Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Paediatrics
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Rhan-amser - 30 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 177-ELEC-7661790-C
- Cyflogwr
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Tref
- Gorleston
- Cyflog
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Trosolwg o'r swydd
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to join the Paediatric Community Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team at James Paget Hospital. We are a specialist multi-disciplinary team, who are passionate about developing services and completing high quality and clinically rigorous assessments. We cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.
You will play a key role in our newly launched Neurodevelopmental (NDD) pathways, offering assessment, formulation, diagnosis and advice for children and young people with neurodiverse presentations, including Autism, ADHD, and associated developmental needs.
If you are passionate about improving the lives of neurodiverse children and their families and want to be part of an ambitious and developing service, we would love to hear from you.
This post could either be appointed as a Band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities and supervision will be adjusted accordingly.
The post is funded for 30 hours (4 days) but there is a 7.5 (1 day) post available providing psychological input on the Neonatal ward in the James Paget Hospital that could be joined together with this post, providing a varied role and bringing the post to full time.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
What You’ll Be Doing
· Completing specialist neuropsychological assessments as part of multi-disciplinary NDD diagnostic pathways.
· Conducting structured observations, developmental history interviews, neurodevelopmental assessments and delivering feedback to families for more complex cases where differential assessment is required.
· Contribute expert formulation as part of MDT case discussion to support accurate, compassionate, timely diagnoses.
· Work closely with paediatricians, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and education partners.
· Provide consultation, supervision and psychological input across the neurodevelopmental pathway.
· Support pathway development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice as the service grows.
· Work collaboratively with families, listening to their experiences and advocating for their needs.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
What We Offer
· The opportunity to help shape a developing neurodevelopmental assessment service at an exciting time of growth.
· Supportive, friendly multidisciplinary team environment with multiple opportunities for peer support.
· Professional development, CPD and supervision from senior clinicians.
· Strong links with the UEA Doctoral programme in Clinical Psychology.
· Flexible working options.
· Access to NHS benefits and wellbeing support.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
About You
We are looking for a psychologist who:
· Is HCPC-registered and qualified in clinical psychology.
· Has experience working with children, young people and neurodiverse presentations.
· Has a good working knowledge of the diagnostic assessment process for Autism and ADHD and the importance of differential diagnoses as part of these assessments.
· Has experience in conducting a range of standardised assessments, and it would be desirable if this included specialist neurodevelopmental assessments.
· Brings strong skills in complex formulation, identifying strengths and needs of young people.
· Confidence in sensitively providing comprehensive feedback to families.
· Values teamwork, compassionate practice and family-centred care.
· Is committed to service improvement and shaping new models of care.
Manyleb y person
Education and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- • Eligible for Full Membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology.
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Pre-qualification training and qualifications in other fields of applied psychology
- • Post-qualification training in approaches and therapies appropriate for the Neurodevelopmental context e.g. working with attachment, trauma, systems/ family therapy and bereavement
Knowledge and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- • Undertaking psychological assessment and interventions relating Neurodevelopmental service area
- • Working with a wide variety of patient groups within this specialism, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- • Representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- • Working clinically in health and medical settings relevant to service area.
- • Working effectively with other professionals in multidisciplinary settings.
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Experience working psychologically with a client group or in a setting relevant to Neurodevelopmental Psychology e.g. Paediatrics, Infant mental health, working with families, Perinatal or Maternity settings.
- • Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- • Experience of line managing psychological staff
- • Experience of working through an interpreter
Skills and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological and neuropsychological assessment intervention and management.
- • Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- • Good time management and prioritisation skills
- • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- • Ability 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 behaviour.
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Sarah Bluffield
- Teitl y swydd
- Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01493 442322
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Michele Hall
Senior Neurodevelopmental Specialist
Rhestr swyddi gyda James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau Perthynol i Iechyd neu bob sector