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Health Psychologist

Employer
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Dudley, West Midlands
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata - per annum
Closing date
7 Nov 2024
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Discipline
Health
Level
Specialist
Contract Type
Part Time, Permanent

Main area - Rheumatology
Grade - NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract - Permanent
Hours - Part time - 15 hours per week (2 days per week)Job ref253-0724-6458338-B
Site Russells Hall Hospital
Town - Dudley
Salary - £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata - per annum
Salary period - Yearly
Closing - 07/11/2024 23:59

Job overview

The Rheumatology Department is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and driven part-time Health Psychologist to join their multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be joining one of the largest and busiest rheumatology teams in the West Midlands, offering adolescent and adult rheumatology services with a wide spectrum of specialist and inter-disciplinary clinics (for early RA, seronegative arthropathy, connective tissue disease, vasculitis, musculoskeletal ultrasound, osteoporosis, scleroderma, renal, respiratory and orthopaedics).

This is a part-time post (2 days; 15 hours per week) and would fit in well with a portfolio career.

Main duties of the job

The department is staffed by a full multi-disciplinary team of rheumatology consultants, junior doctors, specialist rheumatology nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and an existing Health Psychologist. Health Psychology has long been advocated as an essential component of the rheumatology multidisciplinary team, but only a few centres nationwide have been able to deliver this service. Dudley have pioneered Health Psychology staffing within the rheumatology team; the current postholder is retiring, hence this exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team where health psychology is already embedded and established. The team are looking for an individual who is committed to rheumatology and holistically supporting our patients with chronic conditions.

Working for our organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”.  We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

  • Undergraduate degree conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (previously GBR) OR evidence of conversion course (BPS accredited).
  • Masters degree in Health Psychology conferring Stage 1 Chartership.
  • Stage II Chartership via BPS accreditation either by the independent route or PhD or PsyD.
  • Eligible for registration with the Health and Social Care Professions Council (HSCPC).

Desirable criteria

  • Member of the Division of Health Psychology within the British Psychological Society
  • Member of the British Society for Rheumatology
  • Knowledge and Training

Essential criteria

  • Be able to directly deliver and develop highly specialist health psychology services within a rheumatology department
  • Assess, develop and implement one-to-one health specialist psychological interventions; such as adjusting to a chronic disease, adjusting to long-term medication, mood disorders, symptom management, needle-phobia
  • Deliver group therapy, alongside our Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy team
  • Have specialist training in talking therapies (for example CBT; ACT; Motivational Interviewing; Mindfulness)
  • Be familiar with engaging in and facilitating reflective practice
  • Able to liaise with the MDT and other agencies to provide care & advice to service users.

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience as a Health Psychologist within the NHS, experienced in long term conditions
  • Previous experience within Rheumatology

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered, dependant upon Job Role and Salary needed to meet the criteria for sponsorship, alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK.

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you’re eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It’s cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT

We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation  and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes .  On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making.  Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.

The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities.  It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification.  To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form. We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.

We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework. We want all of our staff to ‘call out’ any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.

We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic. We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.

We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams. Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.

By submitting an application for a position with this organisation, you are declaring that the information given is true and complete, any deliberate omission, falsification or misrepresentation will be grounds for rejecting the application or subsequent dismissal, and where applicable, for positions that requires registration with a professional body, you authorise us to make the required employer checks on your professional registration status.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.  Please note, preference will be given to at risk employees.

Applicants MUST ensure that they provide details of their referees and their referee email addresses on their application form otherwise their application may not be considered.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in your application to its preferred applicant management system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

PLEASE NOTE, WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE YOU WILL BE  REDIRECTED TO THE TRUSTS RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AN ACCOUNT AND COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION FORM INCLUDING:

  • Education & professional qualifications
  • Relevant Training Courses Attended
  • Membership of Professional Bodies
  • NHS Service
  • Employer/activity history
  • Gaps in employment
  • Supporting information

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