Consultant Counselling, Clinical, or Health Psychologist, Band 8c

We wish to recruit a new a Band 8c Practitioner Psychologist. The postholder will be the clinical lead for our Pain Self Management Team, and lead and expand our Psychology services within Chronic Illness, where there is lots of scope for development. The job is full time, but we would consider appointing between 0.8-1.0wte.

The post holder would be part of the Clinical Health Psychology department and sit on the dept leadership team. We wish to recruit someone who relishes MDT working, someone who wants to be present and involved in all aspects of the service, and someone who really values team cohesion and wellbeing.

We are looking for someone with a wide range of experience, and this may include previous work in physical health or working in mental health or with clients with complex needs. A background in physical health is not essential.We would love to hear from you if you are interested - please do get in touch.

Main duties of the job

The central role of this Psychology post is to be the clinical lead for the Pain Self-Management Team, and lead for psychology in chronic illness. Day to day, the job involves a mix of clinical work and leadership, with plenty of autonomy.

The Pain Self Management team is part of wider Chronic Pain Services in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, and we work with nine supportive Chronic Pain Consultants in our two local Trusts. Our MDT includes Physio and Prescribing Nurses and a great admin team. As clinical lead, you will set the direction of the service, working with the wider pain management service and in collaboration with operational managers for pain.

The Psychologist will also lead and develop our Psychology services within Chronic Illness, where there is lots of scope for development. There are many services within the Trust that have no Psychology input, including Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Respiratory.

The Clinical Health Psychology Department has a wide range of services, and about 25 Clinical, Counselling, and Health psychology colleagues mostly based in the same building as Pain Management. That gives the post a base in the MDT and in the Psychology service, with lots of opportunities for linking across services. Clinical supervision is valued and there is good support for development and training, including access to a training budget.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.