Clinical Psychologist in Adult and Paediatric Burns

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Clinical Psychologist, offering vital psychological support to patients with burns in an acute hospital setting. This role combines clinical expertise with the opportunity to influence service development and provide teaching to trainees, fostering an environment of continual professional growth.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Must have completed or due to complete doctoral training in clinical psychology.
• Current HCPC registration or eligibility for post-training.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological therapies.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological care to children and adults in the burns service.
• Conduct specialist psychological assessments and therapy.
• Deliver training and supervision to trainees.

Skills

Communication

Psychological assessment

Research skills

Clinical supervision

Empathy

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Current HCPC registration

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Working closely with the multidisciplinary burns team to offer psychological care to children and adults, and their families, under the care of the burns service

2. Working with children and young people and their families, as well as adults, through consultation with staff, direct work and attending multidisciplinary clinics/meetings

3. Providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy/input, offering advice and consultation to the MDT, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures

4. Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research

5. Providing clinical and professional supervision to trainees undertaking doctoral training, where appropriate

6. Undertaking service development, where required

7. Delivering informal and formal teaching and training as required to the MD

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completed (or due to complete) post-graduate doctoral level (or equivalent) training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
• Current HCPC registration (or eligibility to qualify for registration post-training)
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.

Desirable criteria

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Training in the supervision of other psychological professionals

Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the theory and clinical practice of evidence-based psychological therapies
• Experience of teaching/training

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an area of adult and/or paediatric clinical health psychology
• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of assessing trauma reactions and delivering evidence-based trauma-focused interventions
• Experience of representing clinical psychology within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of delivering clinical supervision

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• 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
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Experience in conducting clinical research

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to sit for prolonged time periods during psychological assessments/therapy sessions
• Ability to travel between the hospital campuses within the day

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

• Be able to work in acute hospital ward environments, with people with burns and other injuries that are often visible

Commitment to the Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 640.3KB)
• Person specification (PDF, 304.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)