Band 7 Practitioner Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Band 7 Practitioner Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified clinical psychologist to join two teams. The first is a varied and specialist CAMHS service with a number of specialty areas, including paediatric psychology, ADHD and neurodevelopmental assessment, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.

The post holder will also provide psychological support to young people and families under the paediatric diabetes team at the Royal Free date for this role will be from December 2024.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified clinical psychologist to join two teams. The first is a specialist CAMHS for neurodevelopment assessment / intervention and paediatric psychology.







You will contribute to ADHD & ASC assessment and intervention, helping oversee referral pathways and audits and working alongside a band 8a clinical psychologist.

This also involves working with children, young people and families living with acute and chronic medical conditions who are seen within paediatrics at the Royal Free Hospital, requiring inpatient and outpatient assessment and intervention as required.

You will also supervise an assistant psychologist in terms of family liaison and database maintenance. The other team is the cross-site paediatric diabetes team, providing support for children, young people & families living with Type 1, Type 2, MODY and other forms of diabetes.

You will provide support for newly diagnosed, contribute to specialist reviews around Hybrid Closed Loop implementation and provide psychological assessment and intervention around diabetes within a specialist MDT.

This means working across sites to develop working relationships with paediatric staff including,





paediatricians, clinical nurse specialists and dieticians.

The post holder will need to have an interest in, and some experience in working with children with chronic health problems.

The role involves 5 sessions in both services and supervision from senior clinical psychologists.

About us

This role will appeal to a qualified clinical psychologist with an ability to work independently, who is interested in working with young people and developing specialist skills.

We welcome applications from recently qualified candidates.

The CAMHS service is based in a large hospital in the centre of leafy Hampstead and walking distance from the tube,





and we are a welcoming and supportive Paediatric Diabetes team is based cross site and won Clinical Team of the Year in 2024, with a focus on delivering excellent patient outcomes.

We offer flexible working and the post is available full-time, but part-time can be considered at applicant request. Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays pro further information, please contact :

Dr Jade Ambridge, Clinical Psychologist, 02078302931Dr Ruhina Ladha, Lead Diabetes PsychologistDr Sandra Stamos, Lead CAMHS Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024.





Please note if your employment starts before the 24 / 25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23 / 24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly.

Further information can be found at

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.

Eligible for Chartership as a clinical Psychologist (BPS)

HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

- Experience of working within a clinical psychology service with patients with childhood mental health problems, providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients, including outpatient and inpatient settings.






- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of the application of clinical in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in data collection, audit , service evaluation and research methods
- Experienced in oral presentations, working with people in groups

Desirable

- Experience working with people with diabetes
- Experience working with neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience working psychologically with people with physical health problems

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management






- Knowledge of relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the needs of patients with neurodevelopmental disorders, physical health conditions and / or childhood mental health problems
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

This would involve using easy to understand language to convey psychological ideas and assumptions

- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and quantitative data analysis as practiced within the field of psychology.






- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks in relation to the patient group
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Desirable

- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Skilled in joint work with other mental health professionals
- Familiarity with SPSS databases and statistical packages

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

- Enthusiastic about psychology in CAMHS Settings
- Able to manage stressful situations
- Able to use time effectively and prioritise workload
- Ability to be reflective about own practice and style

Others

Essential

- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting,





with evidence of ability to communicate in a way that is understood by professionals without any psychological training
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
- Interest in and ability to contribute to service development.
- Commitment to the strategic aims of the trust and the UCL partners academic health sciences partnership
- Ability to demonstrate using psychological skills and knowledge in medical settings

▶️ Band 7 Practitioner Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
🖊️ Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
📍 London