Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist / CBT Therapist in Pain Management

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Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London is seeking a Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist to join the Enfield Pain Service. The role involves providing psychological assessments and interventions for patients with chronic pain conditions. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team and receive ongoing training and support. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on patients' quality of life while developing professional skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in pain management and delivering psychological interventions.
• Ability to conduct psychological assessments and group interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and interventions.
• Co-facilitate group pain management programmes.
• Contribute to service evaluation and improvement projects.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Communication

Research Skills

Education

Post-graduate Doctoral Level Training in Psychology

Level 2 Accredited CBT Course

Job description

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

About

On 1 January 2025 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust became one of the largest trusts in the UK following the acquisition of North Middlesex University Hospital.

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University 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. Welcome to the Royal Free

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Key details

Location

SiteEnfield Pain Service, Highlands Wing, Skye Unit, Chase Farm Hospital EN2 8JLTownEnfieldPostcodeEN2 8JLMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main areaPsychology

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University 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.

Welcome to the Royal Free

Job overview

Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist / CBT Therapist in Pain ManagementThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Enfield Pain Service (EPS) which serves patients who have a long-term pain condition e.g. chronic lower back pain, chronic widespread pain, fibromyalgia. The focus of the Enfield Pain Service is to help patients understand their pain condition, as well as supporting them to develop a range of skills and strategies to manage their pain effectively long-term and improve quality of life . You'll be joining a supportive multidisciplinary team of comprising of medical, physiotherapy and psychology professionals - with the post holder being supervised by a Band 8a psychologist.A background and interest in working with long-term health conditions is an advantage, however the post-holder will also receive training and on-going support within the service. The daily duties will involve supporting the MDT in terms of psychological assessment and delivering 1:1 and group interventions based on CBT, ACT and CFT approaches, along with contributing to service evaluation/improvement projects, supervising an assistant psychologist and liaising with other relevant services e.g. Talking Therapies, MSK services.Working in Pain can be incredibly rewarding and the post-holder will likely be able to develop their psychological skills and expertise that can be generalisable to lots of other types of physical health conditions.

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• Provide specialist psychological assessment
• Provide specialist 1:1 psychological interventions based on cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy and/or compassion focused therapy.
• Co-facilitate group pain management programmes (PMP’s) and contribute to the development of PMP’s
• Contribute to the collection and analysis of outcome data of both individual and group interventions
• Offer advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services’ policies and procedures
• Utilise research skills for audit and research purposes as required.
• The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to obtain further information about the main responsibilities of this post. You are also more than welcome to contact us directly to obtain further information.

• Covid-19 Vaccination

  Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

• AT* - Apprenticeship Training
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Counselling or Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS) with HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• OR Completion of a Level 2 Accredited CBT course (High Intensity IAPT Training Course) as accredited by the British Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within a pain management and/or other Chronic Health conditions setting providing specialist psychological assessment and interventions.
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Skills in the use of outcome measures to aid psychological assessment.
• Skills in assessing pain conditions, impact on quality of life, risk and suitability for self-management approaches.
• Skills in the delivery of psychological interventions relevant to the needs of patients with persistent pain conditions and PTSD and those experiencing psychological difficulties secondary to their health condition.
• Skills in the delivery of CBT, ACT and/or CFT interventions on a 1:1 and group basis.
• Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks in relation to the patient group.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the field of psychology.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria

• Able to manage stressful situations.
• Able to use time effectively and prioritise workload.
• Ability to be reflective about own practice and style
• Ability to work well with others in the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to demonstrate using psychological skills and knowledge in medical settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice e.g. attend and use clinical supervision effectively, follow Trust processes and protocols.

Documents

• JD B7 Psychologist Enfield Pain Service (, 184.4)PDFKB
• PS B7 Psychologist Enfield Pain (, 176.4)PDFKB
• FR (, 111.5)PDFKB
• Allied Health Professional - benefits, about RFL, values and governing objectives (, 939.6)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameDr Jolyon PooleJob titleConsultant Clinical PsychologistEmail address [email protected]