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Psychological Lead for Bariatric Services | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,972 - £68,525 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5LR |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6460338/371-CHS600 |
Summary
PrincipleClinicalHealthPsychologist
Salary:£58,972 to £68,525- Band 8b
0.8WTE(30hours)
Reading- Hybrid
We areseekingamotivated andcompassionateClinicalHealthPsychologist–Physical MedicineLong Term Conditionsto join our team.
Working as part of the clinical team and supported by the Consultant Psychologist,youwillmanage a clinical caseloadwithleadership ofpsychologicalservice deliveryas part of themultidisciplinary team withintheBariatricService atTheRoyal Berkshire Hospital.
Thepostholder will be part of thevibrant,supportiveandgrowingClinical Health Psychology Servicewhich coversICU, Haematology, Cancer,Pain, ME/CFS, Diabetes, Bariatrics, Gastroenterology,Acute StrokeInpatient ward,Inpatient Neurorehabilitation ward and Neuro Outpatient services.
Thisexcitingrole is jointly commissioned by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
• Advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to other clinical members of the teams providing psychologically and physically based care and treatment.
• Providing direct and indirect psychological interventions to clients.
• Providing leadershipon 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 including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
• Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.
• Experience of specialist assessment and formulation and treatment of adults in inpatient and/ or community physical health settings.
• Relevant experience of working withBariatricconditions.
• A background of liaising with clinical and management colleagues around service improvement in a relevant area.
• HCPC registration
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and ‘Other’ Ethnic Groups.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Jul 2024
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