Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced 8B Clinical Psychologist to lead the psychology service in our neonatal unit. This is an established and well valued role having been set up in 2019. The successful candidate will work alongside a 8a Clinical Psychologist and the family care nursing team to provide trauma informed, family centred care for babies and their families. There are opportunities to be involved in service development, research and training within the unit and the expanding neonatal network.
The successful candidate will work alongside the senior leadership and allied health professionals teams. Within this role there are excellent opportunities to connect with other psychological professionals working in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units across the country and to link in with the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network. They will report to the Lead Clinical Psychologist for Child Health and will be part of the wider paediatric psychology service made up of 25 Clinical Psychologists, a Family Therapist, Assistant and Trainee Psychologists and an admin team.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about delivering high quality psychological care to babies and families admitted to the NICU. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to families accessing the neonatal unit.
As the lead psychologist on the neonatal unit you will deliver consultation, training and support to the MDT and will offer clinical supervision to Clinical Psychologists working in NICUs across the region. There will be opportunities to collaborate with the Neonatal Network to develop research in the field as well as service developments and innovations.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the Job Description and Main Responsibilities section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about delivering high quality psychological care to babies and families admitted to the NICU. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to families accessing the neonatal unit.
As the lead psychologist on the neonatal unit you will deliver consultation, training and support to the MDT and will offer clinical supervision to Clinical Psychologists working in NICUs across the region. There will be opportunities to collaborate with the Neonatal Network to develop research in the field as well as service developments and innovations.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the Job Description and Main Responsibilities section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Required
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level in training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
- HCPC Registration
- Further recognised post-doctoral training in the specialism of neuropsychology
Desirable
- Further post-doctoral training in one area of psychological therapy e.g. family therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy
- Training in restraint, e.g. SCIP
Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary
Essential
- Significant assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist
- Experience of assessing and working with children and young people with a whole range of emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families/carers, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of settings including outpatient, community and residential
- Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting and/or experience of working with children and families experiencing issues related to loss, bereavement, long term medical needs and/or cognitive difficulties, severe illness or injury
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
- Overseeing and managing referrals and waitlist for specialism
- Familiarity with maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and challenging behaviour including physical abuse
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility in the psychological care of children and young people, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multi-agency care plan
- Experience of teaching/training other professionals in Clinical Psychology
- Experience of designing, carrying out, analysing and presenting clinical audit and service evaluation
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- Experience working in a constantly changing environment
Desirable
- Experience of providing psychological management for children and young people who resist compliance with medical procedures
- Experience of the application of Psychology in different cultural contexts
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Required
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level in training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
- HCPC Registration
- Further recognised post-doctoral training in the specialism of neuropsychology
Desirable
- Further post-doctoral training in one area of psychological therapy e.g. family therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy
- Training in restraint, e.g. SCIP
Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary
Essential
- Significant assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist
- Experience of assessing and working with children and young people with a whole range of emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families/carers, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of settings including outpatient, community and residential
- Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting and/or experience of working with children and families experiencing issues related to loss, bereavement, long term medical needs and/or cognitive difficulties, severe illness or injury
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
- Overseeing and managing referrals and waitlist for specialism
- Familiarity with maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and challenging behaviour including physical abuse
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility in the psychological care of children and young people, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multi-agency care plan
- Experience of teaching/training other professionals in Clinical Psychology
- Experience of designing, carrying out, analysing and presenting clinical audit and service evaluation
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- Experience working in a constantly changing environment
Desirable
- Experience of providing psychological management for children and young people who resist compliance with medical procedures
- Experience of the application of Psychology in different cultural contexts
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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).
