Locum Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a)
@Mind Professionals posted 2 months ago Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Jobs ID 39676
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Band Band 8A
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Profession Clinical Psychologist
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Role type NHS
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Profession Category Psychology
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Job Description
Locum Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) – Obesity Service
Location: Croydon, London, Greater London
Contract: Locum – ASAP start, 3 months (with potential extension)
Hours: Full-time – Fridays essential
Specialty: Obesity
Mind Professionals are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with experience working with seriously obese people (or as part of a Tier 3 Weight Management service) for part-time locum work, based in Croydon, Greater London.
Key Responsibilities:
– Be an integral part of a high quality specialist multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management programme for adults registered with a GP which understands the lifestyle and culture of Croydon’s communities.
– Contribute to, and develop policy and treatment pathways for patients who need to change lifestyle behaviours in order to facilitate weight loss.
– Provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to support people who have severe and complex obesity to lose weight and make sustainable changes.
– Provide an equitable service to all participants irrespective of age, identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health needs, or ethnic or cultural background.
– Provide a service that is flexible and is, led by patient choice to support a person-centred approach.
– To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and junior staff inter and multidisciplinary if required.
– To support service managers and the remaining of the clinical team within to develop and support common initiatives.
Requirements:
– HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
– Experience of working with seriously obese people and/or Tier 3 weight management service.
– Experience of running groups and one to one sessions.
– Experience of face to face and remote care of patients.
For more information in relation to the above post, or regarding other of our locum or permanent roles, or for more general information please contact Mind Professionals on 01223 813838 (option 3), or email your CV