Principal Clinical / Health / Counselling Psychologist - Neonatal

To liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide specialised advice and consultation on psychologically informed care for babies and families to non-psychologist colleagues.

- To provide psychological assessment and therapy

- To work systemically, supporting the neonatal MDT to deliver psychologically informed care to babies and their families.

- To contribute to the delivery of teaching, training and supervision for non-psychologist colleagues, in order to enable them to identify families who will benefit from early specialist input. For example, developing and promoting screening tools for bedside staff to use.

- To formulate plans to support families and staff where there might be a breakdown in communication or relationship.

- To utilise research skills for the purposes of audit, policy development and research, joined with other practitioner psychologists in the South West Neonatal ODN as well as with the Lead Psychologist in the ODN.

- To contribute to service evaluation and service development in line with service objectives and with the aim of meeting national and local guidelines and targets, joined with other practitioner psychologists in the South West Neonatal ODN as well as with the Lead Psychologist in the ODN.

- To liaise with multidisciplinary team colleagues, other health and social care agencies and staff involved with the care group, and with other psychologists both locally and nationally for professional development.

An innovative, stimulating and well organised department - part of a well-established Clinical Health Psychology department employing a range of applied psychologists

- A friendly and supportive team of colleagues, excellent peer support and regular supervision

- A commitment to the training and support of applied psychologists and active involvement in the local clinical doctoral courses.

- Dedicated time within the role for advancing special interests and funding for professional development.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.