Pincipal Psychologist

NHS Jobs; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Holiday entitlement

Wellness support

Performance rewards

Savings and support

Membership fee reimbursement

Cora Clinical Education Academy

Collaboration opportunities

Team building

Hybrid/flexible hours

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Milton Keynes is seeking a Principal Psychologist to join an integrated MSK service across Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes. The role is full time with flexible days and hours, and salary up to £59,456 depending on experience.

You’ll deliver pain management interventions, support medicine optimisation, and provide advanced psychological care for complex pain cases within a multi-site community setting.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered as a Clinical or Health Psychologist.
• Experience in physical health settings.
• Passion for psychological approaches to pain management.
• Enthusiasm for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and group-based pain management/rehabilitation, face to face and/or virtually.
• Support medicine optimisation and clinical decision-making.
• Provide advanced psychological interventions for Tier 3 Pain Service patients.

Skills

HCPC registered

Clinical/Health Psychologist

Pain management

ACT therapy

Job description

Principal Psychologist Full time - days and hours are flexible Up to £59,456 depending on experience Locations include Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK)

We're looking for a Psychologist to grow their career with us! Are you a psychologist who loves connecting with people and driving innovation? This is an exciting opportunity to be a Psychologist within an integrated community MSK service based in BLMK. Services will be delivered from a range of healthcare, wellness and leisure centre venues across BLMK. There will be opportunities to work a varied timetable from locations that are locally accessible to colleagues and the communities we serve.

What You'll Be Doing

• Individual and group-based pain management/rehabilitation, delivered face to face and/or virtually (e.g. by telephone, video, digital platform).
• Medicine optimisation.
• Provision of psychological interventions on behalf of the Tier 3 Pain Service: these are more complex pain patients.

What We're Looking For

• HCPC registered Clinical or Health Psychologist.
• Experience in physical health settings.
• Passion for psychological approaches to pain management.
• Enthusiasm for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Why You'll Love It Here

• Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle.
• An informal recruitment process - let's get to know each other and how we can work best together!
• A supportive team that values your ideas and initiatives.

Ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference?

We are Cora Health: Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services, diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services. We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward.

Why work for Cora Health?

At Cora we're passionate about investing in our colleagues, fostering professional growth, and ensuring everyone feels appreciated. We believe that happy and engaged colleagues provide exceptional patient care and will be motivated to perform at their best.

Here's a glimpse of what we offer you:

• Professional Development: Enjoy a minimum of 5% of your working hours dedicated to your personal growth and development. Attend internal conferences, study days, and access clinical support tools and pathways to excel in your role and career.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement: Benefit from up to 30 days of holiday (plus public holidays) to relax and recharge. You'll also get another day off for your Birthday. If you'd like even more holiday to enjoy you can participate in our generous holiday buy and sell scheme.
• Wellness Support: Access a suite of health support tools and an employee assistance program for your well-being so you can be at your best and be your true self.
• Performance Awards: Excel in your objectives and be rewarded further for your hard work with a range of pay, gifts and incentives awarded alongside attending our annual colleague awards to be treated and feel special.
• Savings and Support: Make huge saving by making the most of Blue Light and Healthcare Services discounts as well as the very important employer pension contributions and a Christmas savings club.
• Membership Fee Reimbursement: Save your pennies, as we cover the cost of role required professional membership fees.
• Cora Clinical Education Academy: Access a wide range of bespoke learning opportunities with live and recorded sessions, to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills across all clinical pathways.
• Collaboration Opportunities: Engage with our entire clinical team through, including emergency clinical on-call support, clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Team Building: Join in on team-building and away days to build strong Coraions with your colleagues.
• Flexibility: Work in a way that supports home live, through hybrid working options and flexibility in working hours and times.

These benefits are our way of expressing gratitude for your continuous dedication and contribution to Cora Health. We value you and are committed to making your experience with us even more rewarding.