Clinical Psychologist

Job summary: We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and innovative Band 7 clinical psychologist within the Psychological and Mental Health Services (PAMHS) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).The post holder will work as part of a team of clinical psychologists within the Long Term Health Conditions Stream which provides a specialist paediatric psychology service to children and young people under the care of cardiology, respiratory, critical care, cancer, immunology, bone marrow transplant, and palliative care teams at GOSH. The post holder will primarily provide services into the cardiology service.The wide range of medical specialties covered provide an opportunity for working with a large range of different psychological presentations in a mixture of inpatient and outpatient work, and there are opportunities for developing expertise in working with medical MDTs, staff support, supervision, and service development.You will join a supportive team of psychologists working across these medical specialties whilst also being able to access the learning and opportunities that come with being part of a large psychology service at a leading children's hospital.Main duties of the jobThe postholder will be joining a team of clinical psychologists in the provision of a clinical psychology service to children and families cared for by the cardiology services at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A range of paediatric psychology input is required, working alongside medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues, to meet the varied psychological needs of this diverse populationThey will also be expected to provide recommendations and extensive consultation to professional colleagues and other agencies involved in the child's care, including facilitating staff support and reflective practice.The post holder may supervise assistant psychologists and other more junior staff as agreed with the consultant psychologists for their group.The post offers opportunities for professional development and also to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.About usGOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.Person SpecificationGOSH Culture and ValuesGOSH Always ValuesKnowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the WorkplaceAcademic/Professional qualification/TrainingGood honours degree in Psychology.Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those training prior to 1996) as accredited by British Psychological Society/Health and Care Professionals CouncilRegistration with the HCPC as a Practitioner PsychologistExperience/KnowledgeExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severityExperience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary careExperience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural frameworkKnowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection.Experience in delivering evidence-based interventions for a range of child and adolescent mental health and physical problemsSkills/AbilitiesSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals.Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours.Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team workingAbility to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.Ability to administer, score and interpret a range of cognitive assessment toolsDisclosure 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.Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr