This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).
To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Haemophilia, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Service, overseeing the provision of psychological care for children and families with Haemophilia and other related bleeding disorders.
The post holder will be part of the Southern Haemophilia Network (SHN) as an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team. The SHN is unique in providing comprehensive life span care for patients with inherited bleeding disorders across the south of England. Psychology has been an integral and highly valued part of care since 2014 and the post holder will form part of a growing service providing specialist psychological support to children and young people across the network.
Responsibilities:
1. To provide complex psychological assessment and therapy, at the same time offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers working autonomously within professional guidelines.
2. To utilise research skills to contribute to qualitative and quantitative research projects that are already underway within the service. To use research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within areas specified by the service, undertaking agreed personal research and development.
3. To work as an autonomous practitioner who is individually accountable for all clinical decisions within professional guidelines and whilst consulting appropriately with peers and receiving clinical supervision.
4. To be responsible for formal and informal teaching and training to healthcare staff about the psychological needs of the client group. To attend multidisciplinary clinics and meetings as appropriate to contribute to the wider work of the service.
5. To conduct specialist clinical psychology assessments of children and families referred to the psychology service, based upon appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a wide variety of sources.
6. To provide integrated formulations and highly specialised psychological treatments for clients with inherited bleeding disorders with highly complex difficulties.
7. To be responsible for implementing a wide range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups and, when appropriate, family members.
8. To develop, deliver and systematically evaluate services for children and young people with Haemophilia and other related bleeding disorders, providing highly specialised advice concerning their care and treatment.
9. To ensure that clients receive well-coordinated care, through liaison with other staff, attendance at relevant team meetings and relevant meetings involving outside agencies and related administration.
10. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals working with the individual on psychological aspects of risk management and assessment.
11. To participate in professional development and maintain appropriate levels of registration/accreditation.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Jan 2025.
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