Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to work with children and young people in the paediatric oncology service at the Great North Children's Hospital. This is part of the wider Psychology in Healthcare Service which provides psychological support to adult, children and neuropsychology patients.
The post holder will be based in the Paediatric Psychology Service at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The successful post holder will be involved in delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and their families who are under the care of the regional Paediatric Oncology Service. We have a very supportive team with close MDT working relationships and managerial support.
- Interview date: Monday 2 June 2025
- 18 hours 45 minutes/week
- 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
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who must demonstrate essential requirements from the job description.
Key elements of this include:
- A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
- Training in 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.
- Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience 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.
- An interest in working in working in a medical setting with children and young people with health conditions.
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
- To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the paediatric oncology service including inpatients and outpatients; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
- Offering advice and consultation on a 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
Within the service, we are keen to support the development of newly qualified and more experienced psychologists in the role through post grad training and CPD opportunities. The post holder will receive regular support and supervision (as well as access to specialist supervision) within the service and have the opportunity to contribute to service development. The Psychology in Healthcare service provides training places and teaching for the local DClinPsych course.
Clinical
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Delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients within a paediatric oncology setting
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Maintaining an individual caseload with patients across a range of clinical severity and working with patients who may need to pace their engagement in treatment dependent onsymptom or conditionseverity.
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Showing professionalism when working with patients and families who may become distressed in the face of ongoing difficulties with their health.
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Being aware of the challenges and potential stigma faced by patients with long term disability.
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Consideration of potential barriers to engagement e.g., English is not a 1st language, social deprivation.
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Undertaking triage which involves significant clinical decision-making when assessing referral and clinical information and deciding the appropriate treatment either within the service or signposting to a relevant service.
- Contributing to MDT meetings and participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Communicating complex and clinically sensitive information to referrers, patients and professional colleagues effectively.
- Candidates should be organised and self-motivated to manage own workload across out-patient and community settings.
Service Development
Teaching and Training
Research, audit and service development
This includes:
- Being involved in research and audit service development opportunities.
- Keeping up-to-date with the evidence base and working with colleagues within the service to develop service provision based on evidence.
The posts are based in Newcastle upon Tyne. As a Primary Treatment Centre for Paediatric Oncology we see patients from the North East and North Cumbria. You will provide psychological therapy services face to face, or via telephone and video appointments.
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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the paediatric oncology service including inpatients and outpatients; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
- Offering advice and consultation on a 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
Within the service, we are keen to support the development of newly qualified and more experienced psychologists in the role through post grad training and CPD opportunities. The post holder will receive regular support and supervision (as well as access to specialist supervision) within the service and have the opportunity to contribute to service development. The Psychology in Healthcare service provides training places and teaching for the local DClinPsych course.
Clinical
-
Delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients within a paediatric oncology setting
-
Maintaining an individual caseload with patients across a range of clinical severity and working with patients who may need to pace their engagement in treatment dependent onsymptom or conditionseverity.
-
Showing professionalism when working with patients and families who may become distressed in the face of ongoing difficulties with their health.
-
Being aware of the challenges and potential stigma faced by patients with long term disability.
-
Consideration of potential barriers to engagement e.g., English is not a 1st language, social deprivation.
-
Undertaking triage which involves significant clinical decision-making when assessing referral and clinical information and deciding the appropriate treatment either within the service or signposting to a relevant service.
- Contributing to MDT meetings and participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Communicating complex and clinically sensitive information to referrers, patients and professional colleagues effectively.
- Candidates should be organised and self-motivated to manage own workload across out-patient and community settings.
Service Development
Teaching and Training
Research, audit and service development
This includes:
- Being involved in research and audit service development opportunities.
- Keeping up-to-date with the evidence base and working with colleagues within the service to develop service provision based on evidence.
The posts are based in Newcastle upon Tyne. As a Primary Treatment Centre for Paediatric Oncology we see patients from the North East and North Cumbria. You will provide psychological therapy services face to face, or via telephone and video appointments.
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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
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 accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Registered with HCPC (eligible for HCPC registration at appointment).
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology.
Experience and Knowledge
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 with 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.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- In 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 Health Services.
- 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 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctorate 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 (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
- High level of 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
Other 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.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Car driver
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 accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Registered with HCPC (eligible for HCPC registration at appointment).
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology.
Experience and Knowledge
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 with 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.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- In 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 Health Services.
- 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 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctorate 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 (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
- High level of 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
Other 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.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Car driver
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).
