Clinical Psychologist - Bariatric Surgery in Vauxhall

We are excited to be able to offer this new post within the Homerton Bariatric Service to a committed and compassionate psychology clinician. You will be joining a diverse MDT alongside the principal psychologist and assistant psychologists to support the development and delivery of the psychology assessment and treatment pathways for this well-established bariatric centre. You will be supporting a diverse and complex population of patients accessing surgical treatment for obesity. The role necessitates excellent communication and MDT working skills, a knowledge of clinical governance principles and their application, an understanding of the impact of weight-based stigma and the desire to advocate for and support patients through clinical work and the implementation of well-designed processes.

We will actively support the successful candidate to develop their own interests and there are a number of training opportunities at the Homerton Hospital, including membership of a Trust-wide neuropsychology and clinical health network, and special interest group meetings and conference attendance. You will be able to contribute to research, supervision of clinical psychology trainees, and service development.

The post holder will work alongside other psychology professionals to provide a qualified specialist psychology service to the Bariatric service. The post holder will:

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy; in particular they will be competent to deliver high quality ACT/CBT interventions individually and in group formats.
• Offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care and management to colleagues from other disciplines, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
• Utilize research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• Education/qualifications
• Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
• BPS statement of Equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist) or Accredited training as a CBT Therapist, and core mental health profession
• Full registration: 1. HCPC (Psychologists and Arts Therapists) 2. BABCP 3. UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Three or more supervised clinical placements (including health psychology and mental health specialisms) and research skills
• Skills/Abilities
• Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings.
• Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
• Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.
• Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Highly-developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyze information and to develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment.
• Skills for undertaking audit and monitoring of service activity and outcomes.
• Competence in advanced IT packages including keyboard skills.
• Competence in using virtual consultation programmes (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Attend Anywhere)
• Ability to act as a specialist psychology professional and work autonomously in community and hospital settings.
• Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatizing service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.
• Ability to use discretion in applying specialist knowledge and policy to local circumstances and situations, in liaison with Line manager and Head of Service.
• Experience
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the specialty as required by professional accrediting/registration body (e.g. BPS/ HCPC/ BABCP).
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts including working with interpreters.
• Experience of specialist placement or pre or post training experience in a specialist weight management service or related area.
• Experience of delivering group work.
• Experience of teaching or training other staff.
• Experience of providing ongoing consultation and teaching to non-psychologists within medical and/or community settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, both as care co-ordinator and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Knowledge
• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues.
• Highly developed knowledge and clinical experience of long term health conditions.
• Highly developed knowledge of key NHS policy developments for patients living with obesity and long-term conditions.
• Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
• Highly developed knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
• Highly developed knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Other
• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
• Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.
• Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
• Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.