Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

Psychology in Healthcare is a large, dynamic, and supportive psychology department.  We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and creative Clinical Psychologist to establish a lifespan psychology service for patients with haemoglobinopathy in line with national standards.   This will be a new service, adding to a small, specialist psychology team within a regional haematology unit.  The post-holder will provide a direct and indirect clinical service to adults and young people with haemoglobinopathy including Sickle Cell.  Part of this role will include providing individualised assessments (including cognitive assessments), formulation and psychological interventions.  This post would suit someone who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team.  The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary haematology team to promote psychologically informed care and to offer support through consultation, advice, reflective practice and training. Working in this context will require the ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues in multidisciplinary teams and wider systems.  There will be scope for development through CPD, supervision and additional training.  The department offers a wide range of therapeutic modalities including CBT, EMDR, Systemic and Family Therapy, CFT & ACT.

• Interview Date Tuesday 29 April 2025
• 30 Hours/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• To take responsibility for the clinical psychology provision for patients with haemoglobinopathy by providing highly specialised psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to patients across the lifespan.
• To work across hospital sites in the city to provide inpatient and outpatient care.
• To provide advice and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines and work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
• To contribute to the wider department for example through service development and project work.
• To develop a service model and processes which meet the needs of patients with haemoglobinopathy, reducing stigma and increasing access to psychological care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To take appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision in haemoglobinopathy and to make recommendations regarding service provision.
• To manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service.
• To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
• Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service within haematology; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
• Offering advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within haematology.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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