervision
• To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychologists and any assistant psychologists based within the team with support from a more senior psychologist.
• To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism.
• To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate.
• To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychologists, as appropriate.
• To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi disciplinary staff as appropriate.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
• To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.
• To undertake occasional teaching and specialised training to professionals in the wider service/MDT as appropriate.
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service/MDT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology and the wider cardiorespiratory services and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
• To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.
KR 7 Record keeping and Information Governance
• To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
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Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/:59
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Are you looking for a exciting role that aims to bring the physical, psychological and social aspects of care together in an integrated way? We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to join the Integrated Psychosocial Service for Cardiorespiratory (IPS-CR). This role would suit an existing 8a psychologist (looking to develop and enhance their skills working within a specialist area) or an enthusiastic and capable band 7 psychologist (looking to progress to an 8a role in an exciting area of clinical practice). This part time, permanent position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative model of psycho social care that has demonstrated strong outcomes since its inception. We are looking for a dynamic, compassionate and enthusiastic psychologist to become part of this friendly and innovative team serving a diverse inner city population with an unparalleled case mix. Support structures are in place with the post holder benefitting from clinical and professional supervision from a consultant clinical psychologist (with a long standing special interest in cardiorespiratory patient populations), expert input and support from a consultant psychiatrist, close working relationships and specialist support from within the integrated respiratory and heart failure teams, collaborations with numerous medical departments and peer support from a friendly and innovative group of psychologists, psychotherapists, wider mental health and social work colleagues.
Main duties of the job Main duties of the job
• To provide a highly specialist psychological provision to the Integrated Psychosocial Service for Cardiorespiratory (IPS CR) including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in the psychological aspects of the care and treatment of people with COPD and heart failure.
• To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (King's College Hospital), partner organisations (South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and the cardiorespiratory services (specifically the Integrated Respiratory and Heart Failure Teams), taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved
Working for our organisation King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person centred, digitally enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the cardiorespiratory service including developing and delivering psychological interventions tailored to the needs of people living with complex medical and psychosocial problems; particularly those associated with their diagnosis of COPD and/or heart failure.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To work with colleagues to co ordinate the services delivered by the integrated psychosocial service for cardiorespiratory (IPS CR).
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
• To contribute to the effective working of the team/service and to help contribute to the development and facilitation of a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• To participate in a duty rota with responsibility for triage of referrals and requests for advice.
• To contribute to Multidisciplinary Team Meetings that are held on Wednesdays.
• To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
• To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
• To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
KR 3 Policy and service development
• To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
• To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.
• To participate in the ongoing implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines) across the service.
• To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
• To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust's equipment and physical resources.
• To ensure that the post holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.
KR 5 Management and supervision
• To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychologists and any assistant psychologists based within the team with support from a more senior psychologist.
• To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism.
• To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate.
• To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychologists, as appropriate.
• To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi disciplinary staff as appropriate.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
• To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.
• To undertake occasional teaching and specialised training to professionals in the wider service/MDT as appropriate.
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service/MDT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology and the wider cardiorespiratory services and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
• To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.
KR 7 Record keeping and Information Governance
• To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
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Salary range
- GPB 55,690 - GPB 62,682