Senior Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Clinical Psychology

5 days ago

York, United Kingdom York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We were delighted to be chosen as one of seven national pilot projects for integrating mental health support into children and young people's epilepsy care. This innovative project, which began in March 2023, is focused on the implementation of mental health screening and psychological intervention for children and young people in our region.

The project seeks to make a real change for children and young people with epilepsy across our ICS and we are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for driving change and innovation who can continue the valuable work that has been started on this project (newly qualified Psychologists with strong leadership skills would also be considered for this position).

You would be working within a team of experienced Clinical Psychologists based at York Hospital. Integral to the post is networking with of CYP services across the ICS. The successful post holder will also hold a clinical caseload to support the wider remit of the paediatric psychology service.

The focus of the role is to continue embedding the screening and psychological interventions into routine practice and to support the evaluation of the project through data collection and reporting.

Further detail of the post can be seen in the addendum to the job description.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified Clinical Psychology Service to children and young people with Epilepsy and their families.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing to patients' formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plans Using research skills for audit, policy and service development and leading on research projects To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the specific patient group, mental health, clinical paediatric psychology, health psychology and neuropsychology in general To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry, recording, report writing Working within professional guidelines, overall frameworks and policies and procedures for Psychology in Child Health. Variable working conditions including in a patient's own home, school and outpatient setting.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/managerat interview stage.

A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityour application at the earliest opportunity.

Please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager if you are applying for a secondment opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:.

As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, thisremainsour best defence to protect our patients,ourselvesand everyone else.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of child and adolescent psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies as accredited by the BPS and HCPC

Desirable

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings Experience of working with a wide variety of patient 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

Desirable

Experience of working with Clinical Health populations Experience of teaching training and/or supervision

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient groups

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within the public, professional and academic settings Ability 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 Ability to work as a team member and show flexibility and adaptability

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