Specialist Clinical Psychologist Paediatrics

Job summary

This job represents an exciting opportunity to be part of the expanding Clinical Psychology service to Paediatric Haematology at St Mary's Hospital. You will have the opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to the delivery and development of this extremely specialist service that will also now be providing ground-breaking and innovative treatments in Gene therapy alongside Bone Marrow Transplant to families who travel from across the country in the hope of a "cure" for their child's blood condition.

You will become a member of the respected Paediatric Psychology service to Imperial College healthcare within West London Children's Healthcare.

We are looking for practitioners who can work confidently and adaptively in a demanding setting alongside multidisciplinary teams and are passionate about delivering psychological therapy and coproducing pathways within this part of our service.

We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Wherever you wish to work and whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL . To FInd out more about working Click here.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality psychological care and intervention to C&YP and their family's seen within the Clinical Psychology Service

Provide clinical supervision, support to psychology colleagues and other members of the MDT as appropriate within Paediatric Psychology at Imperial and CNWL. Participating in teaching and training activities to promote understanding of psychological aspects of paediatric healthcare. Ensuring all clinical practice is delivered in accordance with professional, ethical and statutory standards, including HCPC, BPS and Trust governance requirements. Maintaining accurate clinical records and preparing reports as required in line with Trust policies and professional standards.

To regularly conduct, score, interpret and write up psychometric assessments using the Q interactive program or traditional approach.

Providing highly specialist psychological assessments of C&YP with complex difficulties related to physical health conditions and readiness for procedures. Working autonomously within professional guidelines Providing specialist advice and consultation to MDT colleagues regarding the psychological aspects of children's physical health conditions, treatment adherence, adjustment, coping and family functioning. Working collaboratively with medical, nursing, allied health professional, education and social care colleagues to ensure holistic, family-centred care.

About us

The Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) is responsible for the provision of Paediatric Psychology services to a number of acute hospital across central and northwest London, as well as Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS) to the populations of Brent, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. Highly specialist services are also provided to other Trusts and Agencies in a wider regional catchment area.

The paediatric psychology service at Imperial and across CNWL works collaboratively with children and their networks harnessing their strengths and resources to overcome the challenges that health and social inequalities can bring. We encourage creative ways of working which place the young person's identity and development at the heart of their health journey.

Within the wider CNWL Paediatric Psychology Service there are regular opportunities to link with the psychologists working across other sites both informally and formally for CPD and peer support. The CNWL Paediatric Psychology Service meets monthly for business, journal and research presentations, as well as clinical and skill sharing.

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is provided in the attached documents for you to review.

Person specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist, domain of clinical psychology

Desirable

• Pre or post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Attendance at a supervisor's training event
• Training related to specialist knowledge of assessment and intervention relating to CYP with Health conditions and their families.

Experience

Essential

• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with significant experience of working within a paediatric psychology service.
• Experience of working with a variety CYP and their parents presenting with a variety of physical health conditions.
• Experience of teaching, training, professional and clinical supervision of pre-qualified & qualified clinical psychology staff.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for children and young people' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
• Extensive experience of conducting cognitive and psychometric assessments of C&YP with physical health difficulties
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts

Desirable

• Experience in a managerial/leadership role in a paediatric psychology service. Experience of supporting CYP and family in preparation for transition to services for Adults with Health condition
• Experience of representing the profession in local policy forums.
• Experience of working across a range of clinical setting and knowledge of the key interface issues with other CAMHS services
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated specialty.

KNOWLEDGE AND 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 clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and required by HCPC
• Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive and psychometric assessment of C&YP
• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.

Desirable

• Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in working with specific groups
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

OTHER

Essential

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers & staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
• 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 develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to articulate and interpret clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology or counselling psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy

Desirable

• Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.