Practitioner Psychologist in Adult Cystic Fibrosis

An exciting, new, permanent band 8a role has become available within the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic practitioner psychologist into a service supporting adults with Cystic Fibrosis and the systems around them.

The person appointed will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment to patients under the care of the Cystic Fibrosis service, as well as advice and consultation to professional colleagues. There are strong opportunities for research and service development with the CF MDT and wider psychological services.

We are looking for a candidate with experience in the field of clinical health psychology (and preferably CF) to work alongside two other practitioner psychologists. Operationally these posts sit within the wider Barts Heart and Thorax Psychological Services and clinical supervision and line management for this 8a post will be provided from this service. Further continuing professional development is actively encouraged. The post will provide a wide range of experience and allow the candidate to further develop valuable transferable skills.

Please note that the Cystic Fibrosis Service requires the postholder to be able to work Wednesday to Friday with Thursdays and Fridays being essential on-site days due to MDT clinics occurring on these days.

We are looking for a candidate with experience in the field of clinical health psychology (and preferably CF) to work alongside two other practitioner psychologists (0.5 wte Band 7 and 0.5 wte Band 8a). Operationally these posts sit within the wider Barts Heart and Thorax Psychological Services and clinical supervision and line management for this 8a post will be provided from this service. Further continuing professional development is actively encouraged. The post will provide a wide range of experience and allow the candidate to further develop valuable transferable skills.

Professionally, you will join a well-established and well-regarded Cystic Fibrosis service, as well as an innovative and expanding team of psychological practitioners working across respiratory, cancer, and cardiac services on site at St Bartholomew's Hospital. You will also join a wider professional network of over 60 psychological practitioners, working within many acute and community services across Barts Health NHS Trust., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment..

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.