Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team within a leading NHS Trust, providing specialist psychological care to children with complex health needs. This role offers opportunities for professional development and collaboration with medical professionals in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Continuous Professional Development

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and mental health.
• Interest in physical and mental health relationship.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and interventions.
• Work within medical multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Interventions

Reflective practice

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed candidate to apply for this Band 8a post, or a Band 7 developmental post with the opportunity to become a Band 8a within a supported structure. Responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly. The move to a Band 8a post would be upon completion of required competencies as agreed and reviewed with managers.

The Paediatric Psychology Team is a team of 20+ and we are continuing to grow. We are a specialist team, in a larger CAMHS provision within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

You will be based within the Department of Paediatric Psychology, but will be required to deliver services at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and other community venues.

This is an exciting opportunity to join colleagues at Leicester Children's Hospital in providing specialist care to children and young people with complex health needs.

As a department, we have a strong ethos of reflective practice including team care spaces, regular CPD and case discussion sessions, peer supervision and specialist safeguarding supervision.

We are proud of our commitment to CPD, and are able to offer successful candidates opportunities for further training in a range of models including EMDR, ACT for Physical Health, and Systemic practice.

You will also have the opportunity to offer reflective practice to medical and allied health professional colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The current vacancy will sit largely within General Paediatrics, but will potentially involve working more directly with some other medical specialties within the Children's Hospital.

The post offers an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team of Psychological professionals working directly within medical multi-disciplinary teams, providing psychological assessment and interventions to children, young people and families who are living with complex long-term health needs.

Applicants with experience of working with children and who are interested in the relationship between physical and mental health are encouraged to apply.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.