Practitioner Psychologist: Paediatric Gastroenterology | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

We are delighted to be recruiting to a full time, permanent Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist in the Paediatric Gastroenterology Psychology at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. Thisis an exciting opportunity to join an established psychology service providing support for children and young people with a range of gastroenterological difficulties. The post holders will be basedwithin the welcoming Paediatric Psychology service at Evelina London (Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust).

We are looking for motivated psychologists with an interest in working with children, young people and families with complex health conditions experiencing associated psychological distress or difficulties, as well as in working with professional colleagues in a collaborative manner to provide high quality holistic care., The post holder will provide psychological assessments and interventions to inpatients and outpatients, supporting them to manage a range of gastroenterological conditions, including motility issues, inflammatory bowel disease and functional gastrointestinal disorders. The post holder would also be responsible for co-facilitating groups, facilitating case consultations, as well as contributing to research and staff development within the MDT and the wider trust.

Being within Paediatric Psychology offers good opportunities for collaborative working, audit & research, teaching and training. We meet regularly as a team to explore clinical dilemmas and share new learnings across our diverse services. Supervision will be provided by an experienced Psychologist within the team. Additional opportunities include; reflective practice groups, peer supervision as well as SIG networks across the UK. Service relevant CPD is actively encouraged.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.