Band 8B Principle Practitioner Psychologist - ENT Speciality
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inclusive of HCAS ( pro rata ) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | Hampstead, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7145265/391-RFL-7145265 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will manage and lead the specialist psychology service for ENT patients under the care of the Royal Free London NHS Trust, consistent with the World Class Care values and objectives of the Trust including the clinical supervision and day-to-day management (line management) of any psychological staff in this specialist service (e.g trainee clinical or counselling psychologists).
To directly provide a psychology service to ENT patients; providing highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and treatments, complex risk assessments and advice on care (where psychological aspects are relevant), and offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, nonprofessional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
1.To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding psychological issues relating to care of people under the care of the ENT speciality.
2.To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of ENT patients, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and other professionals involved in a patient’s care.
3.To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the range of care settings and physical health problems.
4.To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical processes and physical ill-health or cognitive changes.
5.To be responsible for implementing or supporting access to a range of psychological interventions for individuals, or groups of patients, where psychological distress, mental health co-morbidities or cognitive functioning are impacting engagement with care and rehabilitation or affecting relationships with the care system.
6.To ensure that psychological interventions management strategies contribute to a coherent optimal package of care.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025
The post holder will manage and lead the specialist psychology service for ENT patients under the care of the Royal Free London NHS Trust, consistent with the World Class Care values and objectives of the Trust including the clinical supervision and day-to-day management (line management) of any psychological staff in this specialist service (e.g trainee clinical or counselling psychologists).
To directly provide a psychology service to ENT patients; providing highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and treatments, complex risk assessments and advice on care (where psychological aspects are relevant), and offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, nonprofessional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
1.To provide expert knowledge and guidance regarding psychological issues relating to care of people under the care of the ENT speciality.
2.To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of ENT patients, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and other professionals involved in a patient’s care.
3.To formulate plans for psychological treatment and/or management, drawing on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the range of care settings and physical health problems.
4.To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical processes and physical ill-health or cognitive changes.
5.To be responsible for implementing or supporting access to a range of psychological interventions for individuals, or groups of patients, where psychological distress, mental health co-morbidities or cognitive functioning are impacting engagement with care and rehabilitation or affecting relationships with the care system.
6.To ensure that psychological interventions management strategies contribute to a coherent optimal package of care.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025