Practitioner Psychologist, 8a- Bariatric
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Gloucester, GL1 3NN |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9318-26-0192 |
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- To apply specialist knowledge and psychological skills to support individuals, with psychological changes related to weight management and bariatric surgery including assessments, formulation, therapeutic interventions, family / carer support, and teaching and consultation to the wider multi-disciplinary healthcare team. - To deliver patient group education sessions that support self-management and psychological adjustment. - To undertake comprehensive pre-surgical consultations which include psychologically based risk assessments and risk management planning. - To actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual, generational and religious needs and preferences. - To work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team and other care partners as required. - Effective communication of highly complex, delicate and often unwelcome information to patients, carers and staff within a highly emotive atmosphere, in a rapidly changing context. This involves working alone with patients who may be in a highly emotional or distressed state. This requires a high level of communication skills. - Provide specialised advice, supervision and consultation on care, therapy, and psychological aspects of health to multidisciplinary teams and HCPs. - Take responsibility for managing own time, planning of patient clinics and other clinical work. Organising workload of, and supervising trainees / students / assistant psychologists where appropriate. - To have responsibility for maintaining clear and accurate patient records in the department and in hospital health care records, including letter writing and reports to other health care colleagues and other relevant agencies. - Application of current evidence based interventions in clinical/counselling/psychology. - There will be a frequent requirement for intense concentration during sessions and exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances. This may include occasionally dealing with verbally or physically aggressive patients. Contact Details Dr Julie Highfield (Chief Psychological Professions Officer) julie.highfield1@nhs.net 0300 422 8513 June Beharry (Dietitian in Bariatric Surgery, Site Lead Nutrition and Dietetics) june.beharry@nhs.net