8a Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Psychology

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Band 8a Psychologist to join our expanding Paediatric Psychology service, working across Paediatric Cardiology and Paediatric Liaison Teams.

The East Midlands Congenital Heart Network provides psychological assessment and treatment for young people with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and their families, alongside consultation, liaison, training, and supervision for medical colleagues. Paediatric Liaison supports children with combined physical and mental health needs, including functional neurological disorders, through a multidisciplinary team approach.

The role involves close collaboration with Leicester Childrens Hospital staff and delivering services at Leicester Royal Infirmary and community venues. Our department values reflective practice, CPD, and offers training opportunities in EMDR, ACT for Physical Health, and Systemic practice. Successful candidates will also provide reflective practice to health professionals.

For more information, contact Dr Vicky Elliott at vicky.elliott1@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

The current vacancy will sit across Paediatric Cardiology and Inpatient Liaison, but will also involve working more directly with some other medical specialties within the Children's Hospital.

The post offers an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team of Psychologists working in conjunction with medical multi-disciplinary teams, providing psychological assessment and interventions to children, young people and families who are living with complex and long-term health needs. The post also involves providing consultation and liaison to staff at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and other Community and Mental Health professionals. Other duties include teaching and training, research and quality improvement activities.

Applicants with experience of working with children and who are interested in the relationship between physical and mental health are encouraged to apply. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community.

We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Artemis House,

Westcotes Drive

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 0QU

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Artemis House,

Westcotes Drive

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 0QU

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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