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About The Role
The Paediatric Psychology Service at Bedfordshire Hospitals is a welcoming and community-minded team working to support children, young people and families who are living with long-term medical conditions. Psychology is a valued part of our hospital’s approach to patient care, and we work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to support our children and families to thrive
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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical psychologist to join our team, with a particular remit to lead on the mental health support for children on our paediatric wards and their families, as well as the staff teams and services that support them.
This role will suit someone who is passionate about paediatric health and about working at a systemic and organisational level to support the wellbeing of our patients, families, and staff. You will be joining a small, friendly, and innovative team of professionals who have experience of work utilising a range of psychological approaches and across a variety of medical presentations. Clinical supervision will be provided by the Lead Paediatric Clinical Psychologist.
You will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and short-term interventions for patients and families who may be experiencing psychological and emotional difficulties associated with their physical health condition. You will play a key role in liaising with organisations such as CAMHS or social services, to develop pathways between acute and community care which support our young people and families. You will also support our staff teams, using your knowledge and experience to provide teaching, advice and consultation to help develop and embed psychologically-informed care within our organisation.
You will have a British Psychological Society accredited post-graduate doctoral degree in clinical psychology and HCPC registration. You will have experience of working with children, young people, and families (ideally in a physical health setting or with chronic health conditions), and the systems that support them.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Megan Maidment Job title: Lead Clinical Psychologist - Children's Services Email address:
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