Band 7 Clinical Psychologist post in the Bath Centre for Pain Services, a national specialist service within Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The work is therapy for people of all ages with complex chronic pain, delivered through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy within an interdisciplinary team. The post suits a newly qualified psychologist or someone building ACT skills, with a full induction and broad clinical work across the age range. A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology appropriate for HCPC registration is essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver therapeutic interventions to people of all ages with complex chronic pain and associated disability
- Provide a breadth of clinical work across the age range, including people who need support to take part in treatment
- Work within an interdisciplinary team using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Contribute to research, publishing and presenting at scientific meetings
- Contribute to the service's education programme, including study days and the quarterly Pain Forum lecture
- Attend weekly clinical development meetings, clinical supervision and psychology meetings
- Take part in the annual team training week with external trainers
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience in the NHS
- Experience working with people across the lifespan, including children
Nice to have
- Further training in research, ACT, family or systemic therapy or behavioural therapies
- Experience working in chronic pain services
- Line management experience
- Service development experience
- Experience of data collection, literature searching and data analysis
- Experience providing therapy to children, young people and families
What's offered
- Full induction covering chronic pain and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Annual training week with external trainers
- Education programme including study days
- Staff wellbeing programme covering physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing
- Access to a pool
- Extensive package of staff benefits
- Staff networks and a culture of learning and development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
