Job summaryAn opportunity has arisen for a temporary (12 month) Band 7 Clinical Psychologist post working in the Neuro-oncology team within the Paediatric Psychology Service at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust. The post is available on a 1.0 WTE basis. This post would be ideal for clinicians considering a possible clinical-research career, and includes two main strands of work.The post holder will be responsible for leading (with supervision) a one year project exploring the provision of neuropsychological assessment to children with brain tumour across the UK. The role will include liaison with psychology staff at all UK primary treatment centres for brain tumour. An existing group of clinical psychology and neuropsychology colleagues working into UK centres are available to support the post holder with this project.The post holder will also be responsible for providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological therapies to children with brain tumour and their families in our region. There is the opportunity to extend existing skills in assessment within this role.Interview Date Thursday, 13 June 202437 Hours 30 Minutes/WeekYou will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be responsible for working with clinical psychology colleagues across the UK to collate data on the current provision of neuropsychology assessment to children and young people with brain tumour. The post holder will liaise with the paediatric neuro-oncology Special Interest Group (SIG) to generate suggestions for new ways of funding and providing assessment, and will compile this into a comprehensive report. The post holder will be supported to show a high degree of autonomy in this aspect of the role.The post holder will also be responsible for providing neuropsychological assessment and psychological therapies to children with brain tumour and their families in our region. The role involves working in an environment in which families can experience high levels of distress. The post holder will be skilled in providing assessment to families in a sensitive and containing manner, and generating reports for the use of families and professionals alike.The role requires good time management skills, and the ability to balance competing clinical and research priorities.About usNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Paediatric Health Psychology Service is a thriving department, which is committed to child and family centred care. There are opportunities for professional development through regular journal clubs and case discussion meetings. The Paediatric Health Psychology team is part of the wider Department of Psychology in Healthcare, enabling collaboration and support with adult psychology colleagues. There are also close links with the doctorate clinical psychology course at Newcastle and Teesside universities.To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the long term conditions service including inpatients and outpatients across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.Offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDoctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological SocietyRegistered with HCPC (eligible for HCPC registration at appointment)DesirableTraining and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychologyExperience and knowledgeEssentialExperience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settingsExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severityDesirableExperience of teaching, training and/or supervisionExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contextsSkills and abilitiesEssentialIn addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of National Good Practice of working as a clinical psychologist in Health ServicesSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentrationWell developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHSSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groupsDoctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychologyDesirableKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.)High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapiesKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental healthOther requirementsEssentialAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settingsAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviourComputer literate - competent use of email/internetDesirableExperience of working within a multicultural frameworkCar driverDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Victoria Infirmary317 02 Royal Victoria InfirmaryNE1 4LPEmployer's websitehttps://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)