Practitioner Psychologist in Sickle Cell

Kings College Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dedicated Practitioner Psychologist at a leading NHS Trust in London. This role involves providing specialized psychological support to adults with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. As part of a supportive environment, you will contribute to the development of tailored psychological interventions, assessments, and risk management plans. Join a vibrant community committed to enhancing patient care and making a difference in the lives of those affected by complex health conditions. If you are passionate about clinical psychology and eager to grow in a dynamic setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment of complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological therapy for haemoglobinopathy patients.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team and develop psychological frameworks.

Skills

Psychological Assessments

Psychological Interventions

Communication Skills

Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

Risk Management

Education

Professional Doctorate in Applied Psychology

MSc in Psychology

PG Diploma in Psychology

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist in Sickle Cell

Band 7

Main area: Practitioner Psychologist Grade Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 213-CAX-6917537

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: King's College Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum including HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/02/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner psychologist within our Department of Haematology. The successful candidate will aid in the provision of specialist inpatient and outpatient psychological support to adults with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia.

King's College Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is a designated specialist centre for the care of patients with haemoglobinopathies. On register, we have approximately 850 adults with sickle cell disease and 40 with thalassaemia.

The service works closely with the paediatric team, including paediatric psychologists, and approximately 15 patients per year will transfer from the paediatric haemoglobinopathy service. There is regular collaboration with other medical specialities and a number of joint specialist sickle clinics are held regularly.

Haematopoietic stem cell transplants for adult patients with sickle cell disease has recently been commissioned at King's for eligible patients. The post holder will have the opportunity to provide psychological input to those undergoing this treatment.

Specialist clinical health psychology input has a long tradition at King's and you will be joining a group of psychology and psychotherapy professionals across various medical specialities who are dedicated and supportive.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist psychological therapy to adult haemoglobinopathy patients and their families and carers, tailored to patients' needs.
• Contribute psychological expertise to a multidisciplinary team consisting of three consultant haematologists, specialist nurses, a social worker and a team of junior doctors.
• Receive professional supervision and operational line management from a Band 8a Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical and client care

• Provide specialist psychological assessments (including neuropsychological assessments if within competencies), formulations and interventions for patients in the adult haemoglobinopathy service.
• Develop and deliver psychological interventions tailored to the needs of both inpatients and outpatients.
• Produce detailed reports based on the results of psychological assessments.
• Provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred patients when required.
• Assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

• Contribute to the effective working of the haemoglobinopathies team and the haematology service.
• Help develop a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• Advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of patients.

Management and supervision

• Be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of an assistant psychologist if required.
• Supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant course's supervision training.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) accepted by the HCPC for professional registration.
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex psychological needs.
• Experience of developing and carrying out research projects.
• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and evidence-based treatments.

Skills and competencies

• Skilled in communicating complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, and colleagues.
• Ability to work effectively within complex multi-disciplinary environments.
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations.

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