Job Summary
Exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of psychology services within the Paediatric sickle cell and thalassaemia service at Croydon Health Services. The National and Specialist CAMHS liaison service are seeking to recruit a part-time band 8a Clinical Psychologist to provide an in-reach psychology service to Paediatric sickle cell and thalassaemia services at Croydon Health Services. The position is fixed term, currently until March 2026.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and embedding psychological support to children, young people, and their families under the Paediatric Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Team at Croydon Health Services. This is a new and exciting role, that will be well supported by experienced clinicians based at St Thomas's and Kings College Hospitals.
Main Duties of the Job
To provide, develop and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service in a subspecialty of paediatric liaison; to patients under the care of the Paediatric Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia service at Croydon University Hospital and community outreach services.
You will be responsible for the provision of specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention for children, adolescents, and their families. Aiming to intervene early through resilience-promoting interventions based on the factors that enable some children to resist and recover from adversity. The psychologist would work with emerging mental health difficulties by providing emotional and practical support through a variety of approaches including therapeutic work, using talking, play and/or art, family work. Liaising with schools, and medical staff, and facilitating peer support.
About Us
About Our Locations:
The service operates from a Community Centre on Whitehorse Road and at Croydon University Hospital.
Clinical and managerial support will be provided by the National and Specialist CAMHS Paediatric liaison service which is based at St Thomas hospital.
The team is based at St Thomas hospital, a short walk from Waterloo station and Westminster station.
Flexible Working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post)
Job Responsibilities
Key aspects of the role include:
1. To provide, develop and ensure the systematic provision of a specialist psychology service/ mental health support in a subspecialty of paediatric liaison; patients under the care of the Paediatric Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia service at Croydon Health Services.
2. To provide specialist assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention for children and adolescents and their families.
3. You will manage your own caseload and provide specialist support to families with complex presentations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling Psychology or equivalent.
* Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
* MSc or PhD qualification in a research area relevant to child and adolescent mental health.
* Advanced training in systemic therapy.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision for a minimum of 3 years.
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children and families across the age range with a range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings.
* Experience of working within specialist paediatric services.
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Desirable
* Experience in delivering therapeutic groups with young people and their families.
* Experience in delivering family therapy with adolescents.
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents with mental health needs.
* Evidence of continuing training/professional development.
Desirable
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessment and interventions for children with chronic health conditions.
Skills
Essential
* Skills in the use of methods of psychological assessments and intervention in a specialist area.
* Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
* Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service.
* Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
Desirable
* Ability to conduct complex assessments and to formulate an appropriate treatment hierarchy of needs.
* Strong ability to assess and manage risk and to liaise appropriately with the multi-disciplinary team.
Abilities
Essential
* Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
Desirable
* Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentation in public, professional and academic meetings.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Employer's Website: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/
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