Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist - NICU inStevenage inStevenage PUBLISHED
FRI 10 JAN 2025
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Candidates should possess experience in mental health and a strong background in working with parents and healthcare professionals. The role offers opportunities for clinical supervision and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to enhance the psychological care of infants and their families. The trust values inclusivity, respect, and continuous improvement, which candidates are encouraged to embrace throughout the recruitment process and in their role.
We are recruiting for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is an exciting new hub role post-split between three sites, Lister Hospital Stevenage, Princess Alexander Hospital Harlow and Watford General, Watford.
The post is based at Lister Hospital, Stevenage.
As part of the Neonatal critical care review, we are looking to employ a Neonatal Clinical Psychologist to support our Services.
This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to plan, develop and lead the Neonatal Services across 3 sites which will include the provision of consultation and training to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, psychological assessment and brief interventions and liaison with partnership services. Research and service evaluation is a key part of this role.
You will have psychological skills and experience of working with parents and colleagues within a healthcare setting and experience in mental health.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Our level 2 unit at the Lister hospital consists of 28 cots, 10 of which are designed to ITU/HDU. We are part of the East of England Neonatal network, providing expert care for sick and preterm babies in our area and supporting services in the network.
We also manage a 6 bedded Transitional care area, located on the postnatal ward, where patients can remain with their babies up until they are discharged.
Clinical supervision will be provided by the Paediatric Psychology Service Lead and monthly Supervision by the ODN East of England Lead Clinical Psychologist.
You will liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist advice and consultation on babies and families psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.
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