Job Summary: We are looking to recruit a 0.6 WTE Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Paediatric Neuropsychology) in the Department of Paediatric Psychology (DPP), Leeds Children's Hospital. This substantive post is based at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and while it offers working time flexibilities attendance on-site at least two days per week is essential. The post-holder will lead the Paediatric Neuropsychology Team, one of four clinical teams in the DPP. It currently consists of two Principal Paediatric Neuropsychologists, one Senior Clinical Psychologist, an Early Career Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Psychologist. After an external review the post holder will lead actioning the recommendations with the Head of Department and other Consultant Team Leads. Clinically, the role involves development and oversight of referral pathways, access targets, monitoring performance and efficiencies together with the Head of Department and Business Manager. You will also offer face‑to‑face assessments, therapy and supervision, and as a senior member contribute to leadership, management and the strategic objectives of the department.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will join the Department of Paediatric Psychology (DPP), with over 38 clinicians organised in four sectors of care: Long Term Conditions, Surgery & Oncology, Cardiology & Critical Care, and Paediatric Neuropsychology. You will be line‑managed by the Head of Department. The Department is academically ambitious, with links to Yorkshire and Humber Region DClinPsych Training Programmes and the Schools of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Leeds. Scholarly activity is important and the successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in academic opportunities. We value a work‑home balance, supporting flexible, agile working including some home working, compressed hours and varied start/finish times. The Trust offers salary‑sacrifice lease car, cycle‑to‑work and healthcare‑fund schemes, and on‑site facilities such as day‑care nurseries and gyms. The DPP sits within the Leeds Children’s Hospital (LCH), one of the largest paediatric hospitals in the UK, providing a range of high‑profile and specialty clinical services.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi‑year goals and strategic priorities. Central to it all is The Leeds Way, our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Alistair Duff, Head of Department / Consultant Clinical Psychologist
alistair.duff1@nhs.net
0113 392 5143
What you will bring to the role
* Experience of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in‑patient settings. In particular, experience of providing neuropsychology within a paediatric regional neurology centre is crucial.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of CYP and families and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Further training in a specialised area of clinical practice through formal post‑doctoral training (diploma or equivalent) or a combination of specialist short courses together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice‑based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, equivalent to a postgraduate diploma.
* Experience of selecting, administering and interpreting a wide range of neuropsychological tests to provide neuropsychological assessment within the context of paediatric neurological or neurosurgical presentations.
* Completion of a clinical supervisor training sufficient to be able to supervise doctoral trainees.
* Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, including post‑qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co‑ordinator (or equivalent in a physical health care setting) and within the context of a multi‑disciplinary care plan.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
Person Specification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check is required.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please consider this before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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