Consultant Clinical Psychologist

We are seeking an ambitious, highly skilled and creative psychologist to move into a Consultant Clinical Psychologist post, here at Bath Centre for Pain Services (BCPS). The post holder will join the wider leadership team within the role of Psychology Lead across the Bath National Pain Service.
BCPS is a national specialist service, providing rehab for people of all ages who have complex chronic pain. Patients often have additional difficulties including neurodiversity, mental health diagnoses and complex medical histories.
BCPS is a truly innovative setting, providing a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, where psychological approach informs care delivery. BCPS has a strong evidence-based focus, high research output and regularly presents at international conferences.
This role provides a chance to join a team already embracing psychological approaches, while further steering and developing psychologically informed services across the lifespan. This post offers the unique opportunity to work with people of all ages. We are seeking a candidate with a high level of experience in working with children and young people with complex needs and with experience of addressing complex safeguarding across agencies.
The BCPS team is highly functioning and values staff wellbeing, learning and development. There is a weekly clinical development for all staff, which the post holder would contribute to and shape, regular clinical supervision and established training for new staff., 1. Ensure the evidence based clinical model is delivered in an age appropriate way to
people across the lifespan
2. To provide clinical work, assessment, and interventions to people with chronic pain of
all ages as appropriate within a lifespan service (including children, young adults,
adults and older adults)
3. As a Clinician with experience in children, adolescents and young adults ensure that
the team have the skills needed for lifespan work with a particular responsibility for
children, adolescents and young people.
4. To take on a leadership position with full understanding of true Interdisciplinary Team
working
5. To manage safeguarding & risk along with the Lead Nurse and Consultant Doctors
and Consultant Therapist having full knowledge of safeguarding and risk processes
for people of all ages.
6. To be an active member of the Bath Centre for Pain Services management team and
work to ensure all Key Performance Indicators (activity, mandatory training and
appraisals) are met.
7. To provide professional leadership to Psychologists working in all services in the
Bath National Pain Centre - to be actively involved in the recruitment and retention of
psychology staff and ensure appropriate supervision and CPD is provided.
8. With the Therapy Lead ensure an appropriate line management and supervision
structure in the BCPS.
9. By working closely with the Therapy Lead ensure all services and components of
therapy for children are evidence based, age and clinically appropriate.

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