Practitioner Psychologist

We are offering an exciting (0.4WTE) fixed term post for 8 months within the dermatology service, based at the Royal Free Hospital, where you will join a dermatology psychology lead. The post will offer you opportunities to develop clinical skills in a supported environment focused on managing inflammatory skin conditions within an MDT setting.

The dermatology service is an established and well-regarded specialist team treating the whole range of skin conditions, including alopecia, inflammatory conditions like psoriasis and also eczema.

You will also have access to the Trust's psychological support structure including access to specialist supervision groups, regular training events and collaboration with colleagues from the same profession.

The Post Holder Will

• provide psychological care of patients, consistent with the World Class Care values and objectives of the Trust, within the dermatology service.
• Provide psychological assessment and treatments, ensuring
  
  

onward referrals for patients within the dermatology service as

appropriate.

• Provide formulation, advice and a consultation service on the
  
  

psychological aspects of patients’ care within the multidisciplinary team and support the MDT team in providing psychologically and trauma-informed care.

• Ensure patients understand the interplay between their disease and their distress.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
• Support the multi-disciplinary clinical and operational team to deliver integrated care, including consultation and training concerning psychological aspects of patient care and management along the dermatology patient pathway, and ensure that psychological aspects are addressed (where appropriate) in research, audit, policy and service development.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service as possible within the role.
  
  

he Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts with over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alexandra Mizara Job title: Counselling Psychologist Email address: alexandramizara@nhs.net