We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a fixed term Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist to join the Paediatric Psychology at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust . This is a split post across our 2 hospitals - Denmark Hill and The Princess Royal University Hospital.
This role would suit an existing 8a psychologist (looking to develop and enhance their skills working within paediatric psychology) or an enthusiastic and capable band 7 psychologist (looking to progress to an 8a role in an exciting area of clinical practice).
Established support structures are in place with the post holder benefitting from clinical and professional supervision, close working relationships within the multi-disciplinary teams within King’s College Hospital and peer support from a friendly and innovative group of psychologists, working in a busy hospital setting serving a diverse inner city population.
To provide a highly specialist psychology service to the Paediatric Diabetes Service at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Denmark Hill and Princess Royal Hospital sites) including specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate to a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner inputting into the service. To
undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (King’s College Hospital), partner organisations (South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and the Paediatric Psychology Service at KCH.
As part of the maternity leave cover job planning process; to agree outcomes/results with clinical supervisor/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
To provide a specialist psychology service to paediatric diabetes psychology patients; assessment, formulation, evidence-based treatment and implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
Together with senior colleagues, to ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service, responsible for screening, assessing and monitoring development, cognition and associated learning and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and onwards referrals according to local pathways.
Ensuring that psychological wellbeing is being considered in the planning and delivery of multidisciplinary care to all patients.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation to non-psychology colleagues as appropriate.
To undertake and contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
