Clinical Health Psychologist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Rampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the East Midlands invites applications for a highly specialist Clinical Psychologist to lead psychologically informed approaches within the Physical Healthcare Service. You will provide expert consultation, trauma-informed care, and specialist assessments for discharge planning and pain management across community and inpatient settings.

The post includes delivery of staff wellbeing initiatives, supervision of trainees, and development of

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessments for individuals accessing physical healthcare services.
• Assess psychological impact of physical illness, long-term conditions, chronic pain, trauma and health-related behaviours.
• Develop and implement highly specialist psychological formulations integrating biological, psychological, social and systemic factors.
• Provide evidence-based individual and group interventions for psychological distress related to physical health conditions.
• Lead on psychological interventions for persistent pain management to improve functioning and quality of life.
• Provide specialist interventions addressing disordered eating and health-related behaviour change.
• Support trauma-affected individuals through trauma-informed assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes and adapt interventions based on patient needs and evidence.
• Provide expert psychological consultation to multidisciplinary teams and contribute to case discussions and care planning.
• Contribute to trauma-informed care approaches across physical healthcare services and to integrated care pathways.

Job description

To provide a comprehensive, highly specialist clinical psychology service within the Physical Healthcare Service. The post holder will lead on the development and delivery of psychologically informed approaches to support patients and staff, with specialist responsibility for:

• Disordered eating and the psychological aspects of nutrition and weight management.
• Trauma-informed care across the Physical Healthcare Service.
• Persistent pain assessment and management.
• Staff wellbeing, burnout prevention and compassion fatigue interventions.
• The post holder will work across the Physical Healthcare Service providing highly specialist psychological leadership to support patients experiencing the complex interaction between physical and mental health difficulties.

The post holder will provide expert consultation to multidisciplinary teams, supporting complex clinical decision-making and embedding psychological principles within routine physical healthcare practice.

The role will contribute to the development and delivery of psychologically informed and trauma-responsive services, promoting holistic, person-centred care and improving patient outcomes across community, inpatient and outpatient settings.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 10,500 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health and forensic health services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 80 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings and secure environments. We are one of the largest mental health and community health Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments for individuals accessing physical healthcare services, integrating information from clinical interviews, psychometric assessment, behavioural observation, clinical records and multidisciplinary discussion.
• To assess the psychological impact of physical illness, long-term conditions, chronic pain, trauma, health-related behaviours and adjustment difficulties.
• To provide specialist assessment and formulation for individuals presenting with disordered eating behaviours, emotional eating, avoidant or restrictive eating patterns and complex relationships with food, weight and body image.
• To undertake specialist assessments relating to trauma and adverse life experiences that impact physical and psychological wellbeing.
• To develop and implement highly specialist psychological formulations that integrate biological, psychological, social and systemic factors.
• To provide evidence-based individual and group interventions for people experiencing psychological distress associated with physical health conditions.
• To lead on psychological interventions for persistent pain management, supporting patients to improve functioning, self-management and quality of life.
• To provide specialist interventions addressing disordered eating and health-related behaviour change.
• To support individuals affected by trauma through trauma-informed assessment, formulation and intervention.
• To evaluate treatment outcomes and adapt interventions based on patient needs and emerging evidence.
• To provide expert psychological consultation and advice to multidisciplinary teams regarding patient care, treatment planning and service delivery.
• To contribute to complex case discussions and multidisciplinary formulations.
• To lead the development and implementation of trauma-informed care approaches across physical healthcare services.
• To support clinical teams in understanding the psychological impact of physical illness and healthcare experiences.
• To contribute to integrated care pathways that promote parity of esteem between physical and mental health.
• To lead initiatives aimed at improving staff wellbeing across the Physical Healthcare Service.
• To develop and facilitate interventions addressing burnout, compassion fatigue, moral injury and secondary traumatic stress.
• To provide psychologically informed consultation to teams following distressing or traumatic events.
• To establish reflective practice programmes and psychologically safe spaces for staff.
• To contribute to organisational wellbeing strategies designed to support staff retention, resilience and engagement.
• To provide regular clinical supervision to Trainee and Assistant Psychologists.
• To provide specialist supervision relating to trauma-informed care, persistent pain management, disordered eating and staff well-being interventions.
• To design, deliver and evaluate training programmes for multidisciplinary staff.
• To provide consultation, coaching and reflective practice facilitation for clinical teams.
• To contribute to professional development activities across the Trust.
• To maintain an active programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).