# Pain Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pain-psychologist/d6ca1250-a44a-46b7-a2d5-7c1027336f78 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pain-psychologist/d6ca1250-a44a-46b7-a2d5-7c1027336f78.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dudley - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T14:22:51.050Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Dudley/The_Dudley_Group_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pain_ManagementPain_Relief/Pain_ManagementPain_Relief-v7101737 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7101737?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview THEATRES, ANAESTHETICS, CRITICAL CARE AND PAIN DIRECTORATE Pain Psychologist Band 8a - Hours Per Week - Part Time Permanent We are looking to appoint an experienced Pain Psychologist at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. Reporting to the clinical service lead the role involves providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention to people with a wide range of chronic pain conditions. The successful candidate will have proven Psychology experience at an advanced level in a healthcare setting with experience of managing patients with chronic pain conditions. You will have an extensive clinical skill set and be confident in working independently. We are looking for a motivated and flexible individual and able to articulate complex clinical issues whilst at the same time discuss diagnosis and treatment options to patients in a sensitive and informative way. ### Main duties of the job You must be a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist and have experience of working with clients who have long-term health conditions. The post holder will be expected to work across various sites including Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Guest Hospital and community based sites across the Dudley Borough. You will be required to deliver psychological interventions including 1:1 Psychology Sessions, working alongside physiotherapy and nursing colleagues as well as group based interventions such as Pain Management Programmes to help support people to manage long-term pain effectively. You will be expected to provide some clinical leadership for aspects of the psychology component to the service. You will be expected to be an active member of the team in audits and service development. ### 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. ## Job Details THEATRES, ANAESTHETICS, CRITICAL CARE AND PAIN DIRECTORATE Pain Psychologist Band 8a Hours Per Week - Part Time Permanent We are looking to appoint an experienced Pain Psychologist at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. Reporting to the clinical service lead the role involves providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention to people with a wide range of chronic pain conditions. The successful candidate will have proven Psychology experience at an advanced level in a healthcare setting with experience of managing patients with chronic pain conditions. You will have an extensive clinical skill set and be confident in working independently. We are looking for a motivated and flexible individual and able to articulate complex clinical issues whilst at the same time discuss diagnosis and treatment options to patients in a sensitive and informative way. ## Job Description You must be a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist and have experience of working with clients who have long-term health conditions. The post holder will be expected to work across various sites including Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Guest Hospital and community based sites across the Dudley Borough. You will be required to deliver psychological interventions including 1:1 Psychology Sessions, working alongside physiotherapy and nursing colleagues as well as group based interventions such as Pain Management Programmes to help support people to manage long-term pain effectively. You will be expected to provide some clinical leadership for aspects of the psychology component to the service. You will be expected to be an active member of the team in audits and service development. ## 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in working with people who have physical health difficulties - A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologist within a relevant area - Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychologists - Training and Experience in the application of psychological knowledge across a range of mental health presentations, including physical health - Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations - Experience of conducting clinically relevant research - Experience of working with, and maintaining professionalism in the face of, highly emotive and distressing problems - Experience of multi-agency/multidisciplinary working - Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision. Therapeutic expertise in working with groups/carers/families - Experience of consultation to non-psychology staff **Desirable** - Experience of strategic planning and service development - Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology doctorate training course ### Physical Skills **Essential** - Able to travel across Dudley Group sites as required - Ability to work autonomously within scope of practice and levels of competence - Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision and maintain awareness of own limitations - Enthusiastic, proactive and interested in service development and team working ### Knowledge and Training **Essential** - Experience of designing and delivering teaching and training - Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area - Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches for people with psychological problems including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex and psychological presentations and physical health difficulties - Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS - Well developed psychometric assessment skills - Knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to the client group - Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis, as practiced within the field of Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology - Ability to use IT equipment and programmes, including the use of internet to carry out literature searches for research purposes, databases and patient information systems - A commitment to continued professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice **Desirable** - Training study days or conferences relating to physical health conditions - Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments - Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological interventions for in physical healthcare settings ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology - Post Graduate Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) - Post qualification training in specific, evidence-based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span - Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Health) by the BPS - Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology - Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist **Desirable** - Relevant academic qualifications ### Planning & Organisational Skills **Essential** - Able to prioritise own work and deal with competing demands to work effectively ### Communication & Relationship Skills **Essential** - Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information - Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships - Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately ## Documents - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [job description (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9326724) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [our leadership way (pdf, 173.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2413) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [person specification (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9326753) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) - [what is a disability? 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