Job summary
Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Renal
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1.0 WTE Band 8a clinical psychology position in Paediatric Renal Disease. The post holder will provide a clinical psychology service for children with renal disease at the Nottingham Children's Hospital
The Nottingham Children's Hospital is part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Nottingham Children's Hospital cares for around 40,000 children each year from Nottinghamshire and beyond. We treat a full range of conditions including planned treatment and surgeries; emergency surgical/medical treatment; burns and plastics; neurological conditions; oncology; cleft lip and palate; renal conditions and transplantation; spinal and orthopaedic.
We would welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists , or 3rd Year Trainees due to qualify in 2024.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately qualified Clinical Psychologist to work in a growing and innovative paediatric medical psychology team. You will have specialist experience of working with physical health problems, or experience of working in child and adolescent mental health with an interest and desire to bring that knowledge to work in paediatrics.
The main duties will be to offer a service to children with renal disease through consultation to medical staff and direct work with children and their families. Your main base will be at the QMC Hospital campus. You will be part of a Clinical Psychology Department which incorporates specialisms in Paediatric Medical Psychology, Adult Medical Psychology and Child and Adult Neuropsychology.
You will not be expected to have pre-existing experience of working in this area, however, applicants with experience of working with children and who are interested in the emotional impact of physical health are encouraged to apply.
About us
The successful applicant will be welcomed to the Department of Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology within the trust. Currently we are a rapidly expanding service and we work across a number of medical inpatient and outpatient services within the Trust .We have excellent links with the University of Nottingham and regional Clinical Psychology Doctorate Courses.
Appropriate clinical supervision will be provided by clinical psychologists working in the department.
There is lots of scope for career development: from CPD and developing further skills in the specialty and supporting service development and innovation, to the chance to contribute to research, or policy work in psychological care for people with renal disease.
Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion about the role and how we would support you in your professional development. For more information on this post please contact:
Dr Helen Love Helen.Love@nuh.nhs.uk or
Dr Emma Coyne Emma.Coyne@nuh.nhs.uk
For further information about the Trust visit our Website at www.nuh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Physical and Other
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day.
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Desirable
- Ability to work on days to suit the service
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience and/or training in the supervision of other psychologists.
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable
- Well developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for children with chronic physical health conditions.
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience of using qualitative research methods
Communication
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Commitment to support the Trust's Values
- Ability to form strong therapeutic relationships
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with medical/chronic phsical health conditions and across a range of severity and presentations.
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with other disciplines including medicine and nursing
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital with children and young people with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with renal disease
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of providing supervision to other clinical staff
- Experience of working with children and young people with renal conditions
- Experience of conducting clinical research
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with long-term physical health problems
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Completed (or due to complete in 2024) post-graduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist (or eligibility to qualify for registration in 2024)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Previous training in medical psychology
- Training in the supervision of other psychological professionals
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Person Specification
Physical and Other
Essential
- Ability to move between a number of locations within the hospital in a working day.
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Desirable
- Ability to work on days to suit the service
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience and/or training in the supervision of other psychologists.
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Desirable
- Well developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for children with chronic physical health conditions.
- Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience of using qualitative research methods
Communication
Essential
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Commitment to support the Trust's Values
- Ability to form strong therapeutic relationships
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with medical/chronic phsical health conditions and across a range of severity and presentations.
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with other disciplines including medicine and nursing
- Experience of conducting risk assessments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital with children and young people with medical/chronic health conditions
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with renal disease
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of providing supervision to other clinical staff
- Experience of working with children and young people with renal conditions
- Experience of conducting clinical research
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with long-term physical health problems
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Completed (or due to complete in 2024) post-graduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist (or eligibility to qualify for registration in 2024)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Previous training in medical psychology
- Training in the supervision of other psychological professionals
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
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
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).