Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable clinical psychologist keen to develop experience, knowledge and skills in working in paediatric surgical specialties. This is an exciting opportunity to work across the paediatric surgical psychology provision to provide assessment, formulation and interventions in innovative and compassionate ways in a fast-paced acute health setting.
This is a Band 8A post but could be offered as a Band 7 preceptorship. As a department we offer a full preceptorship development program supervised by the senior psychology team to support development to Band 8A.
Psychological Health Services is an award-winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trustwide psychological services. As a university teaching trust research and quality improvement forms part of UHBW's mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.
Main duties of the job
To develop and provide specialist clinical health psychology services for children, young people and their parents and carers cared for by surgical specialities based on assessment of psychological needs. Care will be delivered through direct and indirect clinical work based in outpatient and inpatient clinical settings.
To provide formal and informal teaching and training for other professionals on psychological knowledge and skills applicable in the direct and indirect care of children, young people and their families with physical health conditions.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Eligible for registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist with children and young people who have a condition relating to health
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams
- Evidence of working with multi-agency services to support smooth transitions for the patient and their carers from acute to community care, where appropriate
- Evidence of having worked in an area of clinical practice providing health psychology assessment, formualtion and intervention
- Post qualification experience of and demonstrable understanding of working as a clinical psychologist within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
- Formal teaching/presentation sessions to health and other professionals
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice relevant to specialised psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people requiring surgical intervention
- Evidence of applying doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
Apptitudes
Essential
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from children and families in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner
- Ability to support children with complex needs and apply psychological practice in innovative and dynamic ways in a fast-paced acute inpatient health setting
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to generate and deliver systemic and individual psychological formulations and interventions based on the needs of children, young people and their parents/carers
- Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
- Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical work and professional activities effectively and safely as well as respond to more urgent request and inpatient demands
- To skilfully and sensitively communicate complex information with children, young people, parents and carers colleagues and to overcome barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and distressing information.
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working children, young people and parents/carers who may have complex needs and who might be highly distressed or dysregulated and require compassionate care.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits if required.
- Ability to assess the psychological needs of, children, young people and families, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.
Desirable
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Eligible for registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist with children and young people who have a condition relating to health
- Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams
- Evidence of working with multi-agency services to support smooth transitions for the patient and their carers from acute to community care, where appropriate
- Evidence of having worked in an area of clinical practice providing health psychology assessment, formualtion and intervention
- Post qualification experience of and demonstrable understanding of working as a clinical psychologist within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
- Formal teaching/presentation sessions to health and other professionals
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice relevant to specialised psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people requiring surgical intervention
- Evidence of applying doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
Apptitudes
Essential
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from children and families in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner
- Ability to support children with complex needs and apply psychological practice in innovative and dynamic ways in a fast-paced acute inpatient health setting
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to generate and deliver systemic and individual psychological formulations and interventions based on the needs of children, young people and their parents/carers
- Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
- Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical work and professional activities effectively and safely as well as respond to more urgent request and inpatient demands
- To skilfully and sensitively communicate complex information with children, young people, parents and carers colleagues and to overcome barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and distressing information.
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working children, young people and parents/carers who may have complex needs and who might be highly distressed or dysregulated and require compassionate care.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits if required.
- Ability to assess the psychological needs of, children, young people and families, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.
Desirable
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital For Children
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS28BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
