Job summary
We are delighted to be recruiting to the post of PractitionerPsychologist in the Paediatric Psychology Service at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, working within Children's Endocrine Services (Band 8a, 0.6WTE, fixed term for 1 year). This is an exciting post providing a wide variety of experiences.
We are looking for a motivated psychologist with an interest in working with children, young people and families with complex health conditions experiencing associated psychological distress or difficulties, as well as in working with professional colleagues in a collaborative manner to provide high quality holistic care.
We would be delighted to share more about the post. For further information or an informal discussion please contact Dr Jonathan Gibbins, Lead Clinical Psychologist for Paediatric Endocrinology, on jonathan.gibbins@gstt.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the Paediatric Endocrinology multidisciplinary team providing care for children and young people with endocrine conditions, such as klinefelter syndrome, Turner's syndrome and Prada-Willi syndrome. The role is a varied one, with opportunity for direct therapeutic intervention, joint MDT clinics, as well as group work. There is as an important component of MDT working, liaison and consultation.
The post sits within Paediatric Psychology Services, which offers good opportunities for collaborative working, audit, research, teaching and training. We meet regularlyas a team to explore clinical dilemmas and share new learnings and developments. Supervision will be provided by an experienced Psychologist within the team. Additional opportunities include but do not stop with; journalclub, reflective practice groups, and peer supervision.Service relevant CPD is actively encouraged.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals-Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield-as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients as well as a full range of local hospital and community services. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and -as part of King's Health Partners- we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To develop, deliver and lead a high quality, sustainable, evidence based cohesive psychological service to children and young people referred to the endocrinology service within the Evelina Childrens Hospital, from diagnosis to transition to adult services. This includes offering highly skilled psychological assessments of children and young people presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties. Development of psychological formulations based on a range of models to meet the needs of this client group. To offer evidence-based psychological treatment and/or management of complex clients behavioural, emotional or psychosocial difficulties within at least two psychological models and frameworks.
To utilise a wide range of assessment and monitoring methods including psychometric measures and validated tests, and to select, administer and interpret test results
See job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
To develop, deliver and lead a high quality, sustainable, evidence based cohesive psychological service to children and young people referred to the endocrinology service within the Evelina Childrens Hospital, from diagnosis to transition to adult services. This includes offering highly skilled psychological assessments of children and young people presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties. Development of psychological formulations based on a range of models to meet the needs of this client group. To offer evidence-based psychological treatment and/or management of complex clients behavioural, emotional or psychosocial difficulties within at least two psychological models and frameworks.
To utilise a wide range of assessment and monitoring methods including psychometric measures and validated tests, and to select, administer and interpret test results
See job description for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level qualification in clinical psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology or health psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS)
- HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering highly skilled psychological assessments, interventions, follow-up and data monitoring across at least 2 populations utilising at least 2 therapeutic models including CBT.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Expertise working with a wide variety of client groups, and across the full range of clinical severity. Including work with parents and carers
- Experience of providing both group based and individual interventions using evidence based psychological approaches
Desirable
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients with long terms medical conditions presentations problems and a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
- Ability to communicate at both a written and oral level, imparting complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, and carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence based research/guidelines into the development of a pathway of care.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group
- Must be capable of identifying and employing, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive situations and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with a complex interplay complex health presentation mental health difficulties
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level qualification in clinical psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology or health psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS)
- HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering highly skilled psychological assessments, interventions, follow-up and data monitoring across at least 2 populations utilising at least 2 therapeutic models including CBT.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Expertise working with a wide variety of client groups, and across the full range of clinical severity. Including work with parents and carers
- Experience of providing both group based and individual interventions using evidence based psychological approaches
Desirable
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients with long terms medical conditions presentations problems and a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
- Ability to communicate at both a written and oral level, imparting complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, and carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence based research/guidelines into the development of a pathway of care.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group
- Must be capable of identifying and employing, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive situations and challenging behaviour.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with a complex interplay complex health presentation mental health difficulties
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).
