Senior Paediatric Epilepsy Psychologist - Innovation

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust; Stoke; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join a newly established Paediatric Epilepsy Psychology Service. The role supports children and young people with epilepsy and offers specialist assessment and intervention within a multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to service development, quality improvement and pathway development, with opportunities for professional development and clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience primarily in mental health services.
• Strong interest in working with young people with physical health diagnoses.
• Understanding of the impact of physical health on mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with Epilepsy based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources.
• Responsible for recognising signs of harm, abuse or neglect, and safeguarding of children at risk.
• Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice on risk.
• Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological work and manages clients' psychological distress.
• Implements highly skilled psychological formulations for clients, carers, staff, families and groups.
• Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.
• Provides specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff.
• Contributes to service and system transformation with a focus on high quality care.

Skills

Experience in mental health services

Interest in paediatric psychology

Job description

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join a newly established Paediatric Epilepsy Psychology Service. The role supports children and young people with epilepsy and offers specialist assessment and intervention within a multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to service development, quality improvement and pathway development, with opportunities for professional development and clinical supervision.