Consultant Clinical Psychologist Staff Support

Consultant Clinical Psychologist Staff Support Band 8c Main area: Psychological Health Services
Grade: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time, Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-WC-7202-SL

Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Town: Bristol
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 15/01/2025

As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance.
When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston have a strong and well-received Staff Support Service, provided by Psychological Health Services.
We wish to extend that service and develop capacity to provide for the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service in the South West (CYPGS).
We are looking for an experienced leader of staff support services to work with the Clinical Director and Clinical Lead to develop, implement and maintain proactive staff support systems for the large multi-professional team (clinical and non-clinical).
This senior role will also involve significant leadership within the staff support service and will provide for an element of clinical service delivery at a senior level.

Main duties of the job Deliver an effective, well implemented, maintained, and co-designed proactive and responsive staff support process for the CYP GS in the South West. Report, disseminate, present and train locally, regionally and nationally regarding methods, outcomes and learning from this service. Delegated management and clinical leadership duties via relevant Service Heads in staff support and a clinical service area. Working for our organisation 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.

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

Person specification Qualifications and Training Doctorate in clinical psychology/counselling psychology or equivalent Current registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council Training appropriate theoretical models for use in the post Management/leadership training (D) Knowledge and Experience Extensive experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist leader of NHS staff support services. Extensive experience of undertaking team consultation development. Extensive experience working within health care to provide large training events, public speaking and presenting data at professional meetings. Extensive experience of formal teaching/presentation sessions to health and other professionals. Demonstrable knowledge of strategic principles relating to staff support, including trauma-informed practice, patient safety and Equality Diversity and Inclusion. Knowledge and experience of using appropriate theoretical approaches to working with staff groups and patients and the evidence base for the relevant approaches. Experience of providing senior leadership and clinical services within a specialist health setting. Record of publications in either peer-reviewed, academic or professional journals/books, and conference presentations (D). Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area. Skills and Abilities Ability to generate systemic and individual psychological formulations and triage/deliver brief interventions based on applying psychological theories and models to the complex information generated by the patient and systems as appropriate. Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from patients and their families in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in notes, databases and electronic records as required. Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical, managerial and professional activities effectively and safely. Able to travel as required. Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. Advanced communication skills.
The ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from staff and organisations in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email.
This includes invites for job interviews.
We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date.
Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Eloise Wyke
Job title: Programme Manager CYP GS
Email address: ******

If you have problems applying, contact Address: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Telephone: Direct Tel: 0117 3425000 (option 1)

#J-18808-Ljbffr