Paediatric Practitioner Psychologist in Specialties Stream

St George's University Hospitals; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

St George's Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Band 7 clinical or practitioner psychologist to join the Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service on a part-time fixed-term basis (0.6 FTE) for 23 months. The role supports inpatient and outpatient care, with opportunities for CPD, teaching, training and research in a large paediatric setting.

The post involves specialist assessments, formulation, and delivering evidence-based interventions for children with health-related needs, including

Qualifications

• Experience as a clinical psychologist with paediatric focus.
• Ability to provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children with health issues.
• Experience supervising assistant psychologists and trainees.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for children and families with physical health presentations.
• Support outpatients with procedural anxiety, diagnosis adjustment and emotional wellbeing.
• Conduct risk assessments and create management plans for psychological issues alongside physical health needs.
• Develop and deliver group interventions in collaboration with colleagues.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, offering consultation and supporting integration into medical pathways.
• Supervise non-qualified staff such as assistant psychologists and master's students.

Connaissances

Clinical psychology

Paediatric psychology

Formulation

Risk assessment

Group interventions

Supervision

Multidisciplinary

Leadership

Description du poste

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 clinical psychologist or practitioner psychologist to join our thriving Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service at St Georges Hospital. If you are a trainee with paediatric psychology experience, please also consider applying. This is a part-time fixed-term role for 23 months. The Paediatric Psychological Therapies Team is a large, friendly and expanding service. We consist of clinical and counselling psychologists, family therapists, mental health practitioners, assistant psychologists, trainees and administrators. Our service provides psychological support to both inpatient and outpatients, covering a wide range of specialties. The team is committed to professional development and delivering innovative, high quality care. There are many opportunities for CPD and a chance to develop your clinical and leadership skills., This is an exciting time to join a friendly and supportive service, with opportunities to influence paediatric psychological care and contribute to teaching, training, and research within a dynamic hospital environment. This 0.6FTE fixed-term post is based in our Specialties Stream, with a likely focus on outpatient epilepsy and gastroenterology.

• The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for children and families with a range of physical health presentations
• Support outpatients with issues such as procedural anxiety, adjustment to diagnosis, and emotional wellbeing
• Complete risk assessments and implement appropriate management plans for children presenting with psychological or emotional difficulties alongside physical health needs
• Contribute to accessible, tiered care by developing and delivering group interventions in collaboration with colleagues
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will offer consultation, joint working, and staff support to integrate psychological perspectives into medical pathways
• Supervise non-qualified staff such as assistant psychologists and master's students
• Support service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement projects, helping to shape effective and sustainable models of psychological care
• Ongoing professional development is encouraged, with supervision and opportunities to build specialist skills in paediatric psychology, group work, and service leadership
  St Georges Hospital is one of London's largest children's hospitals, with one of only four paediatric trauma units in London. It also hosts the only paediatric intensive care unit in South West London. We are one of the top three centres for specialist paediatric surgery in London, and a centre of excellence in foetal medicine.

Trust Vision & Values:

The postholder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: We are a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.