Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist - Heart and Lung Transplant

jobs24.co.uk; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Practitioner Psychologist to join a dedicated Heart and Lung Transplant Psychology Service. This role involves providing tailored psychological support to patients with advanced heart failure and respiratory diseases, working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives, delivering assessments and interventions in both outpatient and inpatient settings. If you're passionate about mental health and looking to contribute to a compassionate team, this role is perfect for you. Join us in making a real difference in the community!

Qualifications

• Experience with patients having physical health conditions is essential.
• Ability to tailor psychological input for transplant recipients.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological interventions for heart and lung transplant patients.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Consultation skills

Supervision and teaching

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Adaptability in psychological interventions

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Relevant clinical training

Tools

Video conferencing tools

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist to join the Heart and Lung Transplant Psychology Service based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The Heart and Lung transplant service works with patients with advanced heart failure and respiratory disease. Patients who are not suitable for heart transplant at the time of their assessment may be offered a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) as a bridge to transplant. As a psychologist, your role will be to consider how to offer a timely and effective service to meet the differing needs of the patient populations across the patient pathway. These include pre-transplant assessments, patients on the national waiting list for transplant, post-transplant recipients, and those living with an LVAD.

There is ample opportunity to offer direct psychological interventions while working collaboratively with the MDT. You would be working under an 8B Practitioner Psychologist lead for the Heart and Lung Transplant Service. The role also provides an exciting opportunity to collaborate and network with other psychologists working in similar services nationally. You will be welcomed by Heart and Lung Transplant colleagues who are keen to support in the continued development of the service.

You will need to demonstrate a highly developed understanding of the psychological impact of heart and respiratory failure and the need for advanced therapies and how pre-existing vulnerabilities may impact upon the impact of such physical health difficulties, as well as being able to adapt your psychological interventions accordingly. With transplant recipients being under the care of the transplant service for life, specific consideration will need to be given to how to tailor psychology input accordingly, along with the ability to work flexibly across outpatient and inpatient settings.

You will have experience in working with patients with physical health conditions. You will be working closely with doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to provide high-quality care, and you will need strong skills in consultation, supervision, and teaching as part of our multidisciplinary teamwork. This role will require face-to-face work, as well as skills in being able to deliver psychological assessment, including pre-surgical assessment, psychological interventions, and teaching in a variety of formats, including via the telephone and video link.

This is a 15 hours per week post but there may be opportunities for additional hours in other specialties - please do indicate in your application if this would be of interest.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.