Clinical Psychologist in Integrated Pain Management

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Integrated Pain Management Service as a Clinical Psychologist. This role provides specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment, intervention, consultation, and leadership to support patients with chronic pain management. The role is integrated within the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team and contributes to holistic, patient-centred care across the pain pathway.

The postholder works with adults who present with Cognitive impairment, Emotional and psychological adjustment difficulties, Behavioural changes, Anxiety and depression, Trauma-related responses and Communication and functional challenges following stroke.The psychologist supports by helping patients maximise engagement, independence, emotional wellbeing, and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

Undertake comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessments of patients with chronic pain, including cognition, mood, behaviour, risk, and capacity

Formulate complex clinical presentations to inform individualised care and rehabilitation planning

Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions to support adjustment, emotional wellbeing, and engagement in rehabilitation

Provide interventions for common mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and distress

Contribute to the management of cognitive impairment, advising on strategies to support memory, attention, executive functioning, and behaviour

Support rehabilitation planning, goal setting, safe discharge, and community reintegration

Work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to MDT discussions, care planning, and decision-making

Provide specialist psychological consultation and promote psychologically informed approaches to care

Offer psychoeducation and emotional support to families and carers, supporting adjustment and management of complex needs

Provide training, consultation, and reflective practice to MDT colleagues to support delivery of high-quality care

Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives

Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with professional and organisational standards

Work in accordance with relevant professional, ethical, and governance frameworks

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

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