Clinical Psychologist - Paeds Respiratory Services & LTV

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Clinical Psychologist - Paeds Respiratory Services & LTV

Band 8a

Main area Clinical Psychology Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 164-7037302

Site Queen's Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for Clinical Psychologists or final year Trainee Clinical Psychologists with an interest in clinical health psychology and the impact of living with respiratory conditions or Long Term Ventilation. 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.

The postholder will join the Children's Respiratory MDT and Children’s LTV team at NUH, at the Nottingham Children's Hospital (QMC). The Children’s Respiratory team at NUH Children’s Hospital provides a comprehensive service for a range of respiratory conditions based on national and local guidelines.

The service is a tertiary referral service and provides a service for the East Midlands. The Children’s LTV team provides specialist services for Children and Young People on home ventilation. It is one of the few trusts nationally that offer specialist LTV nursing and therapy community support across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, with some support now being offered in Staffordshire.

As a Clinical Psychologist working in the services, you will provide a specialist service for children, young people and their families to help with psychological distress and treatment outcomes.
We would welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists, or 3rd Year Trainees due to qualify in 2025.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will involve working closely with the multidisciplinary Children's Respiratory and LTV Teams. You will work with children, young people and their families through consultation to staff, direct work and by attending multidisciplinary clinics. Your base will predominantly be at the Children's Hospital QMC campus. 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.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

• Completed (or due to complete in 2025) postgraduate doctoral level DClinPsy in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
• Current HCPC registration for Clinical Psychologist (or eligibility to qualify for registration in 2025)
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

• Experience of working with children and adults with physical health problems, or with children or adults with mental health problems
• Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Experience of carrying out research
• Working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in paediatric psychology or adult clinical health psychology

Communication & Relationship skills

• 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 to other professional and non-professional groups
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies or assessment methodologies
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group

Analytical & Judgement skills

• 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
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with long-term health conditions
• Knowledge of complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• Experience using qualitative research methods
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC
• 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

Physical skills

• Ability to move between a number of locations within the Region in a working day

Other requirements specific to the role

• Up to date immunisations are required, including TB and HepB
• Ability to work on days to suit the service