Job summary
To work together with the established 8b in paediatric haematology to develop further the services available to young people and their families living with sickle cell
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified clinical psychology service to patients being seen within the Paediatric Service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
About us
CNWL Paediatric Psychology is a well established, thriving and developing section providing psychological services across seven hospitals in north west London. We are supported by being employed in a mental health trust with excellent CPD to bring innovative and flexible ways of delivering psychological pathways into primarily physical health settings.
Positive working relationships with the services we are embedded in are supported at all levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main focus of the post will be to provide input to the haematology service for children living with Sickle Cell, both inpatients and outpatient where you will be working as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to the wider team of clinical psychologists working in paediatrics utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research across the areas served by the paediatric psychology service.
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main focus of the post will be to provide input to the haematology service for children living with Sickle Cell, both inpatients and outpatient where you will be working as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to the wider team of clinical psychologists working in paediatrics utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research across the areas served by the paediatric psychology service.
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Person Specification
TRAINING & 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 BPS.
- Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.
Desirable
- Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- 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 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.
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups
OTHER
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.
Person Specification
TRAINING & 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 BPS.
- Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.
Desirable
- Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
- 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 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.
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups
OTHER
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.
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).
