Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Psychological and Mental Health Services (PAMHS) at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
PAMHS is a large, multidiscipinary service providing bothpaediatric psychology services to GOSH and specialist CAMHS services nationally.
The successful postholder will join the team on a permanent contract and will lead the Pain Services stream (0.6 sessions) - approximately 5 WTE staff members. The post will involve providing input into the existing Chronic Pain Service, overseeing a recently established interdisciplinary pain management programme, and acting as a consultant-level member of the overall Pain Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The postholder will work closely with other Consultant Clinical Psychologist leads across PAMHS to lead the effective provision of services to children with medical conditions.
For discussion, please contact:
Dr Glyn Williams, Pain Control Service Lead: glyn.williams@gosh.nhs.uk
Or
Dr Helen Griffiths, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Psychological Services: helen.griffiths@gosh.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
This post combines Consultant Clinical with specialist managerial lead responsibilities. The clinical responsibilities and sessions will be agreed with the postholder on appointment, but are envisaged to be about 40% of the role. Lead responsibilities are as follows:
- To provide leadership of the Pain Services stream, including line management, both managerially and clinically
- To work with the other Trust Psychology Leads and the Head of Psychological Services on professional, clinical and managerial issues in psychology to ensure effective functioning ofthe clinical psychology provision across the Trust.
- The post holder will be expected to have specialist clinical expertise including knowledgeand experience of clinical psychology in a paediatric setting, pain management, and strategic leadership. Experience of managing clinical psychology provisionin a paediatric setting is an advantage.
About us
GOSH 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.We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Our always values
Essential
Education, training and qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 2:1 honours degree in Psychology.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or educational psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996).
- Registered with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist
- Eligibility for Chartered status and membership of Division of Clinical Psychology
Desirable
- Post graduate education or training in the field of Neurodevelopmental Psychology or Paediatric Neuropsychology
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist (or equivalent qualification)
- The ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a Paediatric Setting
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Must be able to provide effective clinical leadership.
- Experience of supervision and management of qualified clinical psychologists
- Must be able to plan for delivery of a specialist service, both short/medium and long term
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in the context of significant barriers to acceptance, hostility, antagonism or highly emotive atmosphere. Communicating at times highly complex condition related information to patients
Person Specification
Our always values
Essential
Education, training and qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 2:1 honours degree in Psychology.
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or educational psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996).
- Registered with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist
- Eligibility for Chartered status and membership of Division of Clinical Psychology
Desirable
- Post graduate education or training in the field of Neurodevelopmental Psychology or Paediatric Neuropsychology
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist (or equivalent qualification)
- The ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a Paediatric Setting
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Must be able to provide effective clinical leadership.
- Experience of supervision and management of qualified clinical psychologists
- Must be able to plan for delivery of a specialist service, both short/medium and long term
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in the context of significant barriers to acceptance, hostility, antagonism or highly emotive atmosphere. Communicating at times highly complex condition related information to patients
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
