About this role
Job summary The Leeds Children's Hospital is looking to recruit a part-time Senior Clinical Psychologist to provide 12 months of maternity cover into our Paediatric Psychology Team. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work alongside established Clinical Psychology colleagues to support the Regional Cystic Fibrosis Service and contribute towards the Departments inpatient ward cover rota and outpatient work.
You will be working as part of a supportive and friendly clinical team, alongside experienced as well as more recently qualified psychology colleagues. The post will offer a wide range of clinical experiences, including specialty work as an integrated part of the MDT, in-patient, out-patient and consultative working, as well as liaison with Medical MDT's and colleagues in CYPMHS (Children and Young People's Mental Health Services). We will endeavour to take into account personal preferences and CPD needs when job planning for this varied role.
Main duties of the job You will be joining the Department of Paediatric Psychology (DPP), with over 30 clinicians, organised in four sectors of care: Long Term Conditions, Neuropsychology, Surgery and Oncology, and Cardiology & Neonates. This post sits in the Long-Term Conditions Team, and you will be supporting Children, Young People and their families to live well with long-term medical conditions.
The Department is academically ambitious with good links to the Leeds DClinPsych Programme and Schools of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Leeds. Scholarly activity is an important part of what we do, and successful candidates will be encouraged to take academic opportunities that are on offer.
We value achieving a balance between work and home life. After an induction period, we can seek to support flexible, agile working which includes, for example, homeworking, compressed hours and varied start/finish times. However, being an acute Paediatric Service, a regular on-site presence is needed.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Simone Friedl Position: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email: [email protected] Phone number: 0113 3925143
What you will bring to the role To provide a qualified Clinical Psychology service to Children and Young People and their families in Leeds and across all sites and sectors of care by:
Providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy
Offering advice and consultation on patient's psychological and neuropsychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers
Using research skills for audit, policy and service development and leading on research projects within the area served by the team/service.
Working autonomously in the execution of these duties and within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Psychology Teams, Department and Trust Policies and Procedures.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
please refer to job description
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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)