Senior 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 support for children, young people and families who are accessing clinical research who are experiencing difficulties with things such as procedural anxiety.

Job Responsibility

Working autonomously within professional and service guidelines
Contribute to service development, audit, and research initiatives
Support training and continuous improvement across the department
Provide psychological assessments and tailored interventions for patients across a range of physical health pathways

Requirements

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro-psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS
Further specialist supervision in specific psychological approaches and or client groups supported by case presentations, group supervision and short courses. as part of an agreed personal development plan
Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist (or other relevant domain as agreed by the Director of Psychological Services)
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 & non-professional groups
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC & BPS
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Commitment and competencies in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
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
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with neurodevelopmental and/or neurological difficulties and their families
Experience of working with a wide variety of child neurodevelopmental difficulties (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disability, ADHD etc) and neurological problems (e.g. epilepsy) across the full age range, reflecting all levels of severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychological Services
Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working - team player

Nice to have

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Training and experience in the use of DISCO, ADI and/or ADOS
Additional training and experience in neuropsychology
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g.ASD, LD, ADHD, complex syndromes, neurological problems)
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Experience of working within the area of speciality
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts

What we offer

Generous annual leave and pension schemes
Health and wellbeing programmes
Exclusive discounts

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