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    Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    An opportunity has arisen for a temporary (15 month) Band 8a Clinical Psychologist post working in the neuro-oncology team within the paediatric psychology service at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust.


    The post holder will be responsible for providing psychological therapies and occasional neuropsychological assessments to children with brain tumour and their families in our region.

    The paediatric health psychology service is a thriving department, which is committed to child and family centred care. There are opportunities for professional development through regular journal clubs and case discussion meetings.

    The Paediatric Health Psychology team is part of the wider Department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology colleagues.

    There are also close links with the doctorate clinical psychology course at Newcastle and Teesside universities.

    ~ You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. This role will include provision of psychological therapies and neuropsychology assessments to children and young people with a brain tumour.

    Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of 1 billion.


    We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

    We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

    This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

    Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

    We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment.

    We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients.

    We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

    To provide supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.

    Provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service within the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Team providing specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.

    Working closely and reporting to the Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist within the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Team

    Offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

    To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Team.

    As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

    Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

    Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.

    QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society.

    The post holder will have undertaken additional relevant post qualification training.
    The post holder has completed further training in supervision skills required to provide supervision for Doctoral trainees.

    Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology.

    In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist with children and families

    Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

    Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

    Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

    Is developing skills in the application of psychological knowledge to a population e.g. paediatrics and takes day to day responsibility for the management of waiting list within (allocated) section of the paediatric psychology Service)
    Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)
    Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

    High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.


    Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.

    Has consolidated post qualification experience and application of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients in child and family services.

    Has consolidated post qualification experience and application of specialist neuropsychological and psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of children and young people in a physical health setting

    The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


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