Trainee Health Psychologist

The Pennine Lancashire Long Covid Service is seeking an enthusiastic Trainee Health Psychologist to support people with complex health-related psychological difficulties due to their experience of Long Covid.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive MDT. The post holder will be working into a team that values the role of clinical psychology and sees psychological care as an integral part of the service.

The post holder will require prior clinical experience of working with Long Covid Services and be nearing the end of their training to become a Health Psychologist. The post holder must demonstrate excellent communication skills, commitment, and enthusiasm to improving the psychological well-being of people with Long Covid. The post holder will support the wider psychology team and will work directly under the clinical supervision of a qualified Psychologist.

The role involves largely remote working and includes administering psychological assessment, delivering brief interventions and supporting the delivery and review of group-based interventions under supervision. The post holder is also responsible for data collection and analysis, supporting service development initiatives and MDT working.

The post is largely remote working with some face-face working at Pendle Community Hospital and/or Clitheroe Community Hospital., The Pennine Lancashire Long Covid Service offers a multidisciplinary rehab package of care to adults with Long Covid. The main duties of the role include working with all members of the Long Covid Team to help inform psychological aspects of the patient journey.

The role includes delivering psychological interventions to individuals and groups, carrying out psychological assessments, MDT consultations and contributing to service evaluation and service development initiatives.

The post holder will be a part of a supportive psychology team and will work with all members of the team to help support and develop psychological services. The post holder will be expected to have a vision and 'can-do attitude' that will reflect an ability to build bridges, bring people on board and facilitate positive change at all levels.

• Appropriate qualifications and undergoing stage 2 Health Psychology training, High level communication skills


• Long Covid Service Experience


• Knowledge of health psychology


• Stage 2 competencies, , Relevant experience for role and service, Relevant knowledge and skills with research required by role, IT skills


• Can work independently under supervision


• Can work remotely and in office as required


• Access to appropriate transportation


• Can work under pressure


• Can work within a health psychology framework with stage 2 experience and skills, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) was established in 2003 and is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.


We employ 8,000 staff, some of whom are award winning and internationally renowned for their work and achievements. We treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. Our high quality healthcare services are offered across five hospital sites and various community sites.

We are committed to delivering the best possible healthcare services to the local population while ensuring the future viability of our services. This will be achieved by continually improving the productivity and efficiency of services. Our core focus has enabled demonstrable improvement in our key access, quality and performance indicators., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.


• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.


• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.


Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.