Paediatric Clinical Psychologist Sickle Cell | Barts Health NHS Trust

We are excited to advertise this new psychology post. The post-holder, in collaboration with a range of MDT colleagues, will support improvements to service delivery within community services for children and young people living in North East London (NEL) with sickle cell disease.

This post is part of a project funded by NHS England for a period of two years, with the aim ofdeveloping 'end-to-end' pathway support for people living with sickle cell disease, to ensure the needs of sickle cell disease patients are being met.

We are looking for a paediatric clinical psychologist who is passionateabout tackling health inequalities and improving access to care for those who are least well served by health services, and who has experience in working with children and young people with chronic health conditions and their families.

The role will be multifaceted and varied. Initially, the focus will be on mapping and developing psychological care pathways for children and young people with sickle cell disorder in the community and supporting the systems around patients in thecommunity to promote psychology and mental health well-being as an integral part of chronic disease management.

The role will also include direct clinical work, including assessments and interventions for children and families and developing group work for parents and children.

To lead and develop a psychological service for children and young people with sickle cell and thalassasemia across North east London. The post will involve working closely and in collaboration with existing haematology services across the patch, and families of young people with sickle cell, to understand their psychological needs and develop a service and pathways based on this. This will include mapping and making links with existing services and improving access to local mental health or voluntary sector organisations.

The post holder will offer a psychological service including assessment (and neuropsychological assessment within postholder's competencies) interventions and liaison to children and young people with sickle cell and their families where psychological issues are impacting a young person's care or well-being. The post holder will also work with the wider team through consultation, teaching and training to support the delivery of psychologically informed care to all children and young people with sickle cell and develop group interventions for families and young people (for instance around pain management or supporting a child with chronic illness for parents).

The post holder will also contribute to audit of outcomes of the psychological service to understand psychology provision needed longer term and support with securing funding for this.

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 NHS 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 ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues 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.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.