Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic senior clinical psychologist to join our team.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Band 8b to join our Long Term Health Conditions Cluster, which sits as part of a broader Psychology and Mental Health Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The post will focus on input to the Louis Dundas Palliative Care team, which is a world-class centre of research, teaching and practice in palliative care for children and young people.
This post will be part of the Long Term Health Conditions Stream which works with the critical care, cardio-respiratory, cancer, infectious diseases, HIV, Immunology, bone marrow transplant and palliative care teams. The wide range of medical specialties provide an opportunity for working with a large range of different psychological presentations as both inpatients and outpatients. There is a requirement to offer staff support to non-psychology colleagues (including debriefs, pre-briefs and reflective practice) as well as supervision and line management to more junior psychologists.
The post holder will take a service lead role for palliative care provision and act as senior psychologist within the stream to oversee the day-to-day provision, as well as be able to shape future service delivery. They will also be a part of the leadership team of the Louis Dundas Palliative Care team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of a specialist clinical psychology service to patients and their families who are cared for by the Louis Dundas Palliative Care team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The post sits as part of the wider Psychology and Mental Health Service and within the Long Term Health Conditions Cluster (LTH). The post holder will work as a service lead and as a senior member of the LTH team alongside the consultant to ensure the systematic provision of a high quality clinical psychology service to patients and families within the above service.
They will also be expected to provide consultation and expertise to the staff teams working within these services, including facilitating debriefs and reflective practice. The post holder will manage other qualified psychologists, assistant psychologists and other more junior staff as agreed with the consultant psychologist for the stream. They will also provide supervision to qualified staff, assistant psychologists and/or psychology trainees as appropriate.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the flexible delivery of psychology services across the Trust, in response to new developments and organisational changes.
There is a requirement to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments below.
Person Specification
GOSH Always Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders and lifespan developmental psychology
- Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of teaching or training
- Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group
- Experience of working clinically with end of life and bereavement
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection.
- Experience of supervising qualified and trainee psychologists, and/or other professionals
- Experience of line managing more junior colleagues
- Experience of offering aspects of staff support including debriefs and reflective practice
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse
- Evidence of specialised psychological therapeutic skills as used in complex cases within paediatrics
- Evidence of service development and team leadership skills
Person Specification
GOSH Always Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders and lifespan developmental psychology
- Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of teaching or training
- Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group
- Experience of working clinically with end of life and bereavement
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection.
- Experience of supervising qualified and trainee psychologists, and/or other professionals
- Experience of line managing more junior colleagues
- Experience of offering aspects of staff support including debriefs and reflective practice
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse
- Evidence of specialised psychological therapeutic skills as used in complex cases within paediatrics
- Evidence of service development and team leadership skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
