Clinical Psychologist Job at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Sheffield)

Job Description

We're looking for a dedicated professional to join our dynamic Paediatric Psychology Department at Sheffield Children's Hospital. As one of the UK's leading specialist paediatric centres, the hospital cares for children and young people aged 0-19, referred from across the country for expert treatment and support. This is a unique opportunity to provide specialist psychological input across the Haematology and Oncology pathways, with scope for cross-speciality work within a leading children's hospital. You'll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care to children, young people, and their families.

Job Responsibility

Provide psychological assessments and tailored interventions for patients across a range of physical health pathways, including Haematology and Oncology
Offer expert consultation and advice to colleagues and carers on psychological care
Work autonomously within professional and service guidelines
Contribute to service development, audit, and research initiatives
Support training and continuous improvement across the department

Requirements

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS
Experience - in addition to a single training placement - of clinical work with children and families with health-care needs
Registration as a clinical psychologist (or other domain title as agreed)
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with neurodevelopmental and/or neurological difficulties and their families
Clinical experience of working with a wide variety of child neurodevelopmental difficulties (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disability, ADHD etc.) and/or neurological difficulties, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Well 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
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Some knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working - a team player

Nice to have

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
Experience of working with children and young people in a range of clinical settings
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in physical health settings in particular assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with development disabilities and their families
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc)
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in children with physical health difficulties
Experience of working within a multicultural framework

What we offer

Flexible working options available, including part-time and job share
Generous annual leave and pension schemes
Health and wellbeing programmes
Exclusive discounts

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