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Main area Pain Management - Psychology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours 30 hours per week (Part time - 4 days per week) Job ref 391-NMUH-6960210

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Enfield Pain Service Town Enfield Salary £61,631 - £68,623 pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 29/12/2025 23:59

Our trust has 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.

Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist in Pain Management

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Enfield Pain Service (EPS) which serves patients who have a long‑term pain condition e.g. chronic lower back pain, chronic widespread pain, fibromyalgia. The EPS is staffed by a supportive team of medical, physiotherapy and psychology professionals as we acknowledge that pain impacts a person’s life in lots of different ways.

You’ll be working under the supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to deliver psychological assessment and intervention (1:1 and group pain management programmes based on CBT/ACT/CFT) for this cohort of patients. You’ll also be supporting the wider multidisciplinary team and liaising with relevant external community services e.g. "Talking Therapies", MSK services, community mental health teams. As one of the senior clinicians in the service, you’ll be managing and supervising other members of the EPS, leading on aspects of service delivery, evaluation and innovation, and taking on managerial duties to ensure the effective running of the service. Previous experience of working in Pain and/or Long‑term Health Conditions is essential. Having additional training and experience in EMDR and PTSD would be advantageous.

Working in pain services can be incredibly rewarding, where psychology is highly valued, and you will develop your skills and experiences of working as a senior clinician and manager in a supportive team.

• Provide specialist psychological assessment
• Provide specialist 1:1 psychological interventions based on cognitive‑behavioural therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy and/or compassion focused therapy.
• Provide clinical supervision and line management to staff.
• Co‑facilitate group pain management programmes (PMP’s) and contribute to the development of PMP’s
• Contribute to the collection and analysis of outcome data of both individual and group interventions
• Contribute to the management, delivery and performance of the service.
• Offer advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to non‑psychologist colleagues and to other, non‑professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services’ policies and procedures
• Utilise research skills for audit and research purposes as required.
• The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

Please view the attached job description and person specification to obtain further information about the main responsibilities of this post. You are also more than welcome to contact us directly to obtain further information.

• Post‑graduate doctoral level training in Counselling Psychology or Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS) with HCPC
• Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

• Experience of working within a pain management and/or other Chronic Health conditions setting providing specialist psychological assessment and interventions.
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting
• Experience of working as a qualified Practitioner Psychologist for at least 12 months.
• Experience of supporting and managing aspects of service delivery and performance.

• Skills in the use of outcome measures to aid psychological assessment
• Skills in assessing pain conditions, impact on quality of life, risk and suitability for self‑management approaches.
• Skills in the delivery of psychological interventions relevant to the needs of patients with persistent pain conditions and PTSD and those experiencing psychological difficulties secondary to their health condition
• Skills in the delivery of CBT, ACT and/or CFT
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
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Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.