Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Respiratory Medicine

Job summary

Are you a Clinical Psychologist looking for a new challenge, then this post offers a fantastic opportunity for you to be part of the high quality and well-regarded Adult Cardiorespiratory Enhanced and Responsive Service (ACERs). The successful candidate will lead a well-established integrated Specialist Clinical Health Psychology Service for patients with chronic respiratory conditions, predominantly COPD and asthma. Although the wider ACERs Team encompasses both cardio and respiratory services, the ACERs Psychology Service is commissioned to work only with the Respiratory Service population at the current time.

Main duties of the job

The post is responsible for promoting effective psychological interventions within community settings, including providing assessment and intervention for people with chronic respiratory conditions and signposting to other services as needed. The role is fully integrated into the wider MDT and therefore involves consultation to colleagues from non-psychology disciplines, contributing to complex case discussions and multi-agency links with physical and mental health services, across primary and secondary care including community and voluntary organisations.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology
• Chartership by the British Psychological Society
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision of trainees

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• At least a 6 month placement in one of the following: Older Adults or Health Psychology.
• Highly-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialized psychological therapies -CBT and one other.
• Ability to manage and tolerate highly distressing/emotional situations.

Desirable

• Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with Long Term Conditions.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary input.
• Experience of supervision e.g. of a Assistant Psychologist and/or line management experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working in acute and community health psychology settings and with specific client groups (e.g. respiratory, physical disability, neuro-disability)

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed knowledge of key NHS policy developments for patients with long-term conditions.
• Highly developed knowledge of specialist psychological interventions for patients with physical health problems.

Desirable

• Knowledge and clinical experience of neuro-psychological assessment and intervention for neuro-disability.

Other

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously without supervision
• Competence in advanced IT packages and computer literacy.
• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion

Person Specification
Education and qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology
• Chartership by the British Psychological Society
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision of trainees

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• At least a 6 month placement in one of the following: Older Adults or Health Psychology.
• Highly-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialized psychological therapies -CBT and one other.
• Ability to manage and tolerate highly distressing/emotional situations.

Desirable

• Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with Long Term Conditions.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary input.
• Experience of supervision e.g. of a Assistant Psychologist and/or line management experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working in acute and community health psychology settings and with specific client groups (e.g. respiratory, physical disability, neuro-disability)

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed knowledge of key NHS policy developments for patients with long-term conditions.
• Highly developed knowledge of specialist psychological interventions for patients with physical health problems.

Desirable

• Knowledge and clinical experience of neuro-psychological assessment and intervention for neuro-disability.

Other

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously without supervision
• Competence in advanced IT packages and computer literacy.
• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

St Leonards Hospital

Nuttall Street

London

N1 5LZ

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