We are looking for a committed Psychologist with an interest in diabetes who is looking for a rewarding job, where you can make a difference as you develop your expertise. This post provides an exciting opportunity to join a large and established team in the RMCH Paediatric Psychosocial Service. Following a recent expansion within the diabetes team, we have the opportunity to join a Principal Clinical Psychologist to develop a new psychology service for children and young people with diabetes. Whilst this is a band 8a vacancy, we would welcome applicants who are also eligible for a band 7 clinical psychology post.

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is a regional paediatric hospital and is in fact the largest children's hospital in Europe. Paediatric Psychosocial services are well regarded in the hospital and close relationships exist with our colleagues in paediatric (and indeed adult) medical specialties.

We are a committed research service with our team contributing to a wide range of research projects and host some of our own too. Continuing professional development and further training is supported and encouraged at this grade in association with the appraisal process

This is a brilliant opportunity for dedicated mental healthcare professionals to promote and improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with physical health conditions and those who care for them.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Providing evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions

Contributing to MDT care planning and review

Providing consultation, training and support to the wider team

Developing the clinical psychology service in conjunction with senior colleagues

Supervision of more junior colleagues, trainee and assistant psychologists or other psychological practitioners

Contributing to audit and research

To be considered for this role, you'll need:

An accredited post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology

Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Post-qualification experience of working within the fields of paediatric, adolescent or adult health psychology

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

QUALIFITICATIONS

Essential

• registered/accredited with a professional body as per detailed in person spec
• recognised qualification as per detailed in person spec
• post-qualification as per detailed in person spec

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
• Post-Qualification CPD relating to paediatrics or Health Psychology

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Significant and demonstrable experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist/psychological therapist/CAMHS practitioner.
• Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children, families, and adult patients across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk in a therapeutic setting
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork. Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
• Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
• Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of child and adult patients.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with child/ adult patients, both in specialist hospital and community settings.
• Experience of working with patients within physical health specialties.
• Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in working in developing services
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of facilitating debrief meetings/staff support with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of assessment and interpretation of neuropsychological tests

Skils and ability

Essential

• Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users.
• Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
• Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
• Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups.
• Good skills in communicating with children, parents / adult patients, and colleagues.
• Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Skills and experience in group interventions

Education and supervision

Essential

• Experience in designing, planning, and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
• Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
• Positive approach to own continuing professional development.

Personal attributes

Essential

• A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study.
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
• commitment to the inclusion of young people's, parent/carer views in service delivery, development, and design.
• Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance, and the ongoing development of the service.

work related circumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint and externally in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

central

harrington building

manchester

M13 9WL

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