Job summary

This post holder will be an experienced applied psychologist with some additional post qualification training in their field. They are accountable for their own professional actions and moreover will implement broad policies in order to influence the local implementation of good clinical practices and procedures

The role includes the knowledge, skills and experience :

1. To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to enhance the quality of psychological care provided to critical care patients. The current role is set up at 3 days a week outpatient clinics, 1 day inpatient and 1 day for meetings, supervision, admin and research work.

2. To offer a highly specialist and largely autonomous Critical Care Psychology Service to the Intensive Care service, including providing specialist training, mentoring and support to staff of the service.

3. To provide advanced and highly specialist clinical assessment and interventions to individuals experiencing significant psychological distress referred to the service.

4. To undertake regular teaching and training in psychological issues and approaches to healthcare to other team members.

5. To provide highly specialist advice and consultancy to patients, carers, families and professionals where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

A) Clinical :

1. To take a lead role in coordinating, planning and delivering specialist psychological services to critical care, including :

• Enabling the recognition and assessment of psychological needs at key points in the patient pathway Enhancing the psychological skills of frontline staff in dealing with mild to moderate psychological distress Developing criteria for referral to critical care psychology services Delivering highly specialist psychological interventions for clients experiencing significant psychological distress

2. To carry a caseload of clients requiring highly specialist psychological interventions and to assess, formulate, plan, deliver and evaluate their psychological care.

3. To provide specialist advice and consultancy on appropriate psychological interventions at different levels of need.

4. To provide specialist supervision, mentoring and support to staff within this service.

5. To provide a psychological perspective to the multidisciplinary teams to enhance the care and support given to patients and ICU survivors.

7. To develop a highly specialist knowledge base and skills in the assessment and application of evidence based interventions for patients and ICU survivors.

8. To contribute to team development and enhance team functioning.

9. To ensure effective communication and liaison with colleagues.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time / flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Teaching and Training :

1. To provide training to the multidisciplinary team in appropriate psychological care for the patients and ICU survivors in line with national guidance including :

2. To undertake and co-ordinate the supervision of Clinical Psychology trainees on placement from regional training courses.

3. To provide training and supervision to any assistant psychologists that may be in post.

4. To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine,

nursing and other health care disciplines where appropriate.

C) Service Development :

1. To contribute to relevant service planning and strategic development, including the development of care policies and protocols where necessary.

2. To identify service priorities and initiate service developments within this service, in consultation with the Lead Psychologist / Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Clinical Health Psychology and relevant clinical managers.

3. To play a lead role in the development of multi-disciplinary services including staff training, service development and evaluation.

D) Professional :

1. To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCP, including maintaining up-to-date registration.

2. To fully observe the BPS (2009) Code of Conduct and the DCP Generic Professional Practice Guidelines (2008).

3. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements.

4. To participate in the appraisal process, including identifying own professional needs and formulating a programme to address these needs.

5. To undertake such training / CPD as might be required to maintain ones own appropriate level of expertise.

6. To participate in such meetings as are necessary for the performance of the post clinical and team meetings within the service.

7. To participate in the Clinical Health Psychology team, business and professional meetings.

8. To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directives of the Clinical Health Psychology Service and the appropriate Trust.

9. To maintain and further develop high standards of clinical psychology practice through co-operative working / networking with other qualified psychologists and involvement in professional audit.

E) Research and Audit :

1. To return accurate activity levels as required.

2. To participate in audit, peer review and personal review activities as required.

3. To participate in and develop service evaluation measures for annual use and contribute to related reports.

4. To participate in audit and service evaluation activities examining the effectiveness of current service delivery and informing the development of services.

5. To engage in research relevant to service priorities as appropriate.

F) Clinical / Service Governance :

1. To support the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance.

2. To promote the use of effective interventions and evidence-based practice in the service.

3. To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the specific service and in the Clinical Health Psychology Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Essential

Desirable