Practitioner Psychologist: Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56,276 - £63,176 p.a. inc HCA (pro rata) |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7793390/196-LIS10271E |
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A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We are delighted to be recruiting to the post of Practitioner Psychologist in Paediatric Psychology at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, working as part of the Chronic pain & Rheumatology service (Band 7, 0.5 WTE, Permanent position). This is an exciting post providing a wide variety of experiences.
The post-holder will be based within the diverse and welcoming Paediatric Psychology service at Evelina London (Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust).
We are looking for a motivated psychologist with an interest in working with children, young people and families with complex health conditions experiencing associated psychological distress or difficulties, as well as in working with professional colleagues in a collaborative manner to provide high quality holistic care.
We would be delighted to share more about the post. For further information please contact Dr Alex Burdass (Alexandra.Burdass3@nhs.net) or 020 7188 4640
Anticipated interview date: 18th March 2026
This role includes the opportunity to deliver a range of outpatient services. The Chronic Pan and Rheumatology service offers a multi-disciplinary integrated package of care for young people referred. The post holder will be required to work as a core team member, involved in clinics, group interventions and 1:1 psychology provision, as well as case consultation and liaison – taking a holistic, biopsychosocial approach to understanding patient’s physical symptoms and experiences. There will be opportunity to work with inpatients as needed.
As well as being part of the Chronic Pain and Rheumatology services, the post holder will be part of our Paediatric Psychology team. Our service is highly valued by families and healthcare staff and the team is recognised as being dedicated and innovative in their approaches. You join a highly supportive team and have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within a large dedicated multi-disciplinary health care team. Our service offers good opportunities for collaborative working with other team members, audit & research, teaching and training. We meet regularly as a team to explore clinical dilemmas and share new learnings and developments across our diverse services.
Supervision will be provided by an experienced Psychologist within the team. Service relevant CPD is actively encouraged.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have over 23,500 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Please see the attached job description and person specification document for full information and details regarding the current post.
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026
We are delighted to be recruiting to the post of Practitioner Psychologist in Paediatric Psychology at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, working as part of the Chronic pain & Rheumatology service (Band 7, 0.5 WTE, Permanent position). This is an exciting post providing a wide variety of experiences.
The post-holder will be based within the diverse and welcoming Paediatric Psychology service at Evelina London (Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust).
We are looking for a motivated psychologist with an interest in working with children, young people and families with complex health conditions experiencing associated psychological distress or difficulties, as well as in working with professional colleagues in a collaborative manner to provide high quality holistic care.
We would be delighted to share more about the post. For further information please contact Dr Alex Burdass (Alexandra.Burdass3@nhs.net) or 020 7188 4640
Anticipated interview date: 18th March 2026
This role includes the opportunity to deliver a range of outpatient services. The Chronic Pan and Rheumatology service offers a multi-disciplinary integrated package of care for young people referred. The post holder will be required to work as a core team member, involved in clinics, group interventions and 1:1 psychology provision, as well as case consultation and liaison – taking a holistic, biopsychosocial approach to understanding patient’s physical symptoms and experiences. There will be opportunity to work with inpatients as needed.
As well as being part of the Chronic Pain and Rheumatology services, the post holder will be part of our Paediatric Psychology team. Our service is highly valued by families and healthcare staff and the team is recognised as being dedicated and innovative in their approaches. You join a highly supportive team and have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within a large dedicated multi-disciplinary health care team. Our service offers good opportunities for collaborative working with other team members, audit & research, teaching and training. We meet regularly as a team to explore clinical dilemmas and share new learnings and developments across our diverse services.
Supervision will be provided by an experienced Psychologist within the team. Service relevant CPD is actively encouraged.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have over 23,500 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Please see the attached job description and person specification document for full information and details regarding the current post.
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026