Highly Specialist Clinical Health PsychologistNHS
Job summary
This is a unique opportunity to join the Clinical Health and Neuropsychology community service. The service provides psychological support for adults referred to ECP who have a range of conditions including chronic pain, musculoskeletal disorder, diabetes, pulmonary disease, acquired brain injury and neurological disorders.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who will take a lead role in overseeing and delivering chronic pain pathway for patients referred primarily from musculoskeletal services, but this may also include referrals from other conditions involving pain, such as chronic fatigue. The postholder will offer individual assessments, one-to-one therapeutic work and will be involved in the delivery of an evidence-based pain management programme (including working closely with a pain physio and art therapist). They will work closely with their physiotherapy colleagues to identify suitable patients for psychological intervention, promote psychologically informed practice, and provide supervision, training and consultation on psychological aspects of pain management to other health professionals and psychologists in the service.
The role will include opportunties to carry out work with patients with a range health conditions and develop links with Ealing Talking Therapy.
Main duties of the job
Leadership:
Lead the chronic pain management pathway within MSK service in the community in Ealing
Supervise a band 7 psychologist, a band 7 art therapist and pain physiotherapists who co-lead the Pain Management Programme (group therapy)
Continue to advocate for better integration with the MSK team including joining MDTs, offering appropriate education and training to the physiotherapists, promoting routine mental health screening.
Clinical:
Triage referrals and offer bio-psycho-social assessments, sometimes as an MDT with the physiotherapist
Run the pain management programme
Offer 1:1 psychotherapy
Attending weekly clinical health psychology team/clinic meetings
Receiver fortnightly to monthly supervision from principal clinical health psychologist
Service evaluation, development and improvement:
Conduct quality improvement projects as needed.
Prepare quarterly performance dashboards to show process and outcome data
Job description
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.