Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative clinical/counselling Psychologist with current HCPC membership as a Practioner Psychologist, committed to the delivery of respectful and collaborative care of children, young people and families supported by the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) Specialist Eating Disorder Team. You will be part of an experienced focused multidisciplinary specialist team in which psychology is highly valued. You will have excellent opportunities to further develop your knowledge and skills in working with children, young people and their families in the inpatient setting. You will be supported by an experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist in these roles.
Experience of working clinically with children and families post qualification is essential. This role can be combined with other roles in PHS (see Trac for current vacancies).
Main duties of the job
- To develop and provide access to specialist psychology services for young people, adolescents and families through direct and indirect clinical work based on assessment of psychological needs to generate individualised psychological careprogrammes. This may include the use of psychometric cognitive assessments.
- To provide direct individual and group based clinical services as required to meet identified psychological needs in a uni and multi-professional manner with appropriate liaison with other staff in the multi disciplinary team
- To develop and evaluate direct and indirect clinical services for the individuals cared for by the team, collaborating with other team members and service users.
- To provide advice, consultancy and training on appropriate psychological assessment and interventions at all levels of need (individual patient, family, team or organisation) in conjunction with the Head of Psychological Health Services.
- To ensure effective communication and liaison with professionals within the team and any other services across the region as required on an individual basis.
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 and Training
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical, counselling or health psychology recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist - Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist
- Current registration with HCPC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting
- Experience of working with children and young people with eating disorders
- Post qualification experience of working as a practitioner psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
- Post qualification experience of working as a practitioner psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting.
- Formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals.
- Demonstrable understanding of the implications of acute and long term health conditions for children/young people and their families.
- 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.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising qualified practitioner psychologists.
- Accredited supervision training
- Experience of working with children/young people in a paediatric service
Apptitudes
Essential
- Compassionate and kind, values driven approach to patient care
- Empathic
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Ability to manage competing demands
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to assess the psychological needs of children, young people , adults and their families, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.
- Ability to generate systemic and individual psychological formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theories and models to the complex information generated by the child, adult family, health and social care systems.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical/counselling/health psychologist in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from children, young people and their families in a developmentally and 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 access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical, counselling or health psychology recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist - Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist
- Current registration with HCPC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting
- Experience of working with children and young people with eating disorders
- Post qualification experience of working as a practitioner psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
- Post qualification experience of working as a practitioner psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting.
- Formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals.
- Demonstrable understanding of the implications of acute and long term health conditions for children/young people and their families.
- 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.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising qualified practitioner psychologists.
- Accredited supervision training
- Experience of working with children/young people in a paediatric service
Apptitudes
Essential
- Compassionate and kind, values driven approach to patient care
- Empathic
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Ability to manage competing demands
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to assess the psychological needs of children, young people , adults and their families, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.
- Ability to generate systemic and individual psychological formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theories and models to the complex information generated by the child, adult family, health and social care systems.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical/counselling/health psychologist in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
- Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from children, young people and their families in a developmentally and 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 access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required.
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
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
