Practitioner Psychologist / Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

at  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist or an accredited CBT therapist to come and work in our dynamic renal health and counselling psychology service and support novel renal transformation initiatives. We are looking for someone who can work within our renal multidisciplinary team of dietitians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, surgeons and nurses to improve equity to and the quality of our renal services.
They work on our new pilot Kidney Fitness for Transplantation (K-FiT) weight loss clinics, most of whom will be prescribed the weight loss drug Semaglutide. They will also input to our other renal improvement workstreams to ensure patients receive psychological support to explore the barriers to undertaking specific home treatments, including supporting decision-making to ensure patients receive dialysis treatments most appropriate for them.
The post-holder will be embedded within the renal clinical speciality whilst belonging to a group of over 40 psychological therapies, neuropsychology and counselling (PTNC) staff who work within a variety of medical specialities.
The Trust has recognised the value and contribution of PTNC staff in delivering excellent care and invested in a more robust structure of governance and support. See full JD for more information.
To conduct specialist biopsychosocial assessments to determine suitability for the K-FiT programme and provide a brief package of tailored psychological, motivational and supportive interventions to a limited number of individuals with kidney disease and obesity, who will also be prescribed the weight-loss medication Semaglutide (Ozempic). To contribute to K-FiT MDT meetings and offer specialist psychological advice and consultation on managing weight loss to non-psychologist colleagues. To contribute to the renal dialysis, pre-dialysis and frailty MDTs to offer advice, guidance and psychological assessment and support to patient decision-making around home dialysis. To contribute to the collection and analysis of individual outcome data from interventions and utilise skills for research and audit purposes as required. To support the work of the Renal Health and Counselling Psychology (RHCP) service including offering minimal cross-service support to ward patients.
The post-holder will need to work Mondays and Fridays, with flexibility to agree the remaining hours of the post.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
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