Principal Clinical Psychologist for Intensive Care inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED
WED 6 NOV 2024
In this dynamic and fast-paced environment, the Principal Clinical Psychologist will be integral in creating a supportive atmosphere that promotes mental health for all involved in the care process. Candidates are encouraged to reference their qualifications and experience in relation to the job description when applying, and they should be prepared for an interview on December 10, 2024.
We are excited to be recruiting for a highly specialist clinical psychologist to join our amazing Health in Mind service, providing psychological leadership to the paediatric and neonatal intensive care units as well as the KIDSNTS transport service. We are an enthusiastic and dynamic team of Psychologists who value our professional identity and career progression opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of key skills namely our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development within our Health in Mind team, across the medical services we link with and the organisation.
You will work in a dynamic, fast paced, emotive environment with complex and challenging demands working alongside very friendly and supportive psychology colleagues in Health in Mind. You will contribute to the provision of psychological assessment and intervention to children, young people and families accessing support through the Health in Mind service, specifically those receiving care in paediatric critical care and neonatal intensive care. You will also lead the development of psychologically informed environments on PICU and NICU, supporting the wellbeing and clinical care of the staff teams. You will also support the management team, leading strategy and development of the Health in Mind service and leading development, innovation and feedback within one of the therapeutic streams.
The post holder will provide a highly specialised Clinical Psychology service to Paediatric Critical Care (PCC), Kids Intensive Care and Decision Support/Newborn Transport Service (KIDSNTS) and Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. This will involve the provision of universal, targeted and specialist psychological interventions to support the wellbeing of patients, families, staff and the wider teams.
The purpose of the role is to lead this provision, advise on and facilitate psychological service development and interpret policies, facilitating the integration of psychological practice within the wider linked MDTs, including working alongside established systems within Health in Mind and the wider Trust to:
provide psychological assessment and intervention to babies, children, young people and families accessing care in PCC or NICU
ensure that the PCC, KIDSNTS and NICU staff teams can access psychological support, both for their own wellbeing and for the psychological aspects of patient care.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Date for interview: 10th December 2024.
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