Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-1293-24-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford Corner
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Due to the development of a new young people’s gender service, there is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join The Nottingham Young people’s Gender Service (NYGS) at the forefront of delivering care and support to young patients. You will receive in-depth training and clinical supervision whilst working with our experienced nurses and MDT within a forward thinking and supportive NHS Trust.
NYGS are recruiting to a new team comprising Consultant Psychiatrist, Paediatrics, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Psychologists and Research assistants. You will have the opportunity to work with a progressive team leading the way nationally and international in children and young people’s Transgender Health.
NYGS is a multi-disciplinary service offering psychological support to young people on the gender affirming medical pathway and looked after by the adolescent endocrinologist service, some of them will be awaiting to or prescribed hormone blockers or hormones by the NHS following an assessment by the Gender Identity Development Service.
Main duties of the job
The new service will provide multi-disciplinary care and support to young people aged from 11 to (and including) 17 years old who are about to receive or currently receiving gender affirming medical treatment from the Specialist Paediatric Endocrinology services (SPES) which is the endocrinology arm of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDs) which will be closing on the 31st of March 2024.
This new service (NYGS) service will work to NHS England’s published interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people (Interim Service Specification).
NYGS will sit within the established NCTH Network which provides the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health Adult Service, the East of England Gender Service, the Linked Clinic activity with Indigo Gender Service and the Linked Clinic activity with the Sussex Gender Service.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and will be required to undertake The post holder will undertake psychological assessments and therapeutic work including individual and group therapy work, their families, consultation to other staff members, supervision and training of others, clinically relevant research/audit and specific roles that will support with Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy, Clinical Lead, Clinical Director, and Service Manager in developing NYPGS.
Liaison with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including specialist endocrinology services, CAMHS, Paediatrics, Social Care, Primary Care and also the delivery of education and supervision will be a key aspect of this post.
The role will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Psychology degree or equivalent, conferring GBC status
- Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or the equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) conferring HCPC status & as accredited by the BPS
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- PGCert or PGDip in Gender Identity Medicine
- Further training in additional psychological therapy models
Training
Essential criteria
- Further post qualification training in supervision
Desirable criteria
- Further training in relevant specific assessment methods and/or therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of providing supervision to others
Experience
Essential criteria
- Of working psychologically with gender diverse people and of interventions with individuals and care systems, not specifically in a gender clinic.
- Service evaluation
Desirable criteria
- Publication in peer- reviewed research journals.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broad understanding of theories and interventions relevant to gender diverse adults and transgender healthcare.
- Understanding of the underlying principles of management and treatment in transgender healthcare, including their international frameworks (WPATH SOC 8)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
Desirable criteria
- Critical awareness of current themes in transgender healthcare policy and research
- Knowledge of the principle models of care in transgender healthcare.
- Experience in providing transgender healthcare, including psychological assessment, recommendations for gender affirming treatment and psychological therapies.
Equality and Diversity
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the Trust’s Equality and Diversity principles relevant to the post and practice in a gender affirming manner in line with WPATH SOC 8
Skills
Essential criteria
- Formulation of sources of psychological distress in gender diverse people; therapeutic interventions and presentation skills.
- Excellent written English
- Communication of complex and information to a wide range of audiences
- Able to engage constructively in sometimes challenging circumstances.
- Good interpersonal skills to facilitate communicate with colleagues and other service providers.
- Skills in providing consultation to other non-psychology colleagues and teaching and training skills
- Ability to work positively and constructively in a multi- disciplinary team
- Consultation skills.
- Ability to reflect on practice and on ethics
- Effective skills in word-processing and other clinically relevant computer software
- Use of psychometric test equipment
Desirable criteria
- Supervision and motivation of staff
- Teaching and training skills
Contractual
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Meghan Thurston
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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