NHS
Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist
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Job Description
- Req#: C9391-25-0921?language=en&page=23&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Provide specialist psychological assessment
- Provide specialist 1:1 psychological interventions based on cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy and/or compassion focused therapy.
- Co-facilitate group pain management programmes (PMP's) and contribute to the development of PMP's
- Contribute to the collection and analysis of outcome data of both individual and group interventions
- Offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures
- Utilise research skills for audit and research purposes as required.
- The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in Counselling or Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS) with HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- OR Completion of a Level 2 Accredited CBT course (High Intensity IAPT Training Course) as accredited by the British Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Experience of working within a pain management and/or other Chronic Health conditions setting providing specialist psychological assessment and interventions.
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting.
- Skills in the use of outcome measures to aid psychological assessment.
- Skills in assessing pain conditions, impact on quality of life, risk and suitability for self-management approaches.
- Skills in the delivery of psychological interventions relevant to the needs of patients with persistent pain conditions and PTSD and those experiencing psychological difficulties secondary to their health condition.
- Skills in the delivery of CBT, ACT and/or CFT interventions on a 1:1 and group basis.
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks in relation to the patient group.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the field of psychology.
- Able to manage stressful situations.
- Able to use time effectively and prioritise workload.
- Ability to be reflective about own practice and style
- Ability to work well with others in the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate using psychological skills and knowledge in medical settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice e.g. attend and use clinical supervision effectively, follow Trust processes and protocols.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in Counselling or Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS) with HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- OR Completion of a Level 2 Accredited CBT course (High Intensity IAPT Training Course) as accredited by the British Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Experience of working within a pain management and/or other Chronic Health conditions setting providing specialist psychological assessment and interventions.
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting.
- Skills in the use of outcome measures to aid psychological assessment.
- Skills in assessing pain conditions, impact on quality of life, risk and suitability for self-management approaches.
- Skills in the delivery of psychological interventions relevant to the needs of patients with persistent pain conditions and PTSD and those experiencing psychological difficulties secondary to their health condition.
- Skills in the delivery of CBT, ACT and/or CFT interventions on a 1:1 and group basis.
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks in relation to the patient group.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the field of psychology.
- Able to manage stressful situations.
- Able to use time effectively and prioritise workload.
- Ability to be reflective about own practice and style
- Ability to work well with others in the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate using psychological skills and knowledge in medical settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice e.g. attend and use clinical supervision effectively, follow Trust processes and protocols.
Job summary
Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist / CBT Therapist in Pain Management This is an exciting opportunity to join the Enfield Pain Service (EPS) which serves patients who have a long-term pain condition e.g. chronic lower back pain, chronic widespread pain, fibromyalgia. The focus of the Enfield Pain Service is to help patients understand their pain condition, as well as supporting them to develop a range of skills and strategies to manage their pain effectively long-term and improve quality of life . You'll be joining a supportive multidisciplinary team of comprising of medical, physiotherapy and psychology professionals - with the post holder being supervised by a Band 8a psychologist. A background and interest in working with long-term health conditions is an advantage, however the post-holder will also receive training and on-going support within the service. The daily duties will involve supporting the MDT in terms of psychological assessment and delivering 1:1 and group interventions based on CBT, ACT and CFT approaches, along with contributing to service evaluation/improvement projects, supervising an assistant psychologist and liaising with other relevant services e.g. Talking Therapies, MSK services. Working in Pain can be incredibly rewarding and the post-holder will likely be able to develop their psychological skills and expertise that can be generalisable to lots of other types of physical health conditions.
Main duties of the job
About us
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Details
Date posted
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
391-NMUH-6914939
Job locations
Enfield Pain Service, Highlands Wing, Skye Unit, Chase Farm Hospital EN2 8JL
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Job descriptionJob 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.
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 SpecificationPerson Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
Desirable
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
Desirable
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Enfield Pain Service, Highlands Wing, Skye Unit, Chase Farm Hospital EN2 8JL
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Enfield Pain Service, Highlands Wing, Skye Unit, Chase Farm Hospital EN2 8JL
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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