Clinical Psychologist

at  Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

The Clinical Health Psychology Department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are looking to recruit to a Band 8a post for a Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will have the opportunity to work across a range of surgical and medical specialties and will be welcomed into a supportive and innovative team. Appointment to different combinations of specialty time will be dependent on experience and interest for successful candidates.
Applicants should hold the relevant professional qualifications and demonstrate a range of skills and expertise. Experience of working in a health setting (in-patient and out-patient) with individuals with long-term health conditions will be welcomed. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
Please contact Dr Emma Twigg or Dr Vicky Gray (Consultant Clinical Psychologists) to discuss further on (0151) 2525586. Provisional interview date is set for Friday 14th June 2024.
To work as part of Clinical Health Psychology team to provide psychological support to young people with acute and chronic health needs and their families. To provide highly specialist paediatric psychological assessment and intervention at the same time as offering advice and consultation on the psychological care of children and families to non-psychologist colleagues in health and other agencies. This will involve being clinically responsible for complex therapeutic, and risk management work with clients who may be highly vulnerable, at risk, suicidal or aggressive. This work to be undertaken autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall frame work of the services policies and procedures. To be regularly responsible for providing training placements for trainee Clinical Psychologists. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the service. To collaboratively identify service priorities and take the lead on agreed elements of service development and delivery.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest children’s hospitals in Europe. The Trust has a world class reputation for providing general and specialist health care for children and a proud history of achievement and clinical innovation. As part of the Medicine Division, Clinical Health Psychology is a hospital-based mental health service providing psychological support to patients and their families experiencing emotional difficulties in relation to acute trauma, chronic health conditions and/or its treatment. We work closely with our multi-disciplinary colleagues and in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local authorities, other agencies, voluntary organisations, carers and users of our services. We have strong links with the Clinical Psychology doctoral training courses in the North West.
See JD for information. The Clinical Health Psychology Department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are looking to recruit to a Band 8a post for a Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will have the opportunity to work across a range of surgical and medical specialties and will be welcomed into a supportive and innovative team

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