Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join our Paediatric Neuropsychology Team at Chailey Clinical Services, part-time for a fixed term of 6 months. We are a highly specialist service for children and young people with congenital and acquired brain injury. There will be both uni-disciplinary and multidisciplinary working, providing psychological assessment and intervention to children and young adults (0-19 years old) in an outpatient setting. Within this context, a Clinical Psychologist could expect to develop specialist knowledge and skills in working with children and young adults with complex neurodisabilities,
The team works closely alongside a wider multidisciplinary team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Paediatricians, amongst others. Assessment and therapeutic intervention work with children, young people and their families would be required, as well as consultation to other professionals. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the Service's policies and procedures.
Suitable candidates who are seeking alternative part-time or flexible working arrangements are still encouraged to apply.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously as a clinician within the Chailey Neuropsychology Service; providing neuropsychological assessment and formulation, psychological treatment and cognitive rehabilitation to patients and families with psychological problems arising from factors associated with their neurodisability and secondary mental health concerns, including liaison with other professionals (Health, Education, Social Care) as standard.
To ensure comprehensive assessment which may include psychological and neuropsychological psychometrics, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
To formulate and devise psychological treatment plans and recommendations, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods supported by evidence of efficacy across the full range of care settings. To adjust and refine psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to families and professionals concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans for patients.
To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
About us
Why work for us?
- We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
- A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
- Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
- We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer a highly specialist psychology-led service for children and young people with congenital and acquired brain injury or abnormality or other complex neurodisability. We provide psychological assessment and support to children and young adults (0-19 years old) in an outpatient setting and also within Chailey Heritage Foundation (a specialist school co-located with Chailey Clinical Services). This job role will involve neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic intervention work with children, young people and their families. Key responsibilities include:
To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the service area, by exercising the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular clinical professional supervision and maintaining active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical/counselling psychology and related disciplines.
To contribute to opportunities (teaching, training, workshops, etc) for increasing psychological knowledge and understanding / and or reflective practice for the wider Chailey staff team.
To utilise skills in assessing clients and relatives who are presenting with highly complex difficulties, requiring the need for integration of a range of psychological theories, in order to provide appropriate formulation and intervention. This will require drawing on neuropsychological, developmental, and biopsychosocial knowledge when interpreting client/family situations, and providing appropriate formulation and intervention plans, including in circumstances where expert opinion may differ from the family or wider MDT.
To work as an autonomous clinician, with independent management of caseload and broader role responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer a highly specialist psychology-led service for children and young people with congenital and acquired brain injury or abnormality or other complex neurodisability. We provide psychological assessment and support to children and young adults (0-19 years old) in an outpatient setting and also within Chailey Heritage Foundation (a specialist school co-located with Chailey Clinical Services). This job role will involve neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic intervention work with children, young people and their families. Key responsibilities include:
To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the service area, by exercising the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular clinical professional supervision and maintaining active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical/counselling psychology and related disciplines.
To contribute to opportunities (teaching, training, workshops, etc) for increasing psychological knowledge and understanding / and or reflective practice for the wider Chailey staff team.
To utilise skills in assessing clients and relatives who are presenting with highly complex difficulties, requiring the need for integration of a range of psychological theories, in order to provide appropriate formulation and intervention. This will require drawing on neuropsychological, developmental, and biopsychosocial knowledge when interpreting client/family situations, and providing appropriate formulation and intervention plans, including in circumstances where expert opinion may differ from the family or wider MDT.
To work as an autonomous clinician, with independent management of caseload and broader role responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional Registration
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including in specific models of psychopathology and clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
Desirable
- Completion of specialist autism assessment training (e.g. ADOS training)
- Completion of or willingness to undertake further short courses of post-doctoral clinical psychology education
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, trainee or assistant clinical psychologist within children's services.
- 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 threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of working with children and young people with learning needs or disabilities, or mental health presentations.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of CAMHS clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
Skills and Knowledge
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 clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both 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 practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS / HPC
- Experience or knowledge of working systemically and an enthusiasm to bring this approach to the post
Other Requirements
Essential
- 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 travel between bases and within the community as required for the post
- Standard keyboard skills
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional Registration
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including in specific models of psychopathology and clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
Desirable
- Completion of specialist autism assessment training (e.g. ADOS training)
- Completion of or willingness to undertake further short courses of post-doctoral clinical psychology education
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, trainee or assistant clinical psychologist within children's services.
- 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 threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- Post-qualification experience of working with children and young people with learning needs or disabilities, or mental health presentations.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of CAMHS clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
Skills and Knowledge
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 clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both 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 practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS / HPC
- Experience or knowledge of working systemically and an enthusiasm to bring this approach to the post
Other Requirements
Essential
- 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 travel between bases and within the community as required for the post
- Standard keyboard skills
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
