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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Psychology
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
164-6562527-B
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Clinical Psychologist Paediatric Respiratory

Band 8a

Job overview

We are looking for Clinical Psychologists or final year Trainee Clinical Psychologists with an interest in clinical health psychology and the impact of living with health conditions. You may have experience of working with physical health problems with either children/families or adults, or experience of working in child and adolescent or adult mental health services with a keen interest and desire to apply that knowledge to work in an acute trust.


There are a number of exciting opportunities for band 8a clinical psychology posts working in the following medical services: 
1) Paediatric Renal (1.0 WTE 8a), 
2) Paediatric Respiratory (0.4 WTE) 

The postholder will join the respective paediatric medical service/s at Nottingham Children's Hospital (QMC). As a psychologist working in these medical services, you will provide a specialist clinical psychology service for children/young people to help them better manage psychological distress and obtain better treatment outcomes.

If you wish to apply for any of these posts please specify which post/s you are interested in applying for in your application. 

We would welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists, or 3rd Year Trainees due to qualify in 2024.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will involve working closely with the medical service multidisciplinary Team. You will work with children and young people through consultation to staff, direct work and by attending multidisciplinary clinics. Your base will predominantly be at the Children's Hospital QMC campus. You will be part of a welcoming and growing Clinical Psychology Department which incorporates specialisms in Paediatric Psychology, Adult Medical Psychology and Child and Adult Neuropsychology.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! 

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Completed (or due to complete in 2023/24) postgraduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
  • Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist (or eligibility to qualify for registration in 2024)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with children and adults with physical health problems, or with children or adults with mental health problems
  • Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
  • Experience of carrying out research
Desirable criteria
  • Working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in paediatric psychology or adult clinical health psychology

Communication & Relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and 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
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group

Analytical & Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methods
Desirable criteria
  • Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with long-term health conditions
  • Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
  • Experience using qualitative research methods

Planning & organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
  • Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations
  • Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice
  • Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to move between a number of locations within the Region in a working day

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria
  • Up to date immunisations are required, including TB and HepB
  • Ability to work on days to suit the service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Lisa Worrall
Job title
Lead for Adult Medical Psychology
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for further information and informal discussion. For further information and informal discussion please contact:

Dr Lisa Worrall Consultant Clinical Psychologist – Lead for Adult Medical Psychology  [email protected]

Charlotte Jayes - PA Clinical Psychology

[email protected]

For further information about the Trust visit our Website at www.nuh.nhs.uk

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