Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, autonomous and highly skilled Clinical Psychologistto join the new Paediatric Clinical Psychology Team at James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston.
Main duties of the job
With this new post you will form part of a growing Clinical Psychology team; with interesting opportunities to be involved in service development, innovation, improvement and team working, as we expand the areas of paediatrics we cover at the hospital. You will be part of a dedicated team, who already work alongside the multidisciplinary paediatric teams at JPUH within the specialities of diabetes, epilepsy, functional neurological disorders, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and general paediatrics. This new post will focus on psychology expansion into the Level One, Special Care Neonatal Unit at JPUH. Working with the existing multidisciplinary team, who are very keen to welcome a Clinical Psychologist onto the Team.
We are a small Paediatric Clinical Psychology team that offers excellent opportunities for professional support and development. We always have trainees on placement with us from local ClinPsyD programmes; for core placements, specialist placements and research. This post would also be supported by a well-established wider network of Clinical Psychologists working in neonatal units in the East of the Region.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and person specification for further details of main responsibilities
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- oDoctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- oEligible for Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology.
Desirable
- oPre-qualification training and qualifications in other fields of applied psychology
- oPost-qualification training in approaches and therapies appropriate for the Neonatal context e.g. working with attachment, trauma, systems/ family therapy and bereavement
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oSpecialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- oUndertaking psychological assessment and interventions relating Neonatal service area
- oWorking with a wide variety of patient groups within this specialism, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- oRepresenting psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- oWorking clinically in health and medical settings relevant to service area.
- oWorking effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings.
Desirable
- oExperience working psychologically with a client group or in a setting relevant to Neonatal Psychology e.g. Paediatrics, Infant mental health, working with families, Perinatal or Maternity settings.
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- oExperience of line managing psychological staff
- oExperience of working through an interpreter
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological and neuropsychological assessment intervention and management.
- oHighly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- oGood time management and prioritisation skills
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
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
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lowestoft Road
Gorleston
NR31 6LA
Employer's website
https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)