Senior Psychological Therapist - Pain Management

This role is a new and exciting opportunity to develop, alongside experienced pain MDT colleagues, a psychological service for individuals with complex pain needs across Mid and South Essex Trust
The trust brings together four hospitals Basildon, Broomfield, Southend and Orsett
Each have their own psychological staff but there is now the opportunity to develop a team across the area continuing to offer evidence based individual work and our extremely successful multidisciplinary pain management programme.
You will be an important member of the multidisciplinary pain service who have a long history of providing care within a psychological frame in collaboration with the entire team.
You will also have the opportunity to work closely with patients and their families as well as other specialties to deliver the highest quality of individualised care to enable a seamless journey through their care.
This is a leadership role overseeing the supervision and development of other psychological colleagues and facilitating psychological reflection to the wider team.
Your ongoing service delivery and personal and professional development will be supported by the management team within the pain service and the hospital based psychological therapies service.
We are looking for a fully accredited and creative individual with experience working within the relevant health care setting.
This role is available on a part time / job share basis., You will be providing psychological screening, psychosocial information, assessment and treatment to patients and their families based across four MSE Pain Relief Services, outpatient and inpatient.
You will be providing consultation on complex psychological issues to the wider multidisciplinary team by involvement in relevant multi-disciplinary forums.
You will be providing training and reflective practice to staff on relevant psychological and mental health issues.
You will lead and provide a coherent approach to Pain Management services across the MSE.
You will have experience and training in offering supervision and have offered consultation to a wide range of professionals.
You will provide specialist input with clinical autonomy and to work in ways which are sensitive to the needs of staff/patients from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.