Senior Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Clinical Psychology

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Paediatric Psychology service based at York Hospital. This is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave.

We are part of a large team of Clinical Psychologists within Psychological medicine, based at York hospital to deliver support for people with health conditions. In Paediatrics we offer bespoke Psychological consultation, assessment and interventions for children, young people and their families. We have strong links to the Hull Clinical Psychology training course and accept regular trainees for final year placements.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical Psychologist who would like to work with children and young people with Epilepsy and Neurological conditions. The successful applicant will enjoy working with individuals and families, and be confident in working in MDTs and across both clinic and community settings.

The post holder will be supported and supervised by the lead Paediatric Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

If you are applying for the position as a secondment, please ensure you have your current line manager's permission first.

Main duties of the job

Providing specialist assessments of the Psychological needs of children and young people with physical health conditions.

Formulate and implement plans for the formal Psychological treatment of children and young people
To provide specialist Psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing patients' formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plans
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry, recording, report writing
To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the specific patient group, mental health, clinical Paediatric Psychology, health Psychology and Neuropsychology in general
Variable working conditions including in a patient's own home, school and outpatient setting.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-13723-SCP-CG5

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of child and adolescent psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies as accredited by the BPS and HCPC

Desirable

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings
Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity 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

Experience of working with Clinical Health populations
Experience of teaching training and/or supervision

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient groups

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within the public, professional and academic settings
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Ability to work as a team member and show flexibility and adaptability

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of child and adolescent psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies as accredited by the BPS and HCPC

Desirable

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings
Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity 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

Experience of working with Clinical Health populations
Experience of teaching training and/or supervision

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient groups

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within the public, professional and academic settings
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Ability to work as a team member and show flexibility and adaptability

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.