Job Description
Highly Specialist Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
We are excited to be recruiting for a highly specialist clinical psychologist to join our amazing Health in Mind service. We are an enthusiastic and dynamic team of Psychologists who value our professional identity and career progression opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of key skills namely our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development within our Health in Mind team, across the medical services we link with and the organisation.
You will work in a dynamic, fast paced, emotive environment with complex and challenging demands working alongside very friendly and supportive psychology colleagues in Health in Mind. You will contribute to the provision of psychological assessment and intervention to children, young people and families accessing support through the Health in Mind service. You will also support the management team, leading strategy and development of the Health in Mind service and leading development, innovation and feedback within one of the therapeutic streams.
You will be joining our team at an exciting time of change. We have a vision for transforming organisational culture to deliver trauma informed, preventative and psychologically minded patient care that is equitable to the diverse needs of the communities we serve. We aim to find strategic solutions to the challenges that arise in seeing our vision through and invite you to apply if believe you can make a difference.
Main duties of the job
- To support the development of work streams, waiting list initiatives and clinical pathways both staff support and within the wider Health in Mind team.
- Support the training and development of staff in Health in Mind and across BWC, delivering the therapeutic interventions to patients and families, teaching and training to provide effective interventions using the tiered model and single session consultation to promote timely care and reduce health inequalities.
- Contribute to the leadership and the development of services and pathways both within the Health in Mind team and in the allocated stream of the team.
- To undertake personal appraisal and continuing professional development as agreed with the line manager including those considered as being mandatory in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and the team and promote these on a day-to-day basis.
- Take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
- To hold a caseload of patients, including children, young people, parents and families.
- Lead transformation projects to innovate and improve service delivery.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate
- HCPC Practitioner Psychologist Status
- Leadership or management course
Experience
- Experience of working with children/adolescents
- Experience of working in an acute physical health setting
- Experience of managing staff and leadership
- Experience of leading in emotional or conflictual situations
- Knowledge of working inclusively with children, young people and their families
Professional
- Understanding of literature/guidelines
- Ability to prepare business cases and SOPS
- Confidence and experience of using Microsoft systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, etc.)
- Confidence and experience of using digital platforms to aid communication and connection (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, AccuRx)
- Confidence and experience using common NHS IT systems (e.g. Electronic Patient Records, Electronic Staff Record)
- Use of IT in undertaking governance and datix reports as needed
Analytical and judgement skills
- Ability to make decisions in pressured situations
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt within a changing NHS environment
- Awareness of factors contributing to team ethos and wellbeing
- Ability to assimilate a lot of information in a fast paced, highly emotive environment
Personal skills
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
- Ability to produce reports and respond to deadlines
- Ability to liaise with MDT and wider medical/surgical teams
- Evidence of good rapport with colleagues
- Good report writing skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Flexibility in a fast paced, dynamic environment with complex and changing demands
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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