Clinical Psychologist in Paediatrics

Are you an experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to join an award wining and innovative MDT diabetes and psychology service? We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical psychologist who is committed to delivering patient-focused care and treatment.

Applicants who have experience in paediatric diabetes or have a good foundation of transferable skills and an interest to develop in this area are desirable. We especially welcome applications from candidates with the valuable experience of the diverse social and cultural communities the Trust serves as we are seeking to ensure our psychology staffing has greater diversity and better represents local communities.

This post offers a unique opportunity to work both in a speciality area as well as more broadly across a variety of presentations. The successful post holder will be well supported in a friendly and innovative team., To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality clinical psychology service within the specialist field of diabetes care, in addition to contributing to the general paediatric psychology provision in the department. This involves taking responsibility for the day-to-day management, co-ordination, planning and development of clinical psychology services to the paediatric diabetes team, including identifying service priorities and initiating developments within the service. To provide multi-agency consultation and liaison to the network of agencies and professionals involved with the care of children, young people and their families living with diabetesand the wider general paediatric service.

The post holder would have their own clinical caseload, as well as supervising and supporting the psychological assessment and therapy provided by trainee and assistant psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. The post holder would be expected to: lead the psychosocial care of patients by working with the MDT and diabetes nurses. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team; to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research; and to propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.

The Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) is responsible for the provision of Paediatric Psychology services to a number of acute hospital across central and northwest London, as well as Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS) to the populations of Brent, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. Highly specialist services are also provided to other Trusts and Agencies in a wider regional catchment area.