Assistant Psychologist in Pain Management

Key Responsibilities: KR 1 Clinical and Client Care • To providefirst-linescreeningforpatientsinthePain Management Programmeunder the close supervision of a practitioner psychologistand specialist physiotherapist • To providecomponents of theprotocol-basedgroupinterventions forpatientsin thePMPandsimilar programmes • To arrange, schedule and provideinformationtopatientsand referrersin the PMP andXHPclinic. • To access multiple electronic patient records and generate summaries of relevantclinicalinformationas neededto inform clinical care • Toassistthe psychologists in the development of individual or group clinicalmaterials or training materials. KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning • To contribute to the effectiveworkflowof thePMP and XHPservices(including managing thedatabases and analytics) • To contributeto the training and support of otherhospitalstaff in providingpsychologically-informedhealthcarecarefor patients. • To act in a manner thatisaligned withTrurstvalues andsupports psychologicalsafetywithinteamsandthe overall Department • Toparticipateinthe team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. KR 3 Policy and service development • To follow policies and procedures, including the Departmental SOP, relevant tothearea of work • Toparticipateinthe consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. KR 4 Care or management of resources • To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. • To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting supplies as needed. KR 5 Teaching and Training • Toparticipateindemonstratingwork methods torotationaltrainees andnewly recruitedassistantsand to support their development of necessary skills. • Todisseminateresearch and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles. • To support studentsand graduatesundertakingplacements or projects within the Department. KR 6 Record-keeping and Information Governance • To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. • Under thesupervision of the practitioner psychologist tomaintainthe highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. • Tomaintaindata bases and enterdata, andperform analyses and produce reports. KR 7 Research and development • Toassistin the design and implementation of audit and research projects to inform the servicePsychologist and others in the development of Trust psychologyand otherservices, trainingprovisionand research activities. • To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes • To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research toassistin the development in the Trust ofevidence basedpractice. • Under guidance to conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision KR 8 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development • To receive regular clinical and professional supervisionin accordance withprofessional practice guidelines • To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post-holder is employed. • To develop skills and competencies thatassistin the delivery of current duties. • To undertake personal training relevant to theobjectivesof the role and withagreementofthe supervising psychologist/manager. KR 9 General • To be aware of risk relating to challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management • To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situationsthatare part of working in an acute medical context(includingtraumaticinjury, disease, disability,persistentpain,limitedlifespanand death)and to support others involved in such situations. To be noted • This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may berequiredto undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager. • This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing servicerequirementsand any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. • The post holder is expected tocomply withall relevant Trustand Departmentpolicies,proceduresand guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety andInformation Governance. Personal Attributes: • Able to work onsite within the MDT timetable & pattern • Ableto workcollaboratively andeffectively within a multi-disciplinary teamsharingteamfunctions • Able toparticipateeffectively insupervision • Able to workefficientlyin an opensharedofficeand via remote (home) working where needed • Able tomaintainconcentration for extended periodse.g. for workshops and seminars • Able to manage personal stress related to working with distressed people with life-alteringconditions, adverse experiences of the healthcare systems, mental health conditions, etc. • Ability to consistently manage multiple parallel data and operational workflowsand projectsandmeetsettimelines Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities: KR 1 Clinical and Client Care • To providefirst-linescreeningforpatientsinthePain Management Programmeunder the close supervision of a practitioner psychologistand specialist physiotherapist • To providecomponents of theprotocol-basedgroupinterventions forpatientsin thePMPandsimilar programmes • To arrange, schedule and provideinformationtopatientsand referrersin the PMP andXHPclinic. • To access multiple electronic patient records and generate summaries of relevantclinicalinformationas neededto inform clinical care • Toassistthe psychologists in the development of individual or group clinicalmaterials or training materials. KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning • To contribute to the effectiveworkflowof thePMP and XHPservices(including managing thedatabases and analytics) • To contributeto the training and support of otherhospitalstaff in providingpsychologically-informedhealthcarecarefor patients. • To act in a manner thatisaligned withTrurstvalues andsupports psychologicalsafetywithinteamsandthe overall Department • Toparticipateinthe team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. KR 3 Policy and service development • To follow policies and procedures, including the Departmental SOP, relevant tothearea of work • Toparticipateinthe consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. KR 4 Care or management of resources • To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. • To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting supplies as needed. KR 5 Teaching and Training • Toparticipateindemonstratingwork methods torotationaltrainees andnewly recruitedassistantsand to support their development of necessary skills. • Todisseminateresearch and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles. • To support studentsand graduatesundertakingplacements or projects within the Department. KR 6 Record-keeping and Information Governance • To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. • Under thesupervision of the practitioner psychologist tomaintainthe highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. • Tomaintaindata bases and enterdata, andperform analyses and produce reports. KR 7 Research and development • Toassistin the design and implementation of audit and research projects to inform the servicePsychologist and others in the development of Trust psychologyand otherservices, trainingprovisionand research activities. • To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes • To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research toassistin the development in the Trust ofevidence basedpractice. • Under guidance to conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision KR 8 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development • To receive regular clinical and professional supervisionin accordance withprofessional practice guidelines • To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post-holder is employed. • To develop skills and competencies thatassistin the delivery of current duties. • To undertake personal training relevant to theobjectivesof the role and withagreementofthe supervising psychologist/manager. KR 9 General • To be aware of risk relating to challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management • To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situationsthatare part of working in an acute medical context(includingtraumaticinjury, disease, disability,persistentpain,limitedlifespanand death)and to support others involved in such situations. To be noted • This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may berequiredto undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager. • This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing servicerequirementsand any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. • The post holder is expected tocomply withall relevant Trustand Departmentpolicies,proceduresand guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety andInformation Governance. Personal Attributes: • Able to work onsite within the MDT timetable & pattern • Ableto workcollaboratively andeffectively within a multi-disciplinary teamsharingteamfunctions • Able toparticipateeffectively insupervision • Able to workefficientlyin an opensharedofficeand via remote (home) working where needed • Able tomaintainconcentration for extended periodse.g. for workshops and seminars • Able to manage personal stress related to working with distressed people with life-alteringconditions, adverse experiences of the healthcare systems, mental health conditions, etc. • Ability to consistently manage multiple parallel data and operational workflowsand projectsandmeetsettimelines