Senior Psychologist inBasingstoke inBasingstoke PUBLISHED
WED 4 DEC 2024
Band 8a: £53,755 to £60,504 a year (Band 7 Preceptorship Considered)
FIXEDTERM GOOD SALARY
ALLERGIES CYSTIC FIBROSIS MATERNITY NEONATAL NHS
The Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Psychologist to join their paediatric psychology team at Basingstoke Hospital. This fixed-term, part-time position (22.5 hours per week) is primarily focused on providing psychological support to parents of infants in the neonatal unit, as well as offering interventions for children and families facing chronic health conditions. The role requires experience in delivering evidence-based psychological care to a diverse range of physical health issues, including cystic fibrosis and oncology, and will support both outpatient and some inpatient services.
This opportunity is available exclusively to current NHS Trust employees within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS) and is designed as a maternity cover for up to 12 months, beginning in April 2025. The Trust is committed to flexible working arrangements and encourages applicants to discuss their needs during the application process.
This opportunity is available exclusively to current NHS Trust employees within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS) and is designed as a maternity cover for up to 12 months, beginning in April 2025. The Trust is committed to flexible working arrangements and encourages applicants to discuss their needs during the application process.
This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).
Role Description:
HHFT have an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric psychology team.
We are looking for a Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Applied Psychologist who has skills, experience and interest in working with parents whose baby is under the care of the neonatal unit at Basingstoke Hospital.
This post is a fixed term, up to 12 months, maternity cover post from April 2025.
- This post has a key focus on supporting families and staff within the BNHH neonatal unit (0.2 wte).
- The remaining sessions will be supporting children and families referred under the general paediatric psychology care pathwayfor children, young people and their families living with chronic health conditions, to improve their quality of life and well-being.
- This is a fixed term 22.5 hours per week, part-time band 8a position based at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.
- The post holder will provide psychological support to parents while their baby is under the care of the BNHH neonatal unit.
- This post involves providing evidence-based psychological interventions to children and young people referred with a broad range of physical health conditions including; cystic fibrosis, respiratory conditions, cardiac, epilepsy, oncology, allergies, chronic pain, and persistent physical symptom presentations.
- We provide outpatient assessment and therapy and some inpatient input.
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Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
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