An opportunity has arisen to provide high quality psychological services to children and young people with diabetes in East Kent.

The post holder will be based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford and work as part of the children's diabetes team (CDT) to provide psychological services to CYP with diabetes across the multiple clinic sites and two inpatient units.

Consideration may be given to applications from clinical psychologists who may not as yet entirely have the skills and experience required for the post at 8B level depending on levels of interest we may consider appointing at 8A

With one of the largest services for CYP with diabetes within the South East and London network we can offer you a rewarding, flexible and supportive role working within a large multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist psychological services to children and young people with diabetes and related health conditions and their families seen within the EKHUFT Children's diabetes team. This is outpatient-based assessment and intervention, addressing psychological issues associated with diabetes. There may be some inpatient work. The psychologist will be based in the Paula Carr Diabetes Centre, William Harvey hospital, Ashford with the Children's Diabetes Team the post will involve provision of clinics at other locations across the Trust.

Roles and responsibilities will include psychological assessment and intervention with children and families, consultation and support and provision of psychological advice as part of the multidisciplinary team, and duties in multi-agency liaison working autonomously within professional guidelines and the departmental policies and practices.

Additional contact information

Telephone 07973 912692

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• practitioner psychologist doctorate or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• expereince of working with children and young people
• Experience of representing psychology in the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Completion of a clinical supervision training (short course) sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of four years
• Experience of working with wide variety of client groups
• Demonstrate further specialist training /experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialsit psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by a lead psychologist
• Experience pf working with children and young people or other health conditions

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology in the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Experience of teaching and /or supervision
• Experience ofr workinh with children and young people
• Personal experience of coping with mental health problems

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Desirable

• Theory and practise of specialised psychological assessments and therapies relating to children and young people with chronic illness and health conditions.

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Willesborough, Ashford

TN24 0LZ

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