Clinical Psychologist - Bath Centre for Pain Services

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bath; Hybride; GBP 43 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Full induction covering chronic pain/“

Annual training week with external TRs

Education programme including study,

Staff wellbeing programme

Access to a pool

Extensive staff benefits

Staff networks and a culture of growth

Résumé du poste

The Bath Centre for Pain Services at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to deliver ACT-based therapy for chronic pain across ages within an interdisciplinary team.

The post offers a full induction and broad clinical work, with a focus on developing ACT skills in a national specialist service. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration are essential.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is essential for HCPC registration.
• Experience in NHS and across the lifespan is desirable.
• Ability to contribute to research and education programs.

Responsabilités

• Deliver therapeutic interventions to people of all ages with complex chronic pain.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Contribute to research, publishing and presenting at scientific meetings.
• Attend weekly clinical development meetings, supervision, and psychology meetings.
• Take part in annual team training and education activities.

Description du poste

Band 7 Clinical Psychologist post in the Bath Centre for Pain Services, a national specialist service within Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The work is therapy for people of all ages with complex chronic pain, delivered through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy within an interdisciplinary team. The post suits a newly qualified psychologist or someone building ACT skills, with a full induction and broad clinical work across the age range. A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology appropriate for HCPC registration is essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver therapeutic interventions to people of all ages with complex chronic pain and associated disability
• Provide a breadth of clinical work across the age range, including people who need support to take part in treatment
• Work within an interdisciplinary team using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Contribute to research, publishing and presenting at scientific meetings
• Contribute to the service's education programme, including study days and the quarterly Pain Forum lecture
• Attend weekly clinical development meetings, clinical supervision and psychology meetings
• Take part in the annual team training week with external trainers

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience in the NHS
• Experience working with people across the lifespan, including children

Nice to have

• Further training in research, ACT, family or systemic therapy or behavioural therapies
• Experience working in chronic pain services
• Line management experience
• Service development experience
• Experience of data collection, literature searching and data analysis
• Experience providing therapy to children, young people and families

What's offered

• Full induction covering chronic pain and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Annual training week with external trainers
• Education programme including study days
• Staff wellbeing programme covering physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing
• Access to a pool
• Extensive package of staff benefits
• Staff networks and a culture of learning and development