A fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join a thriving Clinical Health Psychology Service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative adaptable clinical/ counselling/health practitioner psychologist keen to develop experience, knowledge and skills in working in Paediatric Cardiology and Paediatric Intensive Care Services .

We are excited to advertise for this 12 month fixed term role as part of an internal team, including lifespan cardiac and critical care psychologists and a consultant lead. The post holder would also work closely with a larger group of psychologists working across the South West and South Wales cardiac psychology network. This wide network offers opportunities to develop skills and competencies in relation to clinical work with service users and staff members, as well as development of wider skills in service development and evaluation, research and quality improvement projects. This wide network offers broad CPD opportunities and support for all of its psychologists.

Psychological Health Services is an award winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trustwide psychological services.

Main duties of the job

To provide psychology services into a tertiary cardiac and critical care service including direct and indirect clinical work.

• To provide psychological services including assessment, formulation and implementation of psychological interventions for children/ young people and their families within the cardiac service.
• Deliver these services in ward-based and out-patient settings as needed.
• Provision of psychological advice, consultation, training, and support for other professionals working across this care pathway as assigned by the Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Cluster Lead or Head of Services
• Support with development and evaluation of the service.

As a large department Psychological Health Services provides clinical psychology services to a wide range of specialist multidisciplinary teams. Although the current recruitment is for a specific post, we welcome applications and enquiries from those who are interested in wider opportunities within our portfolio. As a way to support individual development, growth of expertise and service priorities, successful applicants may benefit from opportunities to work into other clinical areas through discussion and planning with their line manager and head of service.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a university teaching trust, research and quality improvement forms part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust's (UHBW) mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.

We are engaged in high profile national professional networks at a senior level across BPS, NHS and charitable sector organisations.

We have strong links to local and regional universities providing access to support research and clinical training with honorary appointment up to professorial level. Psychological Health Services has an expanding research portfolio and provide and support opportunities to develop this further.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Postgraduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent if trained prior to 1996) recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
• Current registration with HCPC as required in- HCPC Practitioner Registration

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of clinical work with children adolescents or adults
• Experience of presenting psychological formulations, assessments and interventions to multi-professional teams
• Experience of formal teaching/training to health and other professionals

Desirable

• Experience of work within a health setting

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to assess the psychological needs of patients and their families in a physical health setting. This will include the use of standardised, psychometric tests and assessments
• Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the family, health and social care systems
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the psychological implications of a health conditions for patients and families across the lifespan
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical / counselling psychologist in relation to a patient/ their family/ the staff teams/ and the wider organisational systems around them
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner and in highly emotive situations, including end of life care
• Ability to communicate highly complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner (written, verbal, electronic)
• Able to record and provide information and data pertaining to clinical work, activity and outcomes (written, electronic)
• Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
• Able to demonstrate examples of successful commitment to team working
• Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies to manage this
• Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits as required

Aptitudes

Essential

• Well developed therapeutic and interpersonal skills
• Reasonable autonomy with regard to decision making within supervised practice.
• Well developed professional skills as a practitioner psychologist.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

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