Applied Psychologist - Clinical in T1DE

Integrated Care System; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust offering a supportive role as an Applied Psychologist within a groundbreaking service for type 1 diabetes patients. This fixed-term position provides the opportunity to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, focusing on integrated care and mental health support.

Benefits

Regular supervision and support

Flexible working arrangements

Robust induction period

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
• Experience in mental health and multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• Strong assessment and counseling skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological triage and assessments for patients.
• Collaborate with the diabetes MDT in joint clinics.
• Facilitate complex patient care plans and training.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Counseling skills

Team collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have a very exciting fixed term opportunity for an Applied Psychologist to join our Directorate of Mental Health working 1 day per week.

This service is one of five national sites across the UK to provide integrated care for patients with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating (T1DE). The aim of this pilot service is to manage the psychological, dietetic and medical support for these individuals in one appointment and held within one team, rather than patient going between teams. The hope is that this will reduce the incidence of severe health complications associated with disordered eating in people living with type 1 diabetes. Leicester was fortunate enough to secure funding to be a pilot site from NHS England in 2022-March 2026 and with the future of the service to then be reviewed.

The service is lead by Professor Pratik Choudhary (Diabetes Consultant), with specialist diabetes nurse and also dietician. We have had psychological cover in the team, but the Psychologist is currently on maternity leave, but may re-join on her return.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support.

Main duties of the job

The role involves me working directly into the diabetes MDT to provide psychological triage of patients referred in to t1de, assessment (including risk), supporting psychologically informed practice by holding joint clinics with consultants, nurses and dieticians, providing monthly supervision to nurses and dietician in T1DE, facilitating wider team formulation meetings to generate care plans for complex patients, holding a small caseload of active patients, building relationships between ED team and FDL through liaison work and providing T1DE training.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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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.

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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