Job summary This is a permanent post for a Principal Clinical Psychologist in the Cleft Lip and Palate service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative clinical psychologist interested in an opportunity to gain experience, knowledge and skills in working with young people and adults in the South West Cleft Service.
You will be part of an experienced multidisciplinary specialist team and will have excellent opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills in working with young people and adults and the multidisciplinary team around them.
The post will involve travel to support the psychologists and clinics across the South West and provide leadership to the local psychology teams.
You will be supported by an experienced Band 8C clinical psychologist in the post.
Professionally, the post-holder will be part of a larger group of clinical psychologists within Psychological Health Services working within a variety of paediatric and adult specialties in this large acute Trust.
We are a valued, well-established and supportive service with a strong commitment to clinical supervision, continuing professional development, innovative service development and research, with well-established links to clinical psychology training courses in the South West.
Main duties of the job Core Purpose 1.
To enhance the quality of psychological support for cleft families across the south west 2.
To work in close collaboration with other providers of cleft services 3.
To lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of the service with the support of the consultant lead 4.
To support the other staff support posts and deliver line management as required.
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To work in partnership with all key stakeholders.
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 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 Essential Doctorate in clinical psychology or equivalent Current registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council Training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists / other staff Desirable Management/leadership training Knowledge and Experience Essential Post qualification experience of working as a specialist practitioner clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to a range of multi-professional and multi-agency teams Post qualification experience of working as a specialist practitioner clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within multi-disciplinary physical health speciality or specialities Post qualification experience working in paediatric psychological health services and delivering psychological interventions as a core part of your post Post qualification experience co-creating/co-designing services with the end user Extensive formal teaching / presentation experience to health and other professionals Demonstrable understanding of the roles of a principal clinical psychologist within a network / programme lead role in relation to the professional staff team(s) and the organisation.
Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology Desirable Experience working with teams and delivering team-based support Knowledge of psychological theory and interventions developed specifically for supporting staff across the network Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to generate systemic and individual psychological formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theories and models to the complex information generated by the client 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.
This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required.
Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical, managerial and professional activities effectively and safely Able to provide leadership cover for the wider cluster team as required ( be the cover when other 8b leads are on leave) Work with some flexibility across the week when required Able to travel to Exeter, Plymouth & Truro as and when required as well as working on site in Bristol Aptitudes Essential Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations.
This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.