Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Psychological Therapist - 22.5 hpw

at  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing Date: 31.01.25 (this may change dependent on response)
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 03.02.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 10.02.25
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to lead our Cardiac Psychology Service, based in the well-established Clinical Health Psychology Department within Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT).

provision of specialist psychological assessment and therapies to patients under BTHFT Cardiac Services
operational management of the Cardiac Psychology Service
indirect consultation to the Cardiac MDT
input to the community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Group programme
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

See attached JD

• To provide specialist psychological input to patients with based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, clinical observation and clinical literature as appropriate.
• To formulate and implement plans as appropriate for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client/patient’s psychological difficulties, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s/patient’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. Assessment and treatment can be made more complex by having to work through interpreters.