We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the largest paediatric psychology service in
the UK. The postholder will join dynamic and supportive clinical psychology teams attached to the
Specialist Health Conditions Stream and the Pain Service. The postholder will work with the
multidisciplinary teams in these areas and provide specialist psychological assessment and
intervention to children and their families. The successful candidate will join a supportive team of
psychologists working across these medical specialties whilst also being able to access the learning
and opportunities that come with being part of a large psychology service at a leading children’s
hospital.
Clinical Psychology is a highly valued profession within each multi-disciplinary team helping to
optimise care by working with patients, their families and the MDT who are struggling with
procedural fear, treatment adherence, decision-making, pain management and co-morbid mental
health difficulties (e.g. anxiety and depression), as well as supporting staff wellbeing in a busy
medical environment. The postholder will also be a part of innovative individual, group and social
interventions designed to support children and families managing illness-related stigma, supporting
young people to function despite their symptoms, and develop independent identities that
incorporate their health condition.
Please note vacancy may close early if we receive large volume of applications.
The postholder will have opportunities to develop supervision, teaching and training skills with our
large team of pre-qualification psychologists including trainee clinical psychologists. The postholder
will have opportunities to develop research skills by participating in the ongoing programme of
quality improvement and research projects in conjunction with UCL Institute of Child Health, the
largest concentration of child health research outside of North America.
The postholder will be encouraged to engage with ongoing professional development opportunities
with clinical special interest groups such as ACT, medical trauma, cognitive assessment and medically
unexplained symptoms and through the Institute of Child Health and GOSH Learning Academy.
There is a national specialist interest group for pain and rheumatology that the post holder would be
part of and there are opportunities to both attend and present in conferences for both medical
specialities.
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.
