Job summary
COVID/Post COVID-19 Syndrome
Base: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (there is an opportunity for flexible working hours and locations to suit your needs).
Employer: East London Foundation Trust
Grade: Band 7/8a
Hours 18.75 per week (0.5 wte)
Contract fixed term until March 2023
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions as part of an interdisciplinary team, to individuals, groups and via digital or e-health. The postholder would work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including both remote and face-to-face work.
The service will offer support to children and young people up to the age of 18 who have a diagnosis of Paediatric Long COVID. You will use your knowledge and experience to provide advice and consultation on psychological aspects of the management of Long COVID to other health professionals and to advance students and colleagues knowledge and practice of psychological theories and principles. You will have a British Psychological Society Accredited post-graduate doctoral degree in an applied field of psychology (clinical, health or counselling) or relevant qualifications to be registered as a Psychological Therapist (Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Family Therapy) and registration (HCPC, BACP, BABCP). Ideally, you will have experience of working within a physical health setting or with children who have chronic health conditions and have experience delivering individual and group interventions.
About us
About the role
This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of a new Paediatric Long COVID team working alongside a number of other multidisciplinary colleagues. You will also be fully integrated into and supported by a friendly and dynamic Paediatric Psychology team who have expertise in working across a range of psychological approaches and chronic health conditions. You will receive clinical supervision from an experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist.
You will also have close links with local CAMHS colleagues which provides excellent opportunities for joint working and exciting continued professional development opportunities.
The Health Service Journal rated ELFT as one of the best places to work. We are committed to quality improvement programmes for the benefit of our staff, patients and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Closing Date: 2nd January 2022
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Anita DUrso
Job Title: Lead Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
Email: anitadurso@nhs.net
Additional Contact Information:
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Closing Date: 2nd January 2022
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Anita DUrso
Job Title: Lead Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
Email: anitadurso@nhs.net
Additional Contact Information:
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Health/Counselling Psychology or equivalent
- Or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Family Therapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration (Practitioner Psychologist)
- Or Registration with appropriate professional body (BACP, AFT, BABCP)
Desirable
- Working towards further postgraduate experience
- Formal training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologist
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in communicating psychological perspectives in staff teams.
- Skills for undertaking audit and service level research
- Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings.
- NHS Constitution - Having experience for ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
- NHS Constitution - Having experience for ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
- Ability to adapt and contribute to organisational change.
Desirable
- Experience of Quality Improvement methodology
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children and adolescents and their families.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary health team.
- The application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Understanding current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to mental health and services and understands the child protection policy
Desirable
- Supervision of other clinicians.
- Working with children who have physical health/long term conditions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotive clinical work.
- Good communication skills and ability to participate in group activities.
- A flexible personality and a proven ability to work in a complex multidisciplinary organisation.
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, a supervisor and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.
Desirable
- Ability to develop and use multi-media materials for presentations in public and professional settings.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical/Health/Counselling Psychology or equivalent
- Or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Family Therapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration (Practitioner Psychologist)
- Or Registration with appropriate professional body (BACP, AFT, BABCP)
Desirable
- Working towards further postgraduate experience
- Formal training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologist
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in communicating psychological perspectives in staff teams.
- Skills for undertaking audit and service level research
- Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings.
- NHS Constitution - Having experience for ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
- NHS Constitution - Having experience for ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
- Ability to adapt and contribute to organisational change.
Desirable
- Experience of Quality Improvement methodology
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children and adolescents and their families.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary health team.
- The application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Understanding current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to mental health and services and understands the child protection policy
Desirable
- Supervision of other clinicians.
- Working with children who have physical health/long term conditions
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotive clinical work.
- Good communication skills and ability to participate in group activities.
- A flexible personality and a proven ability to work in a complex multidisciplinary organisation.
- Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, a supervisor and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.
Desirable
- Ability to develop and use multi-media materials for presentations in public and professional settings.
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).
