Clinical Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillingdon Hospital is seeking a Band 7 clinical psychologist to join the paediatric psychology service. You will provide psychological input across a child and family’s hospital care, using flexible talking and creative approaches alongside the MDT and community services.

The role requires BPS-accredited doctoral training and HCPC registration, with opportunities for supervision, CPD and involvement in governance. Experience in paediatric settings is valued.

Qualifications

• Doctoral clinical psychology training accredited by the BPS.
• Training covering psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
• Training in two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Training in lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological input across all stages of a child and family's care in the hospital.
• Offer flexible psychological support, including talking and creative approaches to health and wellbeing.
• Work with the MDT and community services so young people are supported where their needs are best met.
• Apply equality, diversity and inclusion in all work and make sure young people's and families' views are heard.
• Take part in CPD and clinical governance forums and keep practice in line with local and national guidance.

Skills

Complex psychological assessment

Communicating complex information

Teaching and training others

Clinical governance

Paediatric psychology experience

Education

BPS-accredited doctoral training

HCPC registration as clinical psychologist

Training in two or more therapies

Training in lifespan developmental psychology

Psychopathology, psychometrics & neuropsychology training

Job description

This Band 7 clinical psychologist post sits in the paediatric psychology service at Hillingdon Hospital, a team that is growing as new posts are added. The work is psychological input across a child's and family's hospital care, using flexible talking and creative approaches alongside the MDT and community services. The team works closely with medical colleagues and offers supervision and CPD within an established service. Fit depends on BPS-accredited doctoral training and HCPC registration.

What the job involves

• Provide psychological input across all stages of a child and family's care in the hospital
• Offer flexible psychological support, including talking and creative approaches to health and wellbeing
• Work with the MDT and community services so young people are supported where their needs are best met
• Apply equality, diversity and inclusion in all work and make sure young people's and families' views are heard
• Take part in CPD and clinical governance forums and keep practice in line with local and national guidance

What's required

Qualifications

• Doctoral clinical psychology training accredited by the BPS
• Training covering psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology
• Training in two or more distinct psychological therapies
• Training in lifespan developmental psychology

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist

Experience

• Specialist psychological assessment and treatment across care settings, including with children, young people and families

Skills & knowledge

• Complex psychological assessment, intervention and management requiring sustained concentration
• Communicating complex, technical or sensitive information orally and in writing to clients, families and professionals

Other

• Teaching and training others using complex multimedia materials for public, professional and academic audiences
• Using clinical governance to maintain practice when exposed to emotive material and challenging behaviour

Nice to have

• Training and qualifications in applied psychology or research methodology
• Experience in a paediatric psychology team, before or after qualifying
• Experience applying clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training or supervising
• Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups