Job summary
The Psychology in Healthcare Department (Children and Young People) in undergoing a period of growth and development. As a result, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated and creative Band 7 Clinical Psychologist or a Band 8a Applied Psychologist to work alongside an enthusiastic team.
The successful candidate will be able to provide highly specialist psychological support to children, young people and their families who have complex health needs. The candidate will be expected to contribute to service development and think about creative and innovative ways of working. They will be expected to provide supervision for colleagues and contribute to teaching in the department and in wider systems. Working in this context requires the ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues in multidisciplinary teams and wider systems.
The Psychology in Healthcare Department (Children and young people) is a dynamic team comprised of qualified clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and assistant psychologists. Staff use a variety of approaches including systemic, CBT, ACT and EMDR amongst others. Staff are supported in their continued professional development. The department values and supports staff wellbeing, for example we take regular lunch breaks, walk together, value thinking time and organize social events.
- Interview Date Wednesday 22 January 2025
- 26 Hours 15 Minutes/Week
Main duties of the job
- To provide highly specialized psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to children, young people and their families.
- To provide advice and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines and work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
- To contribute to the wider department for example through service development and project work.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- 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
Band 7
- To provide a qualified paediatric clinical psychology service within the paediatric psychology team, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
- To offer advice and consultation about children, young people and families on issues of psychological care, to colleagues from other disciplines and to other non-professional carers.
- To work 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.
- The post is mainly based at the Great North Childrens Hospital but there will be outreach work into the community and other hospitals.
Band 8a
- To take appropriate responsibility for applied psychology provision specialising in the specific service area in which this post is located and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service.
- To provide a qualified applied psychology service across all sectors of care to the population; 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 team/service area.
- To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 7
- To provide a qualified paediatric clinical psychology service within the paediatric psychology team, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
- To offer advice and consultation about children, young people and families on issues of psychological care, to colleagues from other disciplines and to other non-professional carers.
- To work 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.
- The post is mainly based at the Great North Childrens Hospital but there will be outreach work into the community and other hospitals.
Band 8a
- To take appropriate responsibility for applied psychology provision specialising in the specific service area in which this post is located and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service.
- To provide a qualified applied psychology service across all sectors of care to the population; 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 team/service area.
- To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
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.
Person Specification
Meets All Band 7 Criteria
Essential
- oDoctoral 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
- oHCPC registration
- oDoctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of children, young people and families across the full range of care settings, including inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- oAbility 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
- oIn addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist in Paediatric Health Services
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- oDemonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- oComputer literate - competent use of email/internet and patient information systems for electronic clinical records and diary management as appropriate
- oAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post - some community based work
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies as applied to paediatric acute hospital settings
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework
- oTraining and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
Meets All Band 8a Criteria
Essential
- o Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology or Health Psychology or Masters level training in Occupational Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or Masters level training in Family Therapy
- o Registered with HCPC
- o Masters level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- o Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and in patient
- o 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
- o In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as an applied psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as an applied psychologist in health services
- o Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- o 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
- o Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- o Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- o Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- o Demonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- o Computer literate - competent use of email/internet and patient information systems for electronic clinical records and diary management
- o The ability to meet the travel requirements of post
Desirable
- o Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
- o Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- o Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- o Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups within a health care context
- o Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- o Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Person Specification
Meets All Band 7 Criteria
Essential
- oDoctoral 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
- oHCPC registration
- oDoctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of children, young people and families across the full range of care settings, including inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- oAbility 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
- oIn addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist in Paediatric Health Services
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- oDemonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- oComputer literate - competent use of email/internet and patient information systems for electronic clinical records and diary management as appropriate
- oAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post - some community based work
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies as applied to paediatric acute hospital settings
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework
- oTraining and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
Meets All Band 8a Criteria
Essential
- o Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology or Health Psychology or Masters level training in Occupational Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society or Masters level training in Family Therapy
- o Registered with HCPC
- o Masters level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- o Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and in patient
- o 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
- o In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as an applied psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as an applied psychologist in health services
- o Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- o 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
- o Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- o Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- o Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- o Demonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
- o Computer literate - competent use of email/internet and patient information systems for electronic clinical records and diary management
- o The ability to meet the travel requirements of post
Desirable
- o Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
- o Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- o Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- o Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups within a health care context
- o Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- o Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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
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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).
