Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist, Systemic Psychotherapist

We currently have an exciting opportunity for the post of a paediatric mental health practitioner (we would be open to applications from practitioner psychologists, child or systemic psychotherapists and family therapists) in the Paediatric Critical Care Unit, based at the Royal London Children’s Hospital, Whitechapel.

The post will include conducting assessments, formulation and interventions with children and young people and their families who are inpatient on PCCU. They will need to link with other teams within the hospital and external services and agencies to ensure there is ongoing support for children and families post PCCU. They will offer consultation to PCCU staff, contribute to MDT meetings and lead on providing psychologically informed care on the unit. The post holder will also contribute towards staff support on the unit, for instance, facilitating debriefs/reflective spaces and linking closely with trust staff support services.

Ideally, the post holder will have experience of working in a paediatric physical health setting, of working closely with medical MDTs and of providing trauma informed therapies and care.

The Royal London Hospital serves a diverse population in East London and we would welcome applications from candidates who speak languages represented in the local community including, Bangladeshi, Somali and Arabic.

The Paediatric Liaison Team is a multidisciplinary team, including clinical and counselling psychologists, psychiatry, mental health nursing, psychotherapy and art psychotherapy which provides assessment, intervention and consultation for young people experiencing mental health difficulties or emotional distress associated with physical health conditions who are under the care of the Royal London Hospital.

• To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families on PCCU.

To provide a highly visible psychological presence embedded in PCCU offering advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.

To support the delivery of a psychological framework of care for PCCU staff in their work with patients, relatives and carers.

Clinically lead the provision of a psychologically informed approach to service provision on the PCCU.

To lead on development of psychological support post discharge, including developing links with external organisations, including teaching and training to those services as appropriate.

To supervise and support trainee psychologists/psychotherapists.

To provide specialised psychological advice, support, teaching and consultation to the medical, nursing and allied health professional staff in the PCCU, to enhance their knowledge and skills in the psychological aspects of critical care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of N

HS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Nash Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: elizabeth.nash6@nhs.net