Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Bath Centre for Pain Services
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Job Overview
Do you value enabling people to live well in the presence of the challenges life presents them?
The Bath Centre for Pain Services (BCPS) provides treatment for people of all ages (children to older adults) from across the UK and internationally, with all types of complex chronic pain. We offer a range of therapeutic interventions to enable people to lead a satisfying & good life in the presence of their ongoing pain, often providing people with life changing experiences.
We are a truly interdisciplinary team. Our treatment model is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which gives a foundation for creativity and innovation in therapy delivery.
This post will suit a newly qualified Counselling or Clinical Psychologist or someone with experience wanting to develop ACT skills. You will benefit from a full induction where you will learn about chronic pain & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
To be happy in this post you will be a person who enjoys working in a team committed to high impact, evidence based treatment, likes a varied day, enjoy a clinical challenge and welcome working alongside supportive and skilled colleagues.
Quote from Band 7 Clinical Psychologist
"When I started at BCPS I felt welcomed and supported by everyone in the highly experienced interdisciplinary team. The clinical work is varied and interesting, and there is ample opportunity for developing clinical skills while working with people across the age range in such a collaborative environment".
Main duties of the job
Our Service users are a diverse population apart from their shared experience of chronic pain. We are working towards being a fully inclusive & diverse clinical team and actively encourage applicants from all groups.
We have a band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychology post which has a breadth of clinical work rarely found. While all our service users have chronic pain most people treated have additional physical and mental health needs and we treat people of all ages.
Our well established National Specialist Service has been relocated to a new building specifically designed for us, giving us a lovely place to work. We are the only Chronic Pain Service in the UK able to treat people of all ages with highly complex chronic pain associated disability who requires care to be able to participate in treatment.
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The whole BCPS team are committed to research and regularly publish and present at scientific meetings. We have a education programme that including study days for professional and hosting 'Pain Forum' - a quarterly open lecture. There are weekly Clinical Development meetings for the team, Clinical Supervision and Psychology meetings. An annual training week is also provided for the Team with external trainers working with us to develop clinical skill further.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology appropriate for HCPC registration
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Desirable criteria
- Further training in Research/ACT/Family or systemic therapy or behavioural therapies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in NHS
- Experience working with people across the lifespan including children
Desirable criteria
- Line management experience
- Service development experience
- Experience data collection, lit searching and data analysis
- Experience providing therapy to children/young people and families
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert
Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Research Lead
Email address jeremy.gauntlett-gilbert@nhs.net
Telephone number 01225 821181
To have learn more about the Bath Centre for Pain Services and to talk through the job please contact
Dr Alice Watkins - Clinical Psychologist
Main Office Number: 01225 821181
Please see our website: bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk
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