Job summary
Band 8b Clinician open to Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists, Clinical Psychologists, Systemic Family Therapists and Registered lead nurses with relevant additional training based in the Mildred Creak Unit at GOSH
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly specialist MDT in the Mildred Creak Unit within Psychological and Mental Health Services at Great Ormond Street Hospital (PAMHS). MCU is an eight-bed inpatient unit for under 13's. It is part of the North Central London Network and provides treatment for a range of presentations, including functional disorders, eating disorders and patients requiring paediatric liaison.
We are looking for a senior clinician with extensive clinical experience who is interested in working in an inpatient environment. This is an opportunity for the post holder to draw on specialist knowledge and skills to understand and treat complex mental health conditions in childhood and early adolescence.
Interested applicants please contact:Dr Louise Allnutt, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, louise.allnutt@gosh.nhs.ukDr Dawn Cutler, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Dawn.cutler@gosh.nhs.ukGuy Larrington, Principal Systemic Family Therapist, guy.larrington@gosh.nhs.ukJohn Forrester, Matron PAMHS, john.forrester@gosh.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
It is intended that the post holder will play a key role alongside other members of the MDT in the delivery of complex assessment, formulation and highly specialist therapeutic interventions for children and their parents and families during admission on the unit.
This will suit a clinician interested in expanding their repertoire of approaches within their core profession to support therapeutic engagement for children and families who can be difficult to reach. The role will include some care coordination as well as some ongoing therapeutic and psychological interventions. There will also be consultation for professionals and teams external to the unit and therefore this will require the post holder to be interested in the dynamics at play in wider systems and the importance of building positive working alliances with networks.
This role is designed to enhance the current MDT provision on the unit that currently provides systemic family therapy, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy and a wide range of psychological interventions to both individuals and families. This role would suit a clinician with a broad vision and capacity for working with children and families.
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
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in child and adolescent psychotherapy (registered with ACP)
- Post-graduate family/systemic therapy training to MSc level or equivalent as accredited by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT/UKCP)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (eligible for membership of DCP within BPS) and registered with HCPC
- Nursing qualification and relevant experience/relevant additional training - NMC registered.
Desirable
- Advanced training in Supervision
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values oAlways welcoming oAlways helpful oAlways expert oAlways one team
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinician at a highly specialist level
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, and presenting with the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of the application of discipline in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of the application of clinical approaches in different cultural contexts and of working in multicultural frameworks.
- Experience of preparing highly complex assessment reports and formulations.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people, safeguarding, child protection and the mental health act.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training and presenting to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences and other training institutions.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Highly specialised assessment and formulation skills relevant to professional discipline, including family assessment, developmental assessments, state of mind assessments.
- Highly specialist skills in communication both verbally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to families and professionals.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Ability to identify research needs of the service and facilitate quality improvement projects.
- Ability to draw on a variety of approaches in the engagement of complex and hard to reach patient groups.
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- 3)Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Person Specification
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in child and adolescent psychotherapy (registered with ACP)
- Post-graduate family/systemic therapy training to MSc level or equivalent as accredited by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT/UKCP)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (eligible for membership of DCP within BPS) and registered with HCPC
- Nursing qualification and relevant experience/relevant additional training - NMC registered.
Desirable
- Advanced training in Supervision
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values oAlways welcoming oAlways helpful oAlways expert oAlways one team
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinician at a highly specialist level
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, and presenting with the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of the application of discipline in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of the application of clinical approaches in different cultural contexts and of working in multicultural frameworks.
- Experience of preparing highly complex assessment reports and formulations.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people, safeguarding, child protection and the mental health act.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training and presenting to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences and other training institutions.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Highly specialised assessment and formulation skills relevant to professional discipline, including family assessment, developmental assessments, state of mind assessments.
- Highly specialist skills in communication both verbally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to families and professionals.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Ability to identify research needs of the service and facilitate quality improvement projects.
- Ability to draw on a variety of approaches in the engagement of complex and hard to reach patient groups.
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- 3)Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
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 Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
