Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £56,276.00 i £63,176.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9200-25-1064 |
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The post-holder will work across our General Outpatient and Specialist Streams and cover duties outlined, but not limited to, those described below: Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions to children, young people, and families referred from paediatric medical teams. Work with families under the care of a range of departments. This includes: General outpatient stream: supporting departments without dedicated psychology input, such as urology, dermatology, allergies, and epilepsy. Specialist stream: providing input primarily to the gastroenterology and asthma (respiratory) services. Offer psychological input for inpatient admissions, supporting children and families with issues such as procedural anxiety, adjustment to diagnosis, and emotional wellbeing whilst they receive medical care. Conduct risk assessments and implement appropriate risk management plans for children and families presenting with psychological and/or emotional difficulties in the context of physical health conditions. Develop and deliver group interventions across both the general outpatient and specialty streams, working collaboratively with colleagues to create accessible, tiered approaches to psychological support. Contribute to themulti-disciplinary team (MDT) through consultation, joint working, and staff support, helping to integrate psychological thinking into medical pathways. Take onsupervisory responsibilities for non-qualified staff, including assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, and masters students on placement. Supportservice evaluation, audit, and quality improvement projects, contributing to innovative models of care to ensure effective, equitable, and sustainable delivery of psychological services. Engage incontinuous professional development, with excellent supervision structures and opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills in paediatric psychology, group interventions, and service leadership. This is an exciting time to join our service, which has grown significantly over the past 18 months. The successful candidate will play an active role in shaping the delivery of psychological care within paediatrics, working closely with colleagues across specialties to meet the needs of children, young people, and their families. They will benefit from working within a teaching hospital and research-active environment, with scope to contribute to training, teaching, and developing areas of special interest within paediatric psychology.