Job summary
We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist or an accredited CBT therapist to come and work in our dynamic renal health and counselling psychology service and support novel renal transformation initiatives. We are looking for someone who can work within our renal multidisciplinary team of dietitians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, surgeons and nurses to improve equity to and the quality of our renal services.
They work on our new pilot Kidney Fitness for Transplantation (K-FiT) weight loss clinics, most of whom will be prescribed the weight loss drug Semaglutide.They will also input to our other renal improvement workstreams to ensure patients receive psychologicalsupport to explore the barriers to undertaking specific home treatments, including supporting decision-making toensure patients receive dialysis treatments most appropriate for them.
The post-holder will be embedded within the renal clinical speciality whilst belonging to a group of over 40 psychological therapies, neuropsychology and counselling (PTNC) staff who work within a variety of medical specialities.
The Trust has recognised the value and contribution of PTNC staff in delivering excellent care and invested in a more robust structure of governance and support. See full JD for more information.
Main duties of the job
To conduct specialist biopsychosocial assessments to determine suitability for the K-FiT programme and provide a brief package of tailored psychological, motivational and supportive interventions to a limited number of individuals with kidney disease and obesity, who will also be prescribed the weight-loss medication Semaglutide (Ozempic). To contribute to K-FiT MDT meetings and offer specialist psychological advice and consultation on managing weight loss to non-psychologist colleagues. To contribute to the renal dialysis, pre-dialysis and frailty MDTs to offer advice, guidance and psychological assessment and support to patient decision-making around home dialysis. To contribute to the collection and analysis of individual outcome data from interventions and utilise skills for research and audit purposes as required. To support the work of the Renal Health and Counselling Psychology (RHCP) service including offering minimal cross-service support to ward patients.
The post-holder will need to work Mondays and Fridays, with flexibility to agree the remaining hours of the post.
About us
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/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to obtain further information about the main responsibilities of this post. You are also more than welcome to contact us directly to obtain further information.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or health psychology and / or level 2 post-graduate qualification in CBT
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (Practitioner Psychologist)
- BABCP accreditation (full or provisional)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified / trainee clinical / counselling psychologist / practitioner health psychologist and/or CBT therapist
- Experience of specialist biopsychosocial assessment and delivery of psychological and / or motivational interventions with patients in primary care, community, or acute hospital settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, presenting with a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient and/or community and/or primary care, and/or in-patient settings and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments
- Experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of working with individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds
Desirable
- Clinical experience in assessment and working psychologically with patients with obesity in a community and/or acute hospital setting
- Experience within renal, liver or diabetes health settings
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to implement behaviour change techniques and interventions as applied to healthy eating and physical exercise
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations
- Ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level to patients and professional persons within and outside the NHS
- Ability to act as a practitioner psychologist / CBT therapist and work autonomously in hospital settings
- High level knowledge of psychology research design and methodology within physical health settings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG