Job summary To support and enhance the professional psychological care of children and families within the Paediatric Service.
To provide psychological screening, assessment, and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist within the Paediatric Service.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping.
To be the subject of individual performance reviews and continuing professional development and other developmental activities in accordance with department policy.
Main duties of the job To be professionally accountable to the Lead for Paediatric Clinical Psychology Service.
To liaise and work with other members of staff in the Paediatric Department at JPUH To liaise with other professionals across the JPUH as necessary to fulfil the duties required by the post.
To work within established Departmental and Trust policies and professional guidelines under the direction of a qualified clinical psychologist To work under supervision on a day-to-day basis, reviewing objectives at agreed Intervals About us We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us.
Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached detailed Job description and person specification for further information related to main duties Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential oAn upper second-class honours degree or higher In Psychology that confers GBR oEntitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society Desirable oFurther post graduate training in research methodology, and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge and Experience Essential oExperience of working with people with whom Clinical Psychologists regularly work.
Desirable oExperience of working with clients with medical conditions.
oExperience of working in multi-disciplinary settings.
oExperience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts Skills and Knowledge Essential oSkills in the use of methods of psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS oConfident working in multi-disciplinary teams oAn understanding of the emotional needs and difficulties of people with physical health difficulties and an ability to apply existing skills and knowledge to working in this context.
oHigh standard of report writing