Site Southampton General Hospital
Town Southampton
Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (PA) Pro rata
Closing 04/02/2025 23:59
Interview date 12/02/2025
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main duties of the job
The Child Psychology team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join our friendly and enthusiastic team. You will provide input into the Paediatric Intensive Care and General Paediatric Services at UHS.
The Child Psychology team consists of 26 Clinical Psychologists and three Admin staff as well as Trainee and Assistant Psychologists. We are a friendly and supportive team with good arrangements for supervision and further learning. The team draws from a range of theoretical frameworks, including systemic, ACT, CFT, CBT and EMDR.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Child Psychology team provides a supportive base from which we can give our best to the families we meet, as well as to our multidisciplinary colleagues. As a team we place a strong emphasis on self-care and on supporting one another. This means that there are clear job plans and people are encouraged to maintain a good work/life balance. The positive working atmosphere and the opportunities for development mean we have a long track record of retaining staff within the team.
We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist with experience of working with children and families and who has enthusiasm for collaborative working. You will support the delivery of psychologically informed care to families cared for by Paediatric Intensive Care and General Paediatrics.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
* Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the Health Professions Council.
* Experience of assessing and working with children and young people with a whole range of emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families/carers, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of settings including outpatient, community, educational and residential.
* Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting and/or experience of working with children and families experiencing issues related to loss, bereavement, long term medical needs, severe illness or injury.
* Experience of providing psychological management for children and young people who find it difficult to comply with medical procedures or regimens.
* Experience of carrying out neuropsychological assessments with children and young people.
* Familiarity with maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and challenging behaviour including physical abuse.
* Experience of representing Psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
* Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.
* Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of one or more highly specialised psychological therapies, e.g. family therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy.
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Experience in using and interpreting a wide range of psychometric tests, neuropsychological tests and other standardised assessment measures, and of objective observation, recording and analysis of behaviour.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of Clinical Psychology.
* Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to children and young people with mental health problems and complex emotional and behaviour difficulties.
* Ability to identify and employ as appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
* Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/mentoring.
* Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
* Further post-doctoral training in the psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people with acute and chronic illnesses and life-limiting conditions, acquired through structured clinical supervision, self-study and attendance at relevant courses. Training in restraint, e.g. SCIP.
Skills and competencies
* Communication
* Concentration
* Interpersonal skills
* Report Writing
* Organisational skills
* Problem solving
* Time management
* Flexible
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
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