Job summary
This exciting development opportunity is offered at band 7 and involves the transition to a band 8a psychologist or Systemic Psychotherapist banding, with the expectation that you will have fulfilled and evidenced the competency requirements following a transitional period (usually 12-18 months). You will be appointed a preceptor (supervising psychologist) who will support your development and hold regular reviews of progress, to ensure that you can produce a portfolio evidencing your ability to fulfil the requirements and competencies of a band 8a psychologist/ Systemic Psychotherapist.
The purpose of this role is to provide a trauma informed service to families whose child is on PICU, as well as supporting the staff working with them. Bereavement work is a core part of this role.The role will involve liaison with wider hospital colleagues, such as with colleagues on other paediatric wards, as well as liaison with hospice and community stakeholder teams surrounding the child and family's care.The role involves working with children in intensive care who have complex medical and surgical needs. The post holder is required to provide assessment, formulation and delivery of psychologically and systemically informed care, involving both the patient, parents/guardian and family systems where there are complex social needs.
Main duties of the job
To provide 0.69 WTE (26hrs per week) Clinical Psychology/ Systemic Psychotherapist post, on site & in person, based at Addenbrookes Hospital (CUH), supporting children who are patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, their families and staff team.
The post is part of the larger team for Psychological Medicine for Children Young People & Families, largely based within Addenbrooke's Hospital and employed by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).
The role will provide specialist psychological and assessment and therapy to children, young people and their families, at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. Work is autonomous, notwithstanding the preceptorship, within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams' policies and procedures. Also, to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological/Systemic assessments of clients referred to the psychological medicine service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To develop psychological/Systemic formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors as well as health needs and impact of health problems on the family. To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of hospital and community-based settings. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining these formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To do this in the context of health and surgical interventions. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines. To provide specialist or Systemic advice, guidance and consultation to other multidisciplinary professionals, both within hospital and community settings, contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To supervise qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists or equivalent family therapy roles; as well as other professionals undertaking psychological or systemic work, as appropriate. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across the designated area and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures. To act as care coordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the patients psychological needs, coordinating the work of others involved with psycho-social care, taking responsibility for arranging reviews as required and communicating effectively with the patient, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions. To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this. To produce reports in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological/systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To maintain the required record keeping. To assist in the management of the wider team caseload, taking those on a the waiting list for over 18 weeks as appropriate.To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To provide specialist psychological/Systemic assessments of clients referred to the psychological medicine service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To develop psychological/Systemic formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors as well as health needs and impact of health problems on the family. To develop and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of hospital and community-based settings. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining these formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To do this in the context of health and surgical interventions. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines. To provide specialist or Systemic advice, guidance and consultation to other multidisciplinary professionals, both within hospital and community settings, contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To supervise qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists or equivalent family therapy roles; as well as other professionals undertaking psychological or systemic work, as appropriate. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across the designated area and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management in line with Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures. To act as care coordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the patients psychological needs, coordinating the work of others involved with psycho-social care, taking responsibility for arranging reviews as required and communicating effectively with the patient, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions. To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this. To produce reports in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of psychological/systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To maintain the required record keeping. To assist in the management of the wider team caseload, taking those on a the waiting list for over 18 weeks as appropriate.To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or Counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence
- oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council or the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists.
Desirable
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist / Chartered Counselling Psychologist
- Other relevant academic qualifications to Master's or doctoral level
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation 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 including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology or Systemic Psychotherapy in different contexts.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience working with Children in a paediatric medical setting
- Experience of working systemically with children and families
- Experience and interest in applying systemic approaches in relation to working in complex teams and organisations.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgment skills.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, including contentious and highly distressing information, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
Desirable
- 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
- Knowledge of the impact of health conditions on children, adolescents and their families.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client groups and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
Other
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with clients.
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients.
- Able to contain and work with organisational stress.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or Counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence
- oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council or the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists.
Desirable
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist / Chartered Counselling Psychologist
- Other relevant academic qualifications to Master's or doctoral level
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation 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 including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology or Systemic Psychotherapy in different contexts.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience working with Children in a paediatric medical setting
- Experience of working systemically with children and families
- Experience and interest in applying systemic approaches in relation to working in complex teams and organisations.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgment skills.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, including contentious and highly distressing information, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
Desirable
- 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
- Knowledge of the impact of health conditions on children, adolescents and their families.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client groups and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
Other
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling formation of networks with professionals within the Trust and from other agencies to promote effective team working with clients.
- Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients.
- Able to contain and work with organisational stress.
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).
