Principal Clinical Psychologist

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Full time
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative clinician to join the Department of Psychological Medicine in a newly commissioned post to provide psychological support and intervention for the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in Grimsby and Scunthorpe, and the Paediatric Diabetes Service across North and North East Lincolnshire.

The post involves providing direct and indirect psychotherapeutic interventions. Multidisciplinary team working is key to this role and therefore the post also involves liaising with service managers, clinical team leads and allied health professionals to support the provision of a specialist clinical psychology service for young people, families and staff in Neonatal and Diabetes services. The post holder will be expected to support the development of these new services in collaboration with leads for the Neonatal and Paediatric Diabetes services.

This post is suited to someone with an interest in, or experience in, working with children, young people, families and teams in acute and community health care services. However, if you have recently qualified, or are due to qualify soon, we would welcome your application.

The post will be supervised and supported by the Principal Clinical Psychologist for Neonatal Psychology, and the Principal Clinical Psychologist for Paediatric Diabetes Psychology Service in the Department of Psychological Medicine.

Main duties of the job To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for Neonatal and Paediatric Diabetes services in North and North East Lincolnshire in the context of integrated and comprehensive multidisciplinary specialist health services.

For full details, please see the Job Description.

About us NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Job description Job responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at

https://joinnlag.co.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, knowledge of two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. To be a fully registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

Member of the British Psychological Society. Post-qualification training in approaches and therapies appropriate for neonatal and paediatric diabetes settings context e.g. working with attachment, trauma, systems/family therapy and bereavement.

Occupational experience and abilities Essential

Experience of working with a variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity. Experience of working across a variety of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings. Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for a client's psychological care and treatment, both individually and in liaison with other relevant professionals involved in the patient's care. Experience of providing support and intervention systemically to family and/or carers. Experience of compiling and providing teaching and training sessions. Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams or services. Formal training in supervision and experience of providing supervision to clinical psychologists and/or AHPs. Experience of service development and supporting implementation of national guidelines for service delivery. Ability to be resilient in highly distressing and emotive situations in order to support families and staff. Knowledge of child safeguarding policies and national guidance and how and when these should be implemented.

Desirable

Experience of undertaking relevant practice-based research. Experience working psychologically with a client group or in a setting relevant to Neonatal Psychology and Paediatric Diabetic Psychology e.g. Paediatrics, Infant mental health, working with families, Perinatal or Maternity settings, CAMHS Health. Experience of working through an interpreter. Specialist knowledge of psychological, physical health and medical interventions relating to infant mental health, maternal health, occupational health and medical psychology areas. Knowledge/experience of MDT group working i.e. reflective practice and supervision groups. Knowledge of legislation and national policies and guidance in relation to Neonatal Psychological care, Maternity care and Paediatric Diabetic care.

Personal Qualities Essential

Must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of core trust values and be able to articulate in practice. A good listener and good communicator who works well with other people. Is open, has an approachable manner and is flexible and friendly. Has integrity and is honest and open about mistakes. Well organized and able to self-direct own study and learning in relation to new service area. Good time management and prioritization skills. Ability to deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances. Ability to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis. Able to work within remit of own knowledge and skills and utilize supervision appropriately to identify areas of concern or for personal and professional development.

Employer details Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - Cross-site Scunthorpe, Grimsby, and Goole DN33 2BA

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