Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 8b post within the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust Paediatric Psychology Service. The post will be to develop and deliver a new service for children and young people within the Paediatric Pain (0.4 wte) and the Paediatric Major Trauma Service (0.6 wte).
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team setting to deliver care for patients and their families, in addition to training and support for staff, service improvement and evaluation, and taking on leadership roles as required. Applicants should have substantial post qualification experience of working within a health psychology setting, and of working with children and their families.
The successful candidate will be based within our well-established Paediatric Health Psychology team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Paediatric Health Psychology Service is committed to child and family centred care and is part of the wider department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology and neuropsychology colleagues. There are also close links with the Doctorate Clinical Psychology course at Newcastle and Teesside Universities. Although this is a full time post, we would also be interested in talking to people who would like less than full time hours.
- Interview Date Monday 13 January 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (less hours considered)
Main duties of the job
- Delivery of clinical psychology assessment, formulation and intervention with patients and their families
- Supporting and working closely with the MDT in the delivery of psychologically informed care
- Training for staff around psychological models in relation to pain and major traumas
- Active participant in Service Evaluation and Quality Improvement
- Clinical supervision of assistants, trainees and qualified clinical psychology staff as required
- Line management of clinical psychology staff as required
- Member of the Paediatric Psychology Managers team
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision to the service in which this post is located and supports the provision of a stand-alone service including demand/waiting list management, reporting and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service. Is required to provide supervision of clinical psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
- Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
- Is expected to take delegated responsibility for aspects of service delivery from the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist and deputise in the absence of the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision to the service in which this post is located and supports the provision of a stand-alone service including demand/waiting list management, reporting and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service. Is required to provide supervision of clinical psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
- Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
- Is expected to take delegated responsibility for aspects of service delivery from the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist and deputise in the absence of the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
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 accredited by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in psychological therapy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Significant amount of consolidated post qualification experience and application of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients in health care services
- Additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist
- Completed further training in supervision skills required to provide supervision for other psychologists and healthcare professionals
- Substantive experience of clinical supervision (post qualification
- Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in the treatment of a wide variety of patient groups
- Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Clinical experience of working with the population served by this post
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Application of psychological knowledge to a population and whenever acting as team lead takes day to day responsibility for psychological input in relation to service in which post is located
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Demonstrable skills in waiting list management
- Skills in audit, clinical governance and resource management
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- Computer literate - competent use of email/internet/software
- Ability to meet any travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Management and recruitment skills
- Leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
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 accredited by the British Psychological Society
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in psychological therapy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Significant amount of consolidated post qualification experience and application of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients in health care services
- Additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist
- Completed further training in supervision skills required to provide supervision for other psychologists and healthcare professionals
- Substantive experience of clinical supervision (post qualification
- Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in the treatment of a wide variety of patient groups
- Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Clinical experience of working with the population served by this post
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Application of psychological knowledge to a population and whenever acting as team lead takes day to day responsibility for psychological input in relation to service in which post is located
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Demonstrable skills in waiting list management
- Skills in audit, clinical governance and resource management
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- Computer literate - competent use of email/internet/software
- Ability to meet any travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Management and recruitment skills
- Leadership skills
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).
