Oral Medicine Lead Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCPC registered Band 8B Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to lead the Oral Medicine department as part of ongoing development of the innovative Dental and Oral-maxillofacial Trauma Psychology (DOT-Psychology) service.
The post holder will be based within the Adult (ADOT-Psychology) service and will provide clinical leadership for the Oral Medicine specialty, working closely with the 8a psychologist and the assistant psychologist to provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult patients with oral medicine health conditions and their families. These include long term and recurrent conditions such as chronic pain, burning mouth syndrome or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders amongst others. The post holder will have expertise in working psychologically with a range of psychological presentations, across the lifespan, with particular experience of working in clinical health settings.
The DOT-Psychology service is a large, close-knit team of psychological clinicians who work together to provide psychological input across the Royal London Dental hospital. There are excellent opportunities for joint working, supervision and CPD, whilst working alongside highly skilled psychology colleagues specialising in facial trauma, paediatric dentistry, orthognathic surgery and dental phobia, The post holder will be responsible for managing the service caseload and waiting lists, assessing and managing risk and initiating and leading on service development projects including establishing and maintaining close working relationships with our dental and medical colleagues. As a senior member of the team, they will also contribute to the leadership for the DOT-Psychology service supporting with the development of more junior staff and leading on wider service enhancement projects in line with the service vision and Trust values.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who demonstrates strong leadership skills, including organisation and flexibility. They will be comfortable working in physical health environments as part of an MDT, being confident working with a variety of psychological and mental health presentations, knowing when to offer individual support and when to work systemically with the dental team or with third party providers. The post holder will have a key role in providing consultation, liaison, training and psychological supervision to other HCPs including oral medicine consultants, dentists, nursing staff and other specialists working within the dental hospital., We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
+ A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
+ A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
+ Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
+ Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
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We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

NHS AfC: Band 8b
Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video, DOT-Psychology is a NEFLT service providing clinical care to patients within BARTS Health Dental and OMFS Network at the Royal London and Whipps Cross Hospitals.
Barts Health Dental and OMFS service is a leading international specialist in dental and oral health care, offering regional dental care to patients from across London and surrounding counties. In addition to emergency dental care, treatment is provided for a diverse range of oral health issues, both routine and urgent.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction is held at head office in Rainham, Essex.