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    Senior Paediatric Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - London, United Kingdom - Whittington Health NHS Trust

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    Job overview

    We are looking for an ST4 or above (or CESP (CP) equivalent) to join us as part of the RCP Chief Registrar programme to start at the beginning of September 2024. All candidates must hold a national training number. This is an essential requirement and trainees will require approval from their TPD before applying.

    The chief registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees. The role provides 50% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives across QI and patient safety. For instance in 23-24 the post has worked on projects within the Health Inequality work streams (Supporting physical health needs in patients with Mental Health and Learning Disabilities) at Whittington Health. It will focus on, for example, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce and sustainability. The post would be most suited to a trainee in a Medical Specialty or training in Paediatrics.

    Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2024 to June 2025 and comprises five 2-day modules that chief registrars are expected to attend.

    Main duties of the job

    The Whittington Chief Registrar will be working On Trust QI and patient safety priorities, which may include some or all of the following:

  • Providing a 'bridge' between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale.
  • Service improvement, for example redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
  • Improving the quality of clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
  • Involvement in workforce planning and development of new roles across the MDT to support a sustainable workforce.
  • Improving efficiency and reducing waste.
  • Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.
  • Involvement in and exposure to senior management and organisational decision-making

    The chief registrar will attend departmental and divisional management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery. They will also have an opportunity to attend Board meetings. In addition they will be supported to lead any session on service development, improvement and transformation for which they have direct responsibility.

    Working for our organisation

    Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Please see the full Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • ST4 or above
  • Desirable criteria

  • Eligibility for Specialist Registration (Combined Programmes) (CESR(CP)).
  • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Service improvement- redesigning pathways
  • Establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
  • Desirable criteria

  • Implementing new technology
  • Skills/Qualities

    Essential criteria

  • Effective communication skills, written/spoken
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Promotes equality and values diversity
  • SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

    To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

  • Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
  • Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
  • Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
  • Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
  • Participate in required training and supervision.
  • Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
  • Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



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