Practitioner Psychologist

Job overview

8A Practitioner Psychologist (0.5WTE)

We are excited to advertise this post within the Manchester Diabetes Centre (Manchester Royal Infirmary). This role would be suitable for applicants with experience of working within physical health settings, but a preceptorship (commencing at Band 7) would be considered for less experienced candidates who have undertaken clinical roles in a relevant physical health setting (e.g. training placement during doctoral course).

You will join the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) supporting patients with diabetes, strongly led by Consultant Diabetologists.  The team aim to use a stepped-care approach around psychological distress within the patient population.  This includes the possibility of training and supervision of non-psychology staff in screening for and working with emotional distress associated with living with diabetes.

The role compromises direct clinical work, as well as MDT work and the opportunity for development of joint clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Post-holder must be able to form and sustain good and collaborative working relationships, using skills for formulation to help inform patient care, as well as the MDT approach.
• Work flexibly and creatively with physical complexity, at times aligning therapeutic approach with other disciplines
• Direct and indirect working, as well as contributing directly into particular difficulties faced by groups of patients within the service as they arise.
• Ability to communicate and inform care beyond the immediate MDT to support patients in their pathways with other services (including mental health services) due to physical complexity/comorbidities.
• Opportunities for service evaluation/audit/research, which the team places value on
• The service also offers ‘in-house’ teaching/education sessions which the post-holder will be supported to attend and contribute to

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts