Clinical Psychologist in Cleft and Paediatric Plastic Surgery

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust as a Clinical Psychologist specializing in Cleft and Paediatric Plastic Surgery. This part-time position involves providing psychological care across the lifespan, working within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to ongoing service development. Applicants should have a doctoral qualification in clinical psychology and relevant experience in health settings.

Qualifications

• Completed (or due to complete) post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology.
• Current HCPC registration or eligibility to qualify.
• Experience with children or adults with health or mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Offer psychological care to individuals with cleft lip and palate across the lifespan.
• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Conduct service development and deliver training as required.

Skills

Clinical health psychology

Clinical supervision

Communication skills

Research skills

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Current HCPC registration

Post-doctoral training in specialised areas

Job description

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

Clinical Psychologist in Cleft and Paediatric Plastic Surgery

Band 8a

Main area Cleft Lip and Palate and Paediatric Plastic Surgery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 33.75 hours per week Job ref 164-7223107

Site Nottingham City Hospital Campus Town Nottingham Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

Qualified Clinical Psychologists or Trainee Clinical Psychologists due to qualify this year with an interest in clinical health psychology are invited to apply for this lifespan cleft lip and palate (0.6 WTE) and paediatric plastic surgery (0.3 WTE) role. 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.

You will be joining a growing clinical psychology lifespan service to children, young people and adults under the care of the Trent Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service, in a highly welcoming multidisciplinary team of plastic surgeons, nurses, speech and language therapists, orthodontists and dentists. You will also provide psychological care to children and families under plastic surgery services within the Trust.

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.

Main duties of the job

1. Working closely with the multidisciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate team to offer psychological care to those born with a cleft lip and/or palate across the lifespan, and children and families under the care of plastic surgeons

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

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 MDT

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

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 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Working closely with the multidisciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate team to offer psychological care to those born with a cleft lip and/or palate across the lifespan, and children and families under the care of plastic surgeons

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

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 MDT

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience of working with children or adults with physical health problems, or with children or adults with mental health problems.
• Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ 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 and 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 and 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

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively

Physical skills

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

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts)

• Ability to work on Wednesdays

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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.

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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

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 Departmentconfidentially 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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