Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisenin health psychology at Northumbria Healthcare for apractitioner psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Health) to join ourLiving Well with Pain (LWWP)service.The successfulcandidatewould join an experienced multidisciplinary service, comprising of psychological practitioners, physiotherapy and pharmacy., The successful candidate would provide high-quality evidence-based psychological therapies for peoplelivingwith persistent pain, drawing upon a range of psychological models, including, but not limited to,acceptance and commitment, andcognitive behavioural therapies, in addition tothe latest in pain science approaches.

The successful candidate would have opportunities to work across the MDT, providing input into referral and assessment pathways, and delivering the Pain Management Programme (PMP) group.

The LWWP team are committed to continuous improvement, and duties may include supporting service developmentand quality improvement, evaluation, and audit with the aim of contributing to the service's quality and safety monitoring and developing clinical leadership skills.

Tofacilitateour work, psychologists in the service are supported with a clear structure of clinical supervision, adapted to clinical interest and personal development plans.Supervision is provided individually, and through specialist model supervision groups within the widerhealthpsychology grouping.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting