Job summary
8a Clinical Psychologist posts
We are delighted to recruit to a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist post to join the multi-professional team in the Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology & Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) & Centre for Personalised Medicine for Rett Syndrome (CPMRS). You will provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service for children and families in the team.
We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated clinical psychologist who is committed to providing and maintaining high quality and standard of psychological care for children and young people with multiple neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, major mental illness, and rare disease conditions which can be degenerative and life-limiting.
The service provide expert consultation with services nationally on whole-person medicine and integrated mental and physical health and psychological care. We look for clinical psychology skills and commitment working within a bio-psychosocial model for the patient groups. The team has excellent links with other national paediatric specialties, brain injury and third sector organisations where advanced clinical psychology input forms the core of whole-person medicine. We are well-regarded by services and service-users across the UK.
Main duties of the job
The highly specialist clinical psychologist will provide specialist clinical psychology input in multidisciplinary evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment care planning via our established clinics within the team and jointly with other national specialties for children with rare diseases and brain injury.
We are an outpatient based national specialist service and you will provide advice and guidance to colleagues and organisations / agencies (including residential and inpatient settings) to ensure integrated delivery of services to optimise support and interventions for holistic care of our children and young people. Central also to this role is clinical psychology intervention and guidance in multidisciplinary working across specialties and agencies as appropriate and as needed to better support patients with their medication needs, and wrap-around care within an advanced clinical psychology formulation to assist with improvement, rehabilitation, and quality of life.
The post holder will act as care-coordinator and keyworker, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings, and ensuring holistic care for children and their families. The post holder will contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service, and provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
About us
The Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) is a National Specialist Service which accepts referrals of children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years. This service provides highly specialist assessment for diagnosis clarification and formulation, pharmacological and psychological treatment for children with a variety of complex neuropsychiatric disorders, major mental illness, and rare disease conditions, including neuroinflammatory, metabolic, genetic or neurodegenerative disorders and acquired brain injury; psychotropic-induced side-effects and neuropsychiatric aspects in children with terminal illness. Intervention is based on a bio-psycho-social approach, with focus on the psychopharmacological and cognitive behavioural models, as well as using innovative technologies to guide treatment.
We are a welcoming, dynamic, progressive team and you will have opportunities to be involved in research. The work environment is busy, supportive, and inclusive, as well as stimulating and rewarding. The team is dedicated to providing responsive and compassionate care putting patients and families at our heart.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team have recently set up the worlds first Centre for Personalised Medicine for Rett Syndrome (CPMRS), a new service that provides neuropsychiatric services for Rett Syndrome patients across the life span. The CPMRS focusses on providing holistic specialist care, conducting clinical trials, and developing digital health strategies to monitor and manage patients, whilst conducting research.
- To provide a highly specialist psychology service within a bio-psycho-social model including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in children with children and young people with complex presentation in the context of multiple neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders including psychosis and emotional behavioural and autonomic dysregulation, and medical conditions and rare diseases
- To act as a care co-ordinator and keyworker, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings, and ensuring holistic care for children and their families.
- To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team have recently set up the worlds first Centre for Personalised Medicine for Rett Syndrome (CPMRS), a new service that provides neuropsychiatric services for Rett Syndrome patients across the life span. The CPMRS focusses on providing holistic specialist care, conducting clinical trials, and developing digital health strategies to monitor and manage patients, whilst conducting research.
- To provide a highly specialist psychology service within a bio-psycho-social model including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in children with children and young people with complex presentation in the context of multiple neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders including psychosis and emotional behavioural and autonomic dysregulation, and medical conditions and rare diseases
- To act as a care co-ordinator and keyworker, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings, and ensuring holistic care for children and their families.
- To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent that has been accepted by the HCPC for professional registration. (A/I).
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent) (e.g. in CBT and its modification for the client group), OR a combination of short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. (A/I)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in the areas of complex neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric conditions and rare diseases. (A/I)
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature such as complex trauma, significant emotional behavioural dysregulation, psychotic experiences, and quality of life and survival in rare disease context (A/I)
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for complex neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric conditions and rare diseases. (A/I)
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for the client groups in CIPPRD. (A/I)
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics (A/I)
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/)
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I)
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPAs and case reviews (A/I)
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent that has been accepted by the HCPC for professional registration. (A/I).
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent) (e.g. in CBT and its modification for the client group), OR a combination of short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. (A/I)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in the areas of complex neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric conditions and rare diseases. (A/I)
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature such as complex trauma, significant emotional behavioural dysregulation, psychotic experiences, and quality of life and survival in rare disease context (A/I)
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for complex neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric conditions and rare diseases. (A/I)
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for the client groups in CIPPRD. (A/I)
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics (A/I)
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/)
- To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I)
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPAs and case reviews (A/I)
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Michael Rutter Centre for Children & Young People, The Maudsley Hospital
De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
