Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic clinical psychologist to join our team. You will take a lead in developing and providing psychological input to patients under the immunology service. There will be wide-ranging psychological input including work around developmental assessments, family work, supporting children who are acutely unwell as inpatients as well as supporting children who are under the care of the immunology long term follow up clinic. The role requires the post holder to feel confident working within medical MDTs and with children who may have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
This is an interesting and exciting role that sits in the Long Term Health (LTH) Conditions Cluster, which is part of the Psychological Services and Mental Health Department at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The Long Term Health Cluster works with the cancer, cardio-respiratory, critical care, 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 in a variety of different settings, and there are opportunities for developing expertise in staff support as well as supervision, line management and service development.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for providing a specialist, systematic and autonomous clinical psychology service within the specialist clinical area, in accordance with objectives agreed with clinical and professional managers. The post will require independent management of caseload and provision of a psychology service with appropriate supervision and professional management, as per BPS and HCPC guidelines
- To provide consultation and expertise to the staff teams working within these services, including facilitating debriefs and reflective practice. The post holder will manage and supervise other qualified psychologists, assistant psychologists and other more junior staff/trainees as agreed with the consultant psychologist for the stream.
- To provide clinical placements for trainee clinical psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good psychological care and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies. To provide clinical supervision to assistant psychologists, as appropriate.
- To take part in the evaluation, monitoring and development of the multidisciplinary team's operational policies through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high quality care.
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 attachment/s 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 attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and lifespan developmental psychology
- Eligibility for Chartered status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.
- Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at specialist level
- 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 presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings
- Experience of teaching or training.
- Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection.
- Experience of supervising trainee psychologists and/or other professionals
Desirable
- Experience of working in paediatric or children's inpatient setting as part of a medical MDT
- Experience of providing staff support
- Experience of neurorehabilitation and associated intervention
- Experience and expertise in working with children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions, including experience of bereavement work
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- 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
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and lifespan developmental psychology
- Eligibility for Chartered status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.
- Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at specialist level
- 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 presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings
- Experience of teaching or training.
- Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection.
- Experience of supervising trainee psychologists and/or other professionals
Desirable
- Experience of working in paediatric or children's inpatient setting as part of a medical MDT
- Experience of providing staff support
- Experience of neurorehabilitation and associated intervention
- Experience and expertise in working with children who have life limiting and life threatening conditions, including experience of bereavement work
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- 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
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
