Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Psychology Lead for Pain

Government of Jersey; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist to oversee and manage psychological therapies within the Pain Service. This role involves working with a collaborative team and requires a strong background in pain management and trauma-informed care. The ideal candidate will hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have a proven record in research and leadership. A generous relocation package is offered.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Qualifications

• Post-doctoral management training required for this role.
• Must hold registration with relevant professional bodies.
• Experience in presenting peer-reviewed research is essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish service wide trauma informed interventions.
• Provide consultation to staff and clients.
• Lead research and audit activities for service development.
• Design and deliver education on psychological aspects of pain.
• Work autonomously with a complex clinical caseload.

Skills

Post-doctoral research profile

Expertise in pain management

Clinical supervision skills

Knowledge of trauma informed care

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Undergraduate degree in psychology

Job description

Overview

Government of Jersey has an exciting role for an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Psychology Lead to oversee, manage and provide delivery of psychological therapies and research within the Pain Service.

If you are a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with skills and knowledge in contemporary Pain Science and management, incorporating trauma informed care with a passion for teaching and research this is a perfect time to broaden your horizons and gather new experiences.

Be a part of the leadership team, which includes established Occupational Therapy, Medical, Nursing and Physiotherapy team members and witness the tangible everyday impact of your work on people's lives.

Our Pain Service covers a wide range of services including Specialist Spinal Assessment Service, Persistent Pelvic Pain Specialist Physiotherapist, Pain Management and Mindfulness for Health group programs. We also work closely with our local Charity, Pain Support Jersey, meaning the role is interesting and diverse. Join us and be part of a collaborative and diverse environment where your leadership will directly influence patient care and healthcare advancement while benefitting from a generous relocation package.

For an informal chat or more information, please contact Carla Piggott via email <email removed>

Main duties of the job

• Works with the Consultant AHP & Strategic Lead to establish service wide trauma informed and relational interventions and innovations for the specialist fields of psychological provision for pain, for the benefit of the hospital and community
• Provides consultation to staff, clients and their families, Associate Chief AHL, HCS Executive and other Healthcare Professionals across the hospital and community relating to specialist service area
• To devise, lead, plan and conduct research and audit activity to direct appropriate service development and policy within specialist field and to inform policy and service development in Pain services. The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integration of research evidence into practice
• Design, plan, deliver and review the psychological provision for pain and the wider organisation, engaging stakeholders through co-design principles with the aim of providing up to date and evidence-based learning opportunities and education to HCS & community professionals and the public relating to psychological aspects of pain
• To work as an autonomous Consultant Clinical Psychologist with a highly complex clinical caseload, maintaining a national and international profile of expertise and provide strong professional leadership and clinical supervision skills and monitoring the pain multidisciplinary and broader teams in relation to psychological theory, interventions and innovations

Person specification

Essential qualifications

• Post-doctoral research profile demonstrated through consistent peer reviewed publication and conference presentation history
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Post doctoral management/ quality improvement/ leadership training required to deliver on role
• Evidence of postgraduate training to Master's level or equivalent or equivalent in related fields of expertise relevant to Expert level practice in pain management (vocational rehabilitation, cognitive behavioural therapy, bio-psychosocial theory and practice, acceptance and commitment therapy and practice; Mindfulness; Compassion Focused Therapy)
• Registered, approved applied psychology supervisor (e.g. Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors - RAPPS)
• For complex trauma and relational aspects, appropriate accreditation and registration as a therapist/teacher/supervisor with relevant bodies / prof. and accrediting organisations eg. EMDT/trauma focused CBT/CAT/DBT/Schema focused
• Registration with the Department of Health and Community Services and with the Health Professions Council
• Membership of Specialist interest professional bodies including the International Association for the study of Pain, the British Pain Society and the Division pf Clinical Psychologists of the British Psychological Society or equivalent is essential for the pain role
• Undergraduate degree in psychology providing graduate bass for registration (GBR)

Employer name

Health and Care Jersey

Address

Jersey General Hospital

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE1 3QS

Employer's website: .je