Practitioner Psychologist - General Paediatrics & Bariatric Surgery

Practitioner Psychologist - General Paediatrics & Bariatric Surgery NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Child Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 213-Division-A-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Site: King's College Hospital, London
Salary £56,276 - £63,176 per annum, including high cost area
Salary period Yearly
Closing 04/11/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologists to join the Paediatric Psychology Team at King's College Hospital, inputting into the General Paediatric Psychology Service (0.7) and our Bariatric Surgery for Children Service (0.3).

The successful post holder will input into the delivery and operationalisation of an integrated model of psychological care for children and young people with medical needs. The post holder will provide specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and flexible psychologist to become part of this innovative psychology team serving a diverse inner-city population with an unparalleled case mix. Specialist paediatric and clinical health psychology across all ages has a long tradition at King's College Hospital, and you will be joining a group of psychology and mental health professionals who are dedicated and supportive.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive clinical psychology service to inpatient and outpatient children, young people and their families under the Paediatric Psychology Service at King's College Hospital.

• To provide a specialist psychology service to paediatric psychology patients; assessment, formulation, evidence-based treatment and implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• Together with senior colleagues, to ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service, responsible for screening, assessing and monitoring development, cognition and associated learning and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and onwards referrals according to local pathways.
• Ensuring that psychological wellbeing is being considered in the planning and delivery of multidisciplinary care to all patients.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation to non-psychology colleagues as appropriate.
• To undertake and contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
• To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a highly specialist integrated psychology service to children and families under the care of Paediatric Psychology at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To support our Consultant Psychologist with scoping out the needs of clients under the care of the General Paediatric Psychology Team and contribute to business cases and service developments accordingly.
• To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (Kings College Hospital), partner organisations (South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and Kings College London, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
• To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

Person specification Experience/Knowledge/Ability

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
• Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics, including cognitive assessments.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
• Experience of working with children with chronic illness and their families
• Experience of offering psychological consultation to non-psychological colleagues

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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