Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist Cleft Lip and Palate
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 0.4 WTE Band 8b Permanent Clinical Psychologist Lifespan Cleft Lip and Palate
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-6273482
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Campus and Regional Clinics
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist Lifespan Cleft 0.4 WTE 8b
Band 8b
Job overview
We are pleased to present this opportunity for a B8B 0.4 wte position within our Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Psychology Service. Experienced Clinical Psychologists with an interest in clinical health psychology and the impact of growing up and living with a visible difference are invited to apply for this varied role in the growing Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Psychology Service. You will join a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and another Clinical Psychologist within a highly welcoming multi-disciplinary team of plastic surgeons, nurses, speech and language therapists, orthodontists and dentists. 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.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role will involve working closely with the multidisciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate team to offer psychological care to those born with a cleft lip and/or palate across the lifespan. You will work with children, young people and adults through consultation to staff, direct work and by attending multidisciplinary clinics. Whilst your base will predominantly be at the City Hospital campus, you will also attend multidisciplinary clinics across the Trent region (Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Leicester and Derby). 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
There are opportunities for continued professional development and clinical supervision is well provided for within the team by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. We regularly have trainees from the DClinPsy courses around the region, so there would be opportunities to supervise trainees. You will also be involved in providing consultation, training and supervision as required to others within and outside of the multidisciplinary team. The department has a commitment to clinical research. Strong support is available to participate in research or to develop your clinical research interests.
Appropriate clinical supervision will be provided by clinical psychologists working in the adult medical psychology service. Currently, the post will be supervised by a very experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist working within Cleft Lip and Palate.
Interested applicants are warmly encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion about the role and how we would support you in your professional development. For further information and informal discussion please contact:
Dr Laura Shepherd, Consultant Clinical Psychologist by phone (0115 969 1169 ext. 79730) or email ([email protected]). Visits to the service are welcomed.
Dr Lisa Worrall [email protected]
Consultant Clinical Psychologist) - Lead for Adult Medical Clinical Psychology
For further information about the Trust visit our Website at www.nuh.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
With over 17,000 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.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist
- Completion of further post qualification specialist relevant training, including training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
- Training in two or more distinct evidence-based psychological therapies and lifespan/developmental psychology
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
- Post-qualification accreditation in evidence-based psychological approaches e.g. cognitive behaviour therapy, ACT, CFT, mindfulness, etc.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist with children and adults with physical health problems, or with children or adults with psychological difficulties
- Experience of working with a wide range of client groups and presentations
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with other disciplines including medical and nursing
- Experience of providing supervision and consultation to other clinical staff including psychologists.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with people with medical and health conditions
- Experience of working in acute hospital trusts with children or adults with medical/chronic health conditions
- Specialist experience of working with people with a visible difference
- Experience in the psychological assessment and preparation for people considering surgical/medical interventionslinical research
- Experience in working with challenging client groups (e.g. people with multiple physical, social and psychological problems)
- Experience of conducting evaluation projects and clinical research within health settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Communication and 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 & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Commitment to support the Trust’s Value
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Analytical and 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
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Training in the supervision of other psychologists.
Physical Skills and Other
Essential criteria
- Up to date immunisations are required (including TB, HepB)
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work on days to suit the service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Laura Shepherd
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Lisa Worrall [email protected]
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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