Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a temporary (12 month) Band 8a Clinical Psychologist post working in the Neuro-oncology team within the Paediatric Psychology Service at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust. This post would be ideal for clinicians considering a possible clinical-research career, and includes two main strands of work.
The Paediatric Health Psychology Service is a thriving department, which is committed to child and family centred care. There are opportunities for professional development through regular journal clubs and case discussion meetings. The Paediatric Health Psychology team is part of the wider Department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology colleagues. There are also close links with the doctorate clinical psychology course at Newcastle and Teesside universities.
- Interview Date Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- 30 Hours/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for working with clinical psychology colleagues across the UK to collate data on the current provision of neuropsychology assessment to children and young people with brain tumour. The post holder will liaise with the paediatric neuro-oncology Special Interest Group (SIG) to generate suggestions for new ways of funding and providing assessment, and will compile this into a comprehensive report. The post holder will be supported to show a high degree of autonomy in this aspect of the role.
The post holder will also be responsible for providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological therapies to children with brain tumour and their families in our region. The role involves working in an environment in which families can experience high levels of distress. The post holder will be skilled in providing assessment to families in a sensitive and containing manner, and generating reports for the use of families and professionals alike.
The role requires good time management skills, and the ability to balance competing clinical and research priorities.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be responsible for leading (with supervision) a one year project exploring the provision of neuropsychological assessment to children with brain tumour across the UK. The role will include liaison with psychology staff at all UK primary treatment centres for brain tumour. An existing group of clinical psychology and neuropsychology colleagues working into UK centres are available to support the post holder with this project.
- The post holder will also be responsible for providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological therapies to children with brain tumour and their families in our region. There is the opportunity to extend existing skills in assessment within this role.
- Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision specialising in a specific area (e.g. research and audit) to the service in which this post is located and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service. Is required to provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
- Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be responsible for leading (with supervision) a one year project exploring the provision of neuropsychological assessment to children with brain tumour across the UK. The role will include liaison with psychology staff at all UK primary treatment centres for brain tumour. An existing group of clinical psychology and neuropsychology colleagues working into UK centres are available to support the post holder with this project.
- The post holder will also be responsible for providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological therapies to children with brain tumour and their families in our region. There is the opportunity to extend existing skills in assessment within this role.
- Takes appropriate responsibility for clinical psychology provision specialising in a specific area (e.g. research and audit) to the service in which this post is located and making recommendations regarding service provision. Is expected to manage the care of the most challenging and complex psychological presentations presenting within this part of the service. Is required to provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
- Provides a qualified specialist clinical psychology service across all sectors of care to the population served by this post; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. Offering advice and consultation on patients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- oDoctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- oHCPC Registration
- oPost-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
Desirable
- oTraining and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and in patient settings. including outpatient, and in patient settings
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oIn addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist
- oDoctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
SKILLS, APTITUDE
Essential
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- oDemonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- oDoctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- oHCPC Registration
- oPost-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT
Desirable
- oTraining and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and in patient settings. including outpatient, and in patient settings
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Desirable
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oIn addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist
- oDoctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
SKILLS, APTITUDE
Essential
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- oDemonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
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).
