About this role
Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the largest paediatric psychology service in the UK. The postholder will join dynamic and supportive clinical psychology teams attached to the Specialist Health Conditions Stream. The postholder will work with the multidisciplinary teams in these areas and provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention to children and their families. The successful candidate will join a supportive team of psychologists working across these medical specialties whilst also being able to access the learning and opportunities that come with being part of a large psychology service at a leading children's hospital.
Clinical Psychology is a highly valued profession within each multi-disciplinary team helping to optimise care by working with patients, their families and the MDT who are struggling with procedural fear, treatment adherence, decision-making, and co-morbid mental health difficulties, as well as supporting staff wellbeing in a busy medical environment. The postholder will also be a part of innovative individual, group and social interventions designed to support children and families managing illness-related stigma, supporting young people to function despite their symptoms, and develop independent identities that incorporate their health condition.
Please note we may close the Job prior to closing date if we have a large volume of applicants
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have opportunities to develop supervision, teaching and training skills with our large team of pre-qualification psychologists including trainee clinical psychologists. The postholder will have opportunities to develop research skills by participating in the ongoing programme of quality improvement and research projects in conjunction with UCL Institute of Child Health, the largest concentration of child health research outside of North America.
The postholder will be encouraged to engage with ongoing professional development opportunities with clinical special interest groups such as ACT, medical trauma, cognitive assessment and medically unexplained symptoms and through the Institute of Child Health and GOSH Learning Academy.
About us
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values Essential
Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training Essential
Good honours degree in Psychology. Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and lifespan developmental psychology. Eligibility for Chartered status and membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist. Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at specialist level Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework Experience of presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings. Experience of teaching or training Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection. Experience of supervising qualified psychologists Experience and expertise of working within paediatrics
Desirable
Experience of providing staff support Experience and expertise in working with children who have life limiting and life-threatening conditions, including experience of bereavement work
Skills and abilities Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Ability to develop and use complex multimedia materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours. Evidence of specialised psychological therapeutic skills as used in complex cases within paediatrics Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.
Desirable
Evidence of service development and team leadership skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N6JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)