Principle Clinical Health Psychologist Pain | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,972 - £68,525 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5LR |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6215915/371-CHS351-B |
Summary
The post holder willbethe lead Clinical Psychologist andmember of the multidisciplinary team within thePainService at Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trustand the wider pain pathway. They will also be the lead Clinical Psychologist for the ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Serviceat Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Contributing to scoping options for developing other services within long term conditions.
The key responsibilities are to provide: -
• Advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically and physically based care and treatment.
• Line management and clinical supervision to both qualified and unqualified psychologists working within the team.
• Lead on service delivery, service planning and care pathways
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• Professional qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.
• Experience of specialist assessment and formulation and treatment of adults in inpatient and/ or community settings.
• Experience of liaising with clinical and management colleagues around service improvement in a relevant area.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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