Diabetes Clinical Psychologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED WED 6 NOV 2024

Practitioner Psychologist

Employer: King's College London NHS Foundation Trust

Department: Department of Diabetes

Location: King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Pay Band: 8a

Job Type: Fixed Term, 6months

Working pattern: 0.5 WTE

Closing date: 4 October 2024

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

For more information please contact Dr Daniel O'Toole, Consultant Clinical Psychologist ) or Helen Rogers Nurse Consultant in Diabetes )

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We are pleased to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced highly specialist practitioner psychologist to join our Diabetes Psychiatry and Psychology Service (DPPS) as part of the adult diabetes team at King's College Hospital. The successful candidate will provide specialist psychological screening, assessment and treatment to patients with type 1 / complex type 2 diabetes and associated psychological difficulties and become a valuable source of psychological expertise for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). In addition to direct work with diabetes patients, the embedded nature of this post will ensure frequent opportunities for consultation and teaching within the MDT setting. The diabetes team also has excellent research and development links with the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IoPPN).

About us

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There are opportunities for both individual and group-based interventions which are used in the team to help address issues around adjustment to the condition, effective diabetes management and psychological and emotional wellbeing. Many of the patients seen within the team have complex issues related to multi-morbidity and you will be working alongside experts within the field of diabetes who are experienced and knowledgeable about the psychological impact of living with the condition. The team also has support from a consultant psychiatrist, with whom you will work closely to help manage and support the various levels of mental health needs within the diabetes patient cohort.

Specialist clinical health psychology input has a long tradition at Kings College Hospital and you will be joining a group of psychology and psychotherapy professionals who are dedicated and supportive.

King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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