Senior Psychologist

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Job summary

Role Description:

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic clinical psychologist looking for flexible working whilst still receiving outstanding development? We are seeking to recruit a practitioner psychologist to join our small, friendly and highly valued paediatric psychology team.

• This post has a key focus is on setting up and developing a newly funded role supporting families and staff within the BNHH neonatal unit. The remaining sessions give the opportunity to build and develop skills across a broad range of referrals to paediatric psychology.
• We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible individual who is interested in developing effective, innovative, efficient services with good quality outcomes for children, young people and their families living with chronic health conditions, to improve their quality of life and well-being.
• This is a permanent 22.5 hours per week, part-time band 8a position based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. This is a split post, based two days per week at BNHH and one day per week at RHCH.

Main duties of the job

• Setting up and developing a new neonatal psychology service at BNHH.
• The successful candidate will provide evidence-based psychological interventions to children and young people referred with a broad range of physical health conditions including; cystic fibrosis, respiratory conditions, cardiac, epilepsy, oncology, allergies, chronic pain, and persistent physical symptom presentations.
• We provide outpatient assessment and therapy and some inpatient input.

About us

What we Offer:

• You will be well supported by MDT-colleagues, psychology team members and receive regular clinical supervision from a principal psychologist and speciality support from within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Regional Network
• You will be encouraged to engage in professional, leadership and service development opportunities and to develop working relationships with our external partners (schools, CAMHS, social care, etc.) where appropriate.
• We have good links with the D. Clin course at the University of Southampton, whose trainees come on placement with us.

• Your life outside HHFT is important and we are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1.Certificated qualification- Attained doctorate (or equivalent) in clinical or counselling psychology

Desirable

• Post-qualified CPD in at least one area of specialist therapy or specialist assessments

Experience

Essential

• 2.Clinical experience in working with children e. g. in paediatrics/child health/CAMHS

Desirable

• Leading on some aspect of service delivery or service development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Formal training in supervising others

Desirable

• Experience of supervising others

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• 1.Certificated qualification- Attained doctorate (or equivalent) in clinical or counselling psychology

Desirable

• Post-qualified CPD in at least one area of specialist therapy or specialist assessments

Experience

Essential

• 2.Clinical experience in working with children e. g. in paediatrics/child health/CAMHS

Desirable

• Leading on some aspect of service delivery or service development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Formal training in supervising others

Desirable

• Experience of supervising others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

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