Consultant Practitioner Psychologist
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £78,163.00 to £88,884.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £78163.00 - £88884.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-0343 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities To develop, deliver and lead a high quality, sustainable, evidence based cohesive psychological service for children, young people and families seen with Paediatric Psychology, with a range of chronic and acute medical conditions with emotional, behavioural and mental health concerns. To deliver and lead on the provision of highly skilled psychological assessments, including specialised psychometric and behavioural and systemic assessments. Developing psychological formulations based upon an analysis of the complex factors contributing to the presentation and appropriately drawing upon various conceptual models to ameliorate distress and promote adaptation, adjustment and psychological well-being. To offer evidence-based psychological treatment and/or management of highly complex presentations, drawing on expertise within at least 2 psychological models and frameworks. To have a high level of expertise in communicating with children, young people and families taking account of sensory and cultural barriers to communication. This will require the ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and possibly contentious information. In some cases, barriers will exist to acceptance or understanding of this information and the post-holder must rely on excellent communication and interpersonal skills to defuse emotive situations and develop positive therapeutic relationships/ partnerships with others. Serve as a source of professional leadership and consultation to the Trust in areas pertaining to psychological practice in Paediatrics and across KCH. To manage a specialist caseload of patients as an expert practitioner using evidence based psychological theory and practice. Utilising a high level of clinical decision making and specialist clinical skills to assess, formulate and treat, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the child or young person. To ensure safe and appropriate work practice within Paediatric Psychology in the management of high risk clients. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans, including anger management and self- harm. To provide advice to other professionals on psychosocial aspects of risk assessment and management. To regularly audit and review clinical activity within Paediatric Psychology leadership and consider developing new cost effective, tailored and evidence based delivery models to increase accessibility and effectiveness of the services provided. To represent Paediatric Psychology and KCH as a specialist practitioner and advisor on appropriate clinical and professional networks and working groups. To be responsible for developing and maintain knowledge of local and regional resources and developing relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations. To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which are under the care of Paediatrics. Undertake other appropriate duties to meet the needs of the Service and individuals. Be accountable for own professional actions within the British Psychological Societys Code of Conduct as well as the HCPC and in accordance with all Trust policies.