Applied psychologistinCarshaltoninCarshaltonPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
Opportunity to work with vulnerable populations, providing critical support to families in neonatal and pediatric settings.
Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, enhancing professional relationships and integrated care approaches.
Ability to influence and implement evidence-based psychological interventions, contributing to the advancement of clinical practice.
Involvement in service development, audit, and research projects, allowing for professional growth and contribution to the field.
Participation in the training and ongoing professional development of other healthcare professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Access to a supportive work environment within a well-respected hospitals group, which prioritizes patient care and staff collaboration.
Competitive salary and opportunities for part-time work, providing a good work-life balance.
Join Our Caring Community as an Applied Psychologist in Carshalton!
Are you a clinical or counselling psychologist passionate about making a difference in the lives of families and children? Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is excited to announce a unique opportunity for a dedicated professional to provide essential psychological support within our neonatal and paediatric teams. This role isn't just a job; it's a chance to bring your skills to a compassionate environment where your expertise will help guide families through some of their most challenging times. You'll work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to implement psychological assessments and deliver tailored interventions, ensuring that every family receives the specialised care they deserve.
By becoming part of our dynamic team, you'll also play a key role in the development of our services, participating in training and supporting the growth of fellow professionals. Your contributions will directly influence patient care and team dynamics, all while working within a nurturing and supportive atmosphere. If you're looking for a fulfilling role where your knowledge and empathy can shine, we invite you to bring your passion to our team in Carshalton. Join us in shaping a brighter future for every child and family that walks through our doors!
Opportunity to work with vulnerable populations, providing critical support to families in neonatal and pediatric settings.
Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, enhancing professional relationships and integrated care approaches.
Ability to influence and implement evidence-based psychological interventions, contributing to the advancement of clinical practice.
Involvement in service development, audit, and research projects, allowing for professional growth and contribution to the field.
Participation in the training and ongoing professional development of other healthcare professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Access to a supportive work environment within a well-respected hospitals group, which prioritizes patient care and staff collaboration.
Competitive salary and opportunities for part-time work, providing a good work-life balance.
Job Summary
We are seeking a clinical or counselling psychologist or child and adolescent psychotherapist. This is an exciting new post to develop and ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to families and staff in the neonatal teams and inpatient paediatric teams at Epsom and St Helier.
The role will include providing highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal unit and paediatric inpatients, offering advice and consultation on psychological aspects of care to other health professionals and supporting clinical team members. The postholder will work autonomously, within recognised professional guidelines as part of the teams. The post holder will be expected to utilise their knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions and research skills to implement audit, research and service development projects. The postholder will also be involved in the training and continuing professional development of clinical psychologists and other health professionals. The postholder will be part of the wider paediatric psychology team and the Trust Clinical health psychology provision.
Interview Date:TBC Main duties of the job
Assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal units
Provision of specialist psychological advice and consultation to multi-disciplinary teams - neonatal and paediatric inpatient
Supporting neonatal staff teams
Liaison with wider specialist services
Service audit and evaluation
Participation in wider neonatal network
About Us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Date posted
24 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata pa Incl HCAS (Outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-6977582-FM-NP
Job locations
ESTH
Wrythe Lane
Sutton
SM5 1AA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Training and qualifications Essential
We are seeking a clinical or counselling psychologist or child and adolescent psychotherapist. This is an exciting new post to develop and ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to families and staff in the neonatal teams and inpatient paediatric teams at Epsom and St Helier.
The role will include providing highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal unit and paediatric inpatients, offering advice and consultation on psychological aspects of care to other health professionals and supporting clinical team members. The postholder will work autonomously, within recognised professional guidelines as part of the teams. The post holder will be expected to utilise their knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions and research skills to implement audit, research and service development projects. The postholder will also be involved in the training and continuing professional development of clinical psychologists and other health professionals. The postholder will be part of the wider paediatric psychology team and the Trust Clinical health psychology provision.
Interview Date:TBC Main duties of the job
Assessment and intervention with families within the neonatal units
Provision of specialist psychological advice and consultation to multi-disciplinary teams - neonatal and paediatric inpatient
Supporting neonatal staff teams
Liaison with wider specialist services
Service audit and evaluation
Participation in wider neonatal network
About Us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Date posted
24 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata pa Incl HCAS (Outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-6977582-FM-NP
Job locations
ESTH
Wrythe Lane
Sutton
SM5 1AA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Training and qualifications Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or its equivalent
- HCPC registered
- Relevant post-doctoral training
- Post-qualification experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) over a minimum of 18 months.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
- Experience of working with MDT
- Experience of service development and innovation
- Experience of working in paediatric/medical settings
- Experience of offering staff support
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity - including experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological approaches for specific problems encountered in this setting (e.g. traumatic reactions, bereavements, managing medical settings).
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or its equivalent
- HCPC registered
- Relevant post-doctoral training
- Post-qualification experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) over a minimum of 18 months.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.
- Experience of working with MDT
- Experience of service development and innovation
- Experience of working in paediatric/medical settings<
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