We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists to join our supportive Paediatric psychology team, to serve the needs of young people and their families with long term conditions.

We would be very pleased to hear from applicants who are interested in full-time hours- 37.5hrs per week, or part-time hours of 22.5 hours per week or more.

Although this is a band 8A post, it is also open to newly qualified psychologists as a band 7 as part of our 18 month preceptorship. Newly qualified staff who are yet to be HCPC registered would temporarily be appointed on Band 6. Experience in Paediatrics is desirable but not absolutely necessary, but a passion for working with children, young people and their families is essential.

We are looking for psychologists to cover the paediatric specialties of Epilepsy, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology.

Our Epilepsy psychology service has been recently commissioned to support the psychological needs of young people with Epilepsy and non-epileptic seizures, and also consists of a Principal Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Psychologist.

The Gastroenterology psychology service is well-established and covers Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), specializing in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease. The Rheumatology psychology service is also well embedded within the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing support for young people with conditions such as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

Interview date: 14th August 2024

Main duties of the job

The posts will include work with children, young people and their families on psychological issues, such as the impact of a long-term condition and the challenges associated with managing this. This will include outpatient and inpatient assessment and therapy for families, as well as offering advice, consultation and training to the wider team.

Being a strong team player is essential, working well as an integrated part of different multidisciplinary teams, consisting of Consultant Physicians, specialist nurses, dieticians and physiotherapists.

There are exciting opportunities to help to develop and shape these psychology services. The post holders will have opportunities to supervise colleagues, trainees, work with initiatives within the wider department and complete audit and research projects.

We welcome any interested applicants to contact us to find out more about these roles and ask applicants to specify on their application if there are particular specialties, or hours per week, that you are interested in working.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N& N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, friendly and supportive psychology and multi-disciplinary team in the Paediatric Department at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. We have a team of Clinical Psychologists working in the Paediatric specialties of Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Cystic Fibrosis, Oncology, Rheumatology, NICU and Childhood excessive weight with ambition to expand.

There are strong links with the Doctorate programme at the University of East Anglia. The NNUH is committed to strengthening its specialist services across the range of acute services, including developing the as a regionally recognised tertiary childrens Hospital.

Please see the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities. The document contains the Band 8a, Band 7 and Band 6 job descriptions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctorate (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology
• Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

Experience

Essential

• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.

Skills

Essential

• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

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