Clinical Psychologist

Job summary The Paediatric Psychological Medicine Service for Children, Young People and Families is recruiting a Clinical Psychologists for the following posts; Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis and Paediatric Gastroenterology.
The job role is to provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis/Gastroenterology services, based at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Each clinical psychologist post will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and their families, at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
The psychologist will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
The posts form part of the Paediatric Psychological Medicine Service for Children, Young People and Families at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
This service works with a range of medical specialties within paediatrics and the posts sit in wider multi-disciplinary teams.
The post holders will be employed by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job We are recruiting to 2 medical specialities, comprising altogether.
The post holder/s will work with the Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis and Paediatric Gastroenterology services, based at Addenbrookes Hospital.
The job involves working with children, adolescents and young adults with complex medical and surgical needs at Addenbrookes Hospital.
The job involves assessment and delivery of care involving both the patient, parents and family systems where there are complex social needs.
The intervention level ranges from the specialist tertiary multidisciplinary team level and associated paediatric ward nursing teams to community paediatric teams, social care, education and primary health care.
Interventions routinely cross professional and Acute Health Trust and Community Mental Health Trust boundaries and sometimes involve Child Protection work.
The job involves physical effort of the nature of sitting in a constrained position for extended patient / client therapy sessions, frequent intense concentration on assessment and formulation, it is sometimes highly distressing, dealing with such issues as chronic illness and family breakdown, and may deal with issues such as acute physical distress or illness, death, serious mental illness and child abuse.
About us Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community.
These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities 1.
To contribute to the development and promotion of best practice in psychology across the service, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.
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To maintain and develop the profile of psychology within the Trust, regionally and nationally as appropriate during all professional contacts with patients, carers, colleagues and the public.
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To contribute to the reduction of risk in areas of responsibility.
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To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
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To produce psychological reports and notes in a timely manner and to provide management information in line with Trust policies and procedures in a timely manner.
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To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
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To work in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, The BPS Code of Conduct and DCP Professional Practice Guidelines and to be aware of changes in these.
To maintain an up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this.
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To contribute to the analysis, development, evaluation and monitoring of the Trusts and teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
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To advise the medical speciality services and professional management on those aspects of the Gastroenterology/Cystic Fibrosis services where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council Desirable Chartered Clinical Psychologist Experience Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different contexts.
Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of working with Families Experience working with Children in a paediatric medical setting Experience of working within a medical setting.
Skills and Abilities Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
Skills in self-management, including time-management Desirable High Level Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Knowledge of the impact of Gastrointestinal conditions/Cystic Fibrosis on children, adolescents and their families.
Personal Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with clients.
Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients.
Able to contain and work with organisational stress.
Desirable Interest, enthusiasm and commitment in relation to working in the area of paediatric Clinical Psychology Knowledge and Understanding Essential Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
Other requirements Essential Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting.