Job summary
This
post provides an exciting opportunity to work into Congenital Cardiology and
Neonates across LTHT. We are looking for a qualified or newly qualified
Clinical Psychologist who is caring, enthusiastic and dedicated to delivering
preventative psychological support and early intervention.
The
successful candidate will be part of a large MDT (including nursing, medical
and surgical colleagues, allied health professionals and outreach), to offer
timely, flexible and early psychological support to families within these two
departments.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will have the opportunity to work therapeutically with
families across two services and be an important part of service development
in these areas.
Neonatology
The role involves working within a level 4 neonatal unit across two
neonatal wards at LGI and SJUH, supporting parents and carers of vulnerable
babies who are born early, those with congenital difficulties or those who
become ill at birth.
Congenital
Cardiology - The congenital cardiology lifespan service is embedded within
the Cardiology MDT to support the mental well-being of patients with
congenital cardiac disease. The service uses a life span approach working
into foetal clinics with parents whose babies are diagnosed antenatally, with
children & families, through transition & into adult services.
Part
of our preventative strategy to manage procedural distress is our Surgical
Preparation Pathway, an MDT approach to supporting families through open
heart surgery. We have a well-established joint psychology & play clinic
in Paediatric surgery which helps manage child and parent anxiety and support
staff. Developing a pathway to support adults waiting for surgery is an
exciting new development which this role will be part of.
About us
The
Department is academically ambitious with links to the expanding ClinPsych
Programme and Schools of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Leeds,
Sheffield and Hull. We have a strong track record of providing excellent CPD
opportunities and clinical supervision in a wide range of therapy modalities.
This
post is part of the Department of Paediatric Psychologys preceptorship
framework, whereby early career post-holders follow a pathway leading to the
Senior grade (AfC 8a), which includes completing post-qualification
supervisor and therapy training, and logging experiences commensurate with
the Senior job description.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
To provide a qualified clinical
psychology service to patients referred by Trust Consultants in designated
clinical specialties/areas and flexibly to meet access targets and the
demands of in-patient ward rounds
To provide specialist psychological
assessment and therapy and also to offer advice and consultation on clients
psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other,
non-professional carers
To work autonomously within
professional guidelines and the overall frameworks of the policies and
procedures of the Department and Trust.
To utilise research skills for
audit, policy and service development and to lead on research projects within
the area served by the team/service.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Core
Develop and maintain communication
with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
Develop own skills and knowledge
and provide information to others to help their development
Monitor and maintain health, safety
and security of self and others
Contribute to the improvement of
services
Maintain quality in own work and
encourage others to do so
Support equality and value
diversity
Health
and wellbeing
Plan, develop and implement
approaches to promote health and wellbeing and prevent adverse effects of
health and wellbeing
Assess health and wellbeing needs
and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet specific needs
Contribute to protecting people at
risk
Assess physiological and
psychological functioning when there are complex and/or undifferentiated
abnormalities, diseases and disorders and develop, monitor and review related
treatment plans
Plan, deliver and evaluate
interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious
illness
Information
& Knowledge:
Gather, analyse, interpret and
present extensive and/or complex data and information
General:
Enable people to learn and develop
Test and review new concepts,
models, methods, practices, products and equipment
Supervise peoples work
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
To provide a qualified clinical
psychology service to patients referred by Trust Consultants in designated
clinical specialties/areas and flexibly to meet access targets and the
demands of in-patient ward rounds
To provide specialist psychological
assessment and therapy and also to offer advice and consultation on clients
psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other,
non-professional carers
To work autonomously within
professional guidelines and the overall frameworks of the policies and
procedures of the Department and Trust.
To utilise research skills for
audit, policy and service development and to lead on research projects within
the area served by the team/service.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Core
Develop and maintain communication
with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
Develop own skills and knowledge
and provide information to others to help their development
Monitor and maintain health, safety
and security of self and others
Contribute to the improvement of
services
Maintain quality in own work and
encourage others to do so
Support equality and value
diversity
Health
and wellbeing
Plan, develop and implement
approaches to promote health and wellbeing and prevent adverse effects of
health and wellbeing
Assess health and wellbeing needs
and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet specific needs
Contribute to protecting people at
risk
Assess physiological and
psychological functioning when there are complex and/or undifferentiated
abnormalities, diseases and disorders and develop, monitor and review related
treatment plans
Plan, deliver and evaluate
interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious
illness
Information
& Knowledge:
Gather, analyse, interpret and
present extensive and/or complex data and information
General:
Enable people to learn and develop
Test and review new concepts,
models, methods, practices, products and equipment
Supervise peoples work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology
- Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as approved by the HCPC.
- It is a condition of your employment that you gain a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology within six months of starting in post, if not already qualified.
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 clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with clients across the lifespan.
practical skills or Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Skills & Behaviours
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
- 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 the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology
- Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as approved by the HCPC.
- It is a condition of your employment that you gain a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology within six months of starting in post, if not already qualified.
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 clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with clients across the lifespan.
practical skills or Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
Skills & Behaviours
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
- 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 the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
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.
