Clinical​/Counselling​/Health Psychologist in Chronic Pain

Clinical / Counselling / Health Psychologist in Chronic Pain

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Worcester, WR5 1DD

Pay:

£47,810.00 to £62,682.00 per year, £47810.00 - £62682.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

29/03/2026

WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION Post

Title:

Applied Psychologist Pay Band: 7

Hours:

30hours (0.8 WTE)

Contract:

Permanent Location / Department:
Pain and Anaesthetics Accountable to:
Principal Psychologist

Reports to:

Principal Psychologist Key Working Relationships:
Patients and their families/carers, MDT colleagues, partner agencies including VSO, charities and social care

Job Purpose:

Working under the overall leadership of the Principal Psychologist to provide high quality, specialist applied psychology alongside the chronic pain team at the hospital.

Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist psychological care to clients with complex psychological difficulties resulting from their physical health difficulties.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with psychological difficulties resulting from their physical health difficulties To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Principal Psychologist and Lead Consultant Psychologist and in line with service context to:
Exercise supervisory responsibility for other psychological therapists (e.g. Trainee Applied Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Counsellors) Support multi-disciplinary training and development Support service audit and development Support and encourage service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Key Duties:

Clinical Responsibilities, Patient Contact Working under the overall leadership of Trust Lead Consultant Psychologist) to provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.

Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client.

Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.

Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice.

Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.

Implements a range of specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

Evaluates therapy options and makes decisions about treatment.

To liaise with other professionals working within the NHS, Social Inclusion and Health and the voluntary sector on matters relating to client care that have implications for the service Supervisory/Professional Responsibility Clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists under the guidance of their Applied Psychologist line manager.

Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required.

To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with Psychology and Counselling service and HPC requirements.

Multi-Disciplinary Training and Development Working under the overall leadership of the Trust Lead Consultant Psychologist to:
Provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other direct care staff in MDT. Provides clinical…