Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS). Role Description: HHFT have an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric psychology team. We are looking for a Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Applied Psychologist who has skills, experience and interest in working with parents whose baby is under the care of the neonatal unit at Basingstoke Hospital. This post is a fixed term, up to 12 months, maternity cover post from April 2025. This post has a key focus on supporting families and staff within the BNHH neonatal unit (0.2 wte). The remaining sessions will be supporting children and families referred under the general paediatric psychology care pathway for children, young people and their families living with chronic health conditions, to improve their quality of life and well-being. This is a fixed term 22.5 hours per week, part-time band 8a position based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological support to parents while their baby is under the care of the BNHH neonatal unit. This post involves providing evidence-based psychological interventions to children and young people referred with a broad range of physical health conditions including cystic fibrosis, respiratory conditions, cardiac, epilepsy, oncology, allergies, chronic pain, and persistent physical symptom presentations. We provide outpatient assessment and therapy and some inpatient input. About us
What we Offer: You will be well supported by MDT-colleagues, psychology team members and receive regular clinical supervision from a principal psychologist and speciality support from within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Regional Network. You will be encouraged to engage in professional, leadership and service development opportunities and to develop working relationships with our external partners (schools, CAMHS, social care, etc.) where appropriate. We have good links with the D. Clin course at the University of Southampton, whose trainees come on placement with us. Your life outside HHFT is important and we are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview. Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Person Specification
Experience
Clinical experience in working with children e.g. in paediatrics/child health/CAMHS. Leading on some aspect of service delivery or service development. Knowledge and Skills
Formal training in supervising others. Experience of supervising others. Post qualified CPD of training in a specialist therapy
Evidence of CPD. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year (Band 7 Preceptorship Considered) Contract
Fixed term Duration
12 months Working pattern
Part-time Reference number
251-FCSS1248-SP-D Job locations
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
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This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS). Role Description: HHFT have an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric psychology team. We are looking for a Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Applied Psychologist who has skills, experience and interest in working with parents whose baby is under the care of the neonatal unit at Basingstoke Hospital. This post is a fixed term, up to 12 months, maternity cover post from April 2025. This post has a key focus on supporting families and staff within the BNHH neonatal unit (0.2 wte). The remaining sessions will be supporting children and families referred under the general paediatric psychology care pathway for children, young people and their families living with chronic health conditions, to improve their quality of life and well-being. This is a fixed term 22.5 hours per week, part-time band 8a position based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological support to parents while their baby is under the care of the BNHH neonatal unit. This post involves providing evidence-based psychological interventions to children and young people referred with a broad range of physical health conditions including cystic fibrosis, respiratory conditions, cardiac, epilepsy, oncology, allergies, chronic pain, and persistent physical symptom presentations. We provide outpatient assessment and therapy and some inpatient input. About us
What we Offer: You will be well supported by MDT-colleagues, psychology team members and receive regular clinical supervision from a principal psychologist and speciality support from within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Regional Network. You will be encouraged to engage in professional, leadership and service development opportunities and to develop working relationships with our external partners (schools, CAMHS, social care, etc.) where appropriate. We have good links with the D. Clin course at the University of Southampton, whose trainees come on placement with us. Your life outside HHFT is important and we are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview. Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Person Specification
Experience
Clinical experience in working with children e.g. in paediatrics/child health/CAMHS. Leading on some aspect of service delivery or service development. Knowledge and Skills
Formal training in supervising others. Experience of supervising others. Post qualified CPD of training in a specialist therapy
Evidence of CPD. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year (Band 7 Preceptorship Considered) Contract
Fixed term Duration
12 months Working pattern
Part-time Reference number
251-FCSS1248-SP-D Job locations
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
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