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Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Principal - Pain Services | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Posting date:	21 June 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Per Annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 July 2024
Location:	Truro, TR1 3LJ
Company:	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6359922/156-6359922

Summary

Would you like to join the supportive, inclusive, and dynamic Department of Clinical Health Psychology at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT)?

Are you interested in developing integrated and embedded psychological approaches for patients experiencing acute and persistent pain?

Do you enjoy collaboration and working in teams with diverse colleagues to creatively broaden and deepen patient facing services?



Are you passionate about holistic approaches to pain management and introducing these at the earliest stage of a patients’ journey?

Would you like to work alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues to offer joint consultations and support reflective practice?

If your answer is yes, then we would be delighted to hear from you via an application and informal discussion/visit.

The postholder will provide joint work and formulation with Consultant Physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists and on an ad hoc basis for inpatient requests. The role will also provide assessments as part of the Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) pathway and offer team reflective practice. There is also potential for further team expansion and development through supervision models and trainee placements.

The post holder will be in the exciting position of working closely with Pain clinicians and managers to shape psychological provision for patients, their families, and staff.

Proposed interview date 30th August 2024





JOB PURPOSE

• To be responsible for the provision of a high-quality specialist clinical health psychology service to the Pain Clinic within Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.

• To contribute to new developments within Pain Services in conjunction with key stakeholders.

• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service line.

• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and clinically relevant research.

• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by less experienced psychologists, doctoral trainee psychologists, assistant practitioners, and other health professionals.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

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Many of our staff work flexibly inmany different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.


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This advert closes on Sunday 28 Jul 2024