Job overview

·       Are you looking to join a dynamic, curious and supportive team of psychological professionals working with paediatric teams within Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust?

Are you interested in developing psychologically informed approaches to to health care and working psychologically with children & young people who have diabetes, and their families?   

·       Are you passionate about working collaboratively with families, teams and colleagues, embracing diversity and working together to improve healthcare journeys for children, young people and their families? psychological and health outcomes for children?

We are committed as a team of psychological professionals, to celebrate our differences, draw from a wide pool of practice and work creatively with our colleagues to improve the physical and psychological health outcomes for children, young people and their families.

 If these sound like things you value too, we would be delighted to hear from you via an application and informal discussion/visit. 

This role offers the opportunity to work with the Cornwall Paediatric Diabetes team, providing care for young people in Cornwall.  The psychological impact of diabetes and it's treatment are well recognised and the longer term sequelae.  

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the provision of a high-quality specialist psychological services to the Paediatric Diabetes  service line within Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust. 

To contribute to new developments within Diabetes Services in conjunction with key stakeholders.

To work autonomously in line with service requirements and within professional guidelines to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service line. 

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and clinically relevant research. 

To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by less experienced psychological professionals, doctoral trainee psychologists, counselling trainees, assistant practitioners, and other health professionals.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.