Job summary
- Main area
- HIV Service (ICDC)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (2 days per week)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6170170
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Clinical Psychologist / CBT Therapist - HIV Service
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We have a fixed term opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist or High Intensity CBT Therapist for 2 days a week for 12 months to join our friendly HIV psychology team. The successful applicant will assist in the provision of offering assessments and interventions to people living with HIV within the Ian Charleson Day Centre which is based at Royal Free Hospital.
You will be joining a team of clinical and counselling Psychologists with a particular expertise in health psychology for HIV populations. You will have access to supervision (clinical or cognitive-behavioural supervision).
You will have a clear expression of interest in working within health psychology and a desirable interest in working with people living with, affected by HIV. You will need to be adaptable, confident and able to prioritise a combination of diverse demands on your time and be able to work autonomously.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and treatment to our HIV positive patients. You will provide psychological assessments and intervention for common mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, sleep, stress and other psychological issues that fall outside of the HIV condition but may have an effect on the HIV condition and management. You will signpost to local services wherever appropriate.
You should have excellent communication skills, together with the ability to organise and motivate others as well demonstrating significant initiative.
The postholder will work on-site on Mondays and offer remote telephone and video appointments on the other day.
The post-holder will work within a small team of HIV specialist psychologists and will support our creative, vibrant multi-disciplinary clinical team to deliver integrated care.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow the link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will provide a psychology service to the HIV team in the RFH comprising assessment and psychological care for patients living with HIV. The post-holder will be assessing and offering interventions within the outpatient setting for common psychological problems not necessarily linked to HIV condition. The HIV psychology team you will work alongside with will be providing psychology service associated with coping with HIV disease, prevention of transmission of HIV and managing care, including treatment adherence. Through experience of working with people living with HIV, you may also gain some experience in offering HIV specific psychological support.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology and or post graduate qualification in CBT
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- BABCP accreditation or strong evidence of interest and further training in CBT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified / trainee clinical psychologist and/or CBT therapist.
- 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, in-patient including maintaining a high degreeof professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment
Desirable criteria
- Desirable: experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Desirable: experience within HIV / health settings.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Shimu Allan
- Job title
- Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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