An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 8b post within the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust Paediatric Psychology Service. The post will be to develop and deliver a new service for children and young people within the Paediatric Pain (0.4 wte) and the Paediatric Major Trauma Service (0.6 wte).
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team setting to deliver care for patients and their families, in addition to training and support for staff, service improvement and evaluation, and taking on leadership roles as required. Applicants should have substantial post-qualification experience of working within a health psychology setting, and of working with children and their families.
The successful candidate will be based within our well-established Paediatric Health Psychology team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Paediatric Health Psychology Service is committed to child and family-centred care and is part of the wider department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology and neuropsychology colleagues. There are also close links with the Doctorate Clinical Psychology course at Newcastle and Teesside Universities. Although this is a full-time post, we would also be interested in talking to people who would like less than full-time hours.
* Interview Date: Monday 13 January 2025
* 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (less hours considered)
Main duties of the job
* Delivery of clinical psychology assessment, formulation and intervention with patients and their families
* Supporting and working closely with the MDT in the delivery of psychologically informed care
* Training for staff around psychological models in relation to pain and major traumas
* Active participant in Service Evaluation and Quality Improvement
* Clinical supervision of assistants, trainees and qualified clinical psychology staff as required
* Line management of clinical psychology staff as required
* Member of the Paediatric Psychology Managers team
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision to the service in which this post is located and supports the provision of a stand-alone service including demand/waiting list management, reporting and making recommendations regarding service provision.
* Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
* Is expected to take delegated responsibility for aspects of service delivery from the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist and deputise in the absence of the Consultant Clinical or Neuropsychologist.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
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
* HCPC Registration
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Post-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings
* Significant amount of consolidated post-qualification experience and application of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients in health care services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Application of psychological knowledge to a population and whenever acting as team lead takes day to day responsibility for psychological input in relation to service in which post is located
* 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, both orally and in writing, complex information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues.
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
317 Trustwide
NE1 4LP
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