Band 8a Highly Specialist Practitioner PsychologistNHS

Job summary

Are you a psychologist who values formulation, curiosity and collaborative working? Are you interested in understanding people within the wider context of their lives, relationships and experiences, as well as the challenges of living with a long-term health condition? Do you enjoy working in multidisciplinary settings where psychological perspectives can contribute to the understanding complex clinical presentations?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reflective Practitioner Psychologist to join the West Midlands Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Service at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

The service provides specialist care to adults with CF from across the region. Psychology is a valued part of the multidisciplinary team, contributing alongside medical, nursing and allied healthcare colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within a well-established regional service where psychological perspectives are actively sought and integrated into care.

You will work within a supportive psychosocial team and have opportunities to connect with colleagues across UHB's Department of Psychological Services, providing access to a wider network of psychologists, professional support and shared learning. The post also offers opportunities to contribute to service development, research, audit, evaluation and quality improvement activities.

Main duties of the job

You will provide psychological assessment, intervention and consultation to adults with CF and their families/carers, supporting adjustment, coping and emotional wellbeing.

You will contribute psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary discussions, promote formulation-led thinking and support person-centred, psychologically informed care across the service.

We are looking for someone interested in understanding how emotional, relational, behavioural and social factors interact with physical health, treatment engagement and quality of life. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with complexity, contributing to multidisciplinary decision-making and bringing curiosity, reflection and collaborative working to their clinical practice.

Please note that this post is 0.6 WTE (3 days per week).

If you are interested, we encourage you to contact Bill Morgan (Lead CF Psychologist) on 0121 424 2987 or [email protected] for an informal discussion.

Job description

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About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.