Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at a leading healthcare organization for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist. The successful candidate will provide high-quality psychological support to patients with persistent pain and work within a dynamic, compassionate team focused on service improvement and professional development.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Staff recognition programs

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist.
• Experience with persistent pain management is preferred.
• Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and evidence-based support for patients in pain management.
• Engage collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team for service evaluation and improvement.
• Adhere to CPD and professional registration requirements.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Trauma-informed care

Collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

• Please note this post will be closed early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received*
  
  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to work within the Community Pain Management Service within the Medical Psychology Department at North Tees and Hartlepool. The post is to support patients who are living with persistent pain, encouraging self-management and the utilisation of psychological coping strategies, whilst also reducing the reliance on pharmacological intervention. You will be working within a team of psychologists, psychological therapists, applied psychologists, assistant psychologists and physiotherapists, to provide a high quality and responsive care to patients who live with persistent pain.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative Psychology Team. The post-holder will be based within a diverse Medical Psychology Department at the University Hospital of Hartlepool, working alongside motivated and compassionate psychology colleagues. This post provides excellent additional opportunities, including strong peer support, quality supervision and an emphasis on CPD.

The Successful Post-holder Will

Offer specialist assessment and evidence-based, psychologically-informed support to patients accessing the Community Pain Management service within the Medical Psychology Department.

Work to provide a high-quality, compassionate and trauma-informed service to all individuals.

Implement a range of specialist psychological approaches, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

Undertake psychological risk assessment and risk management, as well as providing specialist advice to colleagues across the MDT.

Provide psychological consultation to the wider MDT, alongside training and psycho-education as required.

Engage collaboratively with colleagues in service evaluation, audit and research.

Support opportunities aimed at improving services.

Receive clinical supervision and adhere to CPD/professional registration requirements.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, our main priority is to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff achievements and dedication through the Star and Team of the month, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Reshmee Diro Ejara Job title: Senior Psychological Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01429 522049

All enquiries should be directed to our psychology administration team in the first instance who will facilitate any enquiries. They can be reached on 01429 522049 or via email [e-mail]. We would also warmly welcome any requests for an informal visit of the Medical Psychology Department.