Highly Specialist Staff Wellbeing Clinical Psychologist Job Vacancy in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham – Updated today
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Company Name : Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Location : Nottingham
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Job Description : Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1.0 WTE permanent position as a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working in staff wellbeing.
We also have a 1.0 WTE fixed term position as a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave. The roles will based with the Staff Wellbeing Service at NUH to help support the work of staff wellbeing mental health practitioners and develop new training programmes, resources and support mechanisms/systems for line managers to better support staff with mental health concerns. The post holders will not have line management responsibility but may be required to provide clinical support/supervision for a range of other staff as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists with an interest in supporting the psychological wellbeing of our staff.
The Team are currently engaged in developing a workforce trauma service to support staff who may have experienced a potentially traumatic event at work. This is led by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for staff wellbeing and supported by other areas across the hospital. We are looking for a clinical psychologist with an interest in and experience of staff wellbeing and/or trauma support to deliver elements of the project as well as contribute to the ongoing mental health wellbeing team offer in the Staff Wellbeing Team.
The post holders will be employed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Our office base is at QMC although you will be required to travel and deliver initiatives across all 3 main campuses. Applicants must have the personal qualities and resilience to be able to work in a busy acute trust setting.
Please apply if you can demonstrate:
A strong interest in staff wellbeing
Enthusiasm for and past experience of developing and delivering group interventions/training sessions
Experience in staff wellbeing and/or trauma support
Evidence of significant knowledge and substantial post doctorate experience of working in clinical health psychology
Experience of clinical supervision/support of other staff
Working for our organisation
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website
Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:
Flexible working
Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
Salary sacrifice schemes
Cycle to work and travel
The Staff Wellbeing team is a small, friendly and busy team with a passion for supporting our staff to look after their wellbeing in a variety of ways. We provide a high quality staff workplace wellness programme across the Trust. We’re looking for an individual with good communication skills who can work closely with the different members of our team and wider staff wellbeing partnership, who is resilient, able to work autonomously and flexibly as a valued member of the team as well as having a strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
Post-grad doctoral level or equivalent as accredited by BPS
HCPC registration as practitioner psychologist
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of staff wellbeing and mental health issues in the workplace
Experience
Essential criteria
Developing and delivering training programmes, group work and workshops
Experience and knowledge and mental health issues in the workplace and the role of the line manager
Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team and partnership working to design/deliver services
Experience of conducting service evaluation
Desirable criteria
Experience of working in staff wellbeing or working with staff
Experience of dealing with critical incidents and debriefs
Communication/Relationships
Essential criteria
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Skills in providing advice/consultation and delivering presentations
Ability to be adaptable in approach to meet diverse needs of staff
Ability to manage groups and group dynamics
To be compassionate and deal with emotional distress
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of evidence based practice in relation to mental health in the workplace
Analytical/Judgement
Essential criteria
Able to analyse information, risk assess and use professional judgement to provide advice for the safe management of staff with complex needs
Able to appraise own performance and make judgements about prioritising workload
Planning/Organisation
Essential criteria
Ability to identify/provide/promote appropriate means of support to staff
Ability to develop/use multi media materials for presentations
Physical skills
Essential criteria
Able to work across all NUH sites
Able to cope with physical and emotional demands of delivering events/sessions
Understanding of the wider wellbeing and health promotion agenda of the staff wellbeing programme and personal commitment to wellbeing
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£45 for enhanced and £28 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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