Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust (MFT) CAMHS which sits within the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH).
We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Psychologist to join our Haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) team. This is a brand-new post, funded by Anthony Nolan and can be offered as a band 7 development post or 8a depending on experience. There is specialist supervision and well-being support available alongside a generous protected CPD training budget for the role. Whilst this is a fixed term post for three years, we will be building a case for continued funding and as a department have a strong track record of this. We are a friendly, caring team who want to make a difference and would love to hear from you if this post is of interest
Main duties of the job
Assessment and intervention with children, and families including neuropsychological assessment.
Establishing a patient participation project to inform a holistic needs assessment within HSCT.
Establishing a mental health screening pathway pre and post transplant.
Ensuring that an HSCT database of outcomes on mental health is recorded and maintained
Working collaboratively with Anthony Nolan Charity
Staff training
Consultation, support and provision of psychological advice
Supervising and supporting the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the specialist paediatric team
Working within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic supervision of psychological practice within the service
Utilising skills for audit, policy, service development and research
Liaison and effective teamwork will be required with staff from paediatric services, community health and education as appropriate
Contributing to MDT clinics.
A flexible approach to working to ensure that psychological aspects of care can be addressed within a time pressured medical environment.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Registration/ Accreditation
Essential
- Registration / Eligibility for registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate diploma, masters, doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a paediatric setting. (E.g. EMDR, ACT, CFT, CBT, Neuropsychology)
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist
- Experience in mental health assessment and therapeutic work across the age range with a full range of presenting problems
- Experience of assessing and managing risk relating to mental health
- Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of assessment and interpretation of neuropsychological tests
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
- Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of child and adult patients
- Experience of working with patients within physical health specialties
Desirable
- Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with child/ adult patients, both in specialist hospital and community settings
- Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of developing new service initiatives
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of staff support
- Experience of working on audit or research projects within NHS set-tings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users
- Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision
- Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
- Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups
- Good skills in communicating with children, parents / adult patients and colleagues
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- High level of neuropsychological or neurodevelopmental assessments.
Education and supervision
Essential
- Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists
- Positive approach to own continuing professional development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- A commitment to the inclusion of young people's, parent/carer views in service delivery, development and design
- Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance and the ongoing development of the service.
Work Related Circumstance
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint and externally in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
Person Specification
Registration/ Accreditation
Essential
- Registration / Eligibility for registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate diploma, masters, doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a paediatric setting. (E.g. EMDR, ACT, CFT, CBT, Neuropsychology)
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist
- Experience in mental health assessment and therapeutic work across the age range with a full range of presenting problems
- Experience of assessing and managing risk relating to mental health
- Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of assessment and interpretation of neuropsychological tests
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
- Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of child and adult patients
- Experience of working with patients within physical health specialties
Desirable
- Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with child/ adult patients, both in specialist hospital and community settings
- Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of developing new service initiatives
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of staff support
- Experience of working on audit or research projects within NHS set-tings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users
- Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision
- Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
- Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
- Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups
- Good skills in communicating with children, parents / adult patients and colleagues
- Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
Desirable
- High level of neuropsychological or neurodevelopmental assessments.
Education and supervision
Essential
- Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists
- Positive approach to own continuing professional development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- A commitment to the inclusion of young people's, parent/carer views in service delivery, development and design
- Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance and the ongoing development of the service.
Work Related Circumstance
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint and externally in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
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).
