Consultant Clinical Psychologist
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £74,290.00 to £85,601.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £74290.00 - £85601.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9438-25-0163 |
Summary
To develop specialist pathways and deliver care for patients living with a range of persistent pain conditions, as well as 'acute-on-chronic- pain flare ups and associated use of urgent and emergency care. This includes the development and delivery of of inpatient and outpatient care. To lead on the pain psychology pathways, which includes: overseeing the provision of, and delivering, short-term assessment, formulation and intervention across inpatient and outpatient settings. To provide integrated multidisciplinary care (joint appointments and MDT assessment clinics) across the inpatient and outpatient pathways to patients referred by our MDT colleagues. To train and support MDT colleagues in psychologically informed care (education and consultation). To provide clinical supervision to the MDT teams To routinely undertake research, audit and service evaluation projects, including reports of clinical activity and effectiveness. To contribute to MDT promotion of patient need, clinical symptoms and approaches to care. To contribute to the development of the care pathways (includingdeveloping relationships with key partners within the ICS). To work in consultation and collaboration with psychologist colleagues, MDT colleagues, and key stakeholders. To undertake extended roles and responsibilities within CHPs To work flexibly across CHPs as required and directed by the Head of the Clinical Health Psychology Services. The post holder will be a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist with demonstrable leadership skills and experience at a similar level/grade. Please see associated Job Description and Person Spec for further details.