We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic principle clinical psychologist to join our team of Paediatric Clinical Psychologists and Psychiatrists based at the Children's Hospital in Oxford. The post is based at the John Radcliffe Hospital Neonatal Unit and has strong links with psychologists working across the region as well as those based in Oxford. This is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave. Applications for flexible or part-time working will be welcomed.
Applications are invited from clinical psychologists who have experience in neonatal, perinatal, paediatrics, health psychology services or other relevant clinical experience. The post is part of a small neonatal psychology team, including another Principal Clinical Psychologist (0.6), a trainee and assistant psychologist. It sits within a larger operational delivery network and there are opportunities to work with other psychologists in other hospitals on joint service development projects.
The broader paediatric psychology team consists of 2 assistants, 21 psychologists, 3 psychiatrists and a family therapist, with opportunities for both formal and informal consultation with staff experienced in a range of therapeutic approaches. The team offer regular in house teaching, access to supervision in specific therapeutic approaches, and there is a strong commitment to shared learning and development across the service.
The post-holder will work systemically, supporting the neonatal MDT to deliver psychologically informed care to babies and their families, as well as providing targeted, specialist psychological input to families on the neonatal unit, and during their transition home (or to another inpatient setting). They will liaise closely with maternity and community-based services to ensure continuity of care along the patient pathway. An important part of the role will be to provide training, debriefs, consultation and support to neonatal colleagues.
The team is supported by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, another Band 8b psychologist a Trainee and Assistant Psychologist and there is access to advice from psychiatry within the wider team. The post holder will attend Children's Psychological Medicine Meetings and will contribute to teaching in the form of Grand Rounds in both the neonatal and Children's settings.
As well as clinical work there are opportunities to engage in research and the department has strong links with the doctoral training course with regular clinical and research trainees on placement.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Children's Psychological Medicine offers a range of specialist services to paediatric services to young people across the Thames Valley with established outreach services in Milton Keynes, Swindon and Wexham Park. The post-holder will work closely with the outreach stream as part of a broader service focused on the sharing of knowledge and expertise, improving services for all,
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
For a more detailed description of the job please see the attached job description and person specification.
You are also welcome to contact Dr Jacinta Cordwell, Lead for Neonatal Psychology ([email protected])should you have any specific queries regarding the post.
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.
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