Job summary
We are looking for a psychologist with an interest in holistic work and strength-based approaches to bring psychology to all aspects of a new paediatric respiratory service based at St Mary's Hospital, London W2. You will work together with an 8a psychologist who brings expertise in the wider service to develop the pathway, offer clinical interventions and be part of the MDT.

Main duties of the job

• To offer psychological thinking to all aspects of a child and family's journey in this health setting.
• To be flexible in how psychological engagement, talking and creative approaches to health and wellbeing can be offered.
• To work together with the mdt and community services so that young people are supported where their psychological needs can be best met.
• To consider equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and ensure the young person's and family's voice is heard in the system.
• To take part in CPD, clinical governance forums and maintain and continue best practice in relation to local and national guidance.

About us
CNWL paediatric psychology services are embedded in hospitals across NW London. We have provided services for many years in this area as well as developing new posts. We support each other with supervision, CPD, reflective practice and opportunities for learning in the wider mental health trust, and bring back this learning into an acute physical setting. We enjoy innovative and creative systemic working with the child younger person and family at the heart of how we work. Imperial healthcare NHS trust funds this service and is very open and valuing of psychology roles within their MDTs.

Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached which provides full details of the role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registration with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist-domain of clinical psychology

Desirable

• Training and qualifications in a relevant field of applied psychology/research methodology

Experience
Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including child, young people and their families.

Desirable

• Pre and/or post qualification experience of working in a paediatric psychology team
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising

Skills and Knowledge
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.

Desirable

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Other
Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within 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.

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.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).