We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior clinical psychologist to join the Psychological and Mental Health Services department at Great Ormond Street Hospital in a permanent role. The post holder will work as part of a stream of clinical psychologists within the Specialist Health Conditions Stream which covers six medical specialties.
The post holder will be working in a senior service lead role within the dermatology psychology team, in addition to offering input to other specialties within the stream as required. The Dermatology Team provides both nationally commissioned specialist services and tertiary level services to families locally and nationally.
Living with skin disease can adversely impact on all aspects of young people’s lives, including a negative impact on psychological wellbeing, mental health and self-esteem. These young people may experience isolation, embarrassment, shame, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Psychological input is valued by the dermatology team with common reasons including procedural fear, family adjustment to medical needs, treatment adherence, appearance-related difficulties and body image concern.
This post also includes a providing oversight of the psychological input to the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) team as well as direct clinical work with children with this condition and their families.
This post offers opportunities for professional development and involvement in research.
The post holder will lead the systematic delivery of high quality, evidence based clinical psychology services to patients and families as part of the multidisciplinary dermatology team. They will also be expected to provide consultation and expertise to the staff teams working within these services. In addition they will provide clinical leadership within the psychology team, with responsibility for supervision of junior colleagues, service governance and management, innovation and organization.
Clinically, the post holder will be required to deliver highly specialist assessment, complex formulations and interventions relevant to the service (e.g. for information sharing about diagnoses; adjustment to living with a medical condition, procedural anxiety, treatment adherence, psychological issues related to having a medical condition etc). The role includes a mixture of inpatient and outpatient work and involves close working within medical MDTs and clinics as a key part of the role. We work with children and young people from 0-18 years and their families. Knowledge and experience in managing complex safeguarding issues will be important.
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
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