Job summary
This is an exciting time to join a newly established serve for infants who spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit and their families. The potholder will work with a dedicated and brilliant multi-disciplinary team to shape, develop, deliver and evaluate what works for this client group in the context of exciting national investment in NICU services.
Main duties of the job
These posts will contribute to the provision of high quality, psychologically-safe, trauma and neurodevelopmentally-informed service across the neonatal services at King’s College Hospital. There is scope for innovate service development, individual and group work with families. You will be joining a receptive, flexible and committed multi-disciplinary staff group who value psychological and family approaches to support families who spend time on the NICU.
About us
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly specialist psychological service within the NICU service at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in
the psychological aspects of the care and treatment of patients and their caring networks.
- To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development and to support the development of outcome data sets for children and families
- To work as an autonomous professional within BPS / ACP and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (Kings College Hospital), and the NICU service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
- To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
- To contribute to the work of the child psychological services across childrens psychological services
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly specialist psychological service within the NICU service at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in
the psychological aspects of the care and treatment of patients and their caring networks.
- To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development and to support the development of outcome data sets for children and families
- To work as an autonomous professional within BPS / ACP and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (Kings College Hospital), and the NICU service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
- To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
- To contribute to the work of the child psychological services across childrens psychological services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- experience of working with children and families
Desirable
- experience of working with infants and families in the NICU
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- experience of working with children and families
Desirable
- experience of working with infants and families in the NICU
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
