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Band 5 Assistant Psychologist (Full time, 1.0 WTE)

This is an extremely exciting opportunity to work at the regional level supporting the team who supports all the neonatal units across London and working directly to support practitioners in those units. The London Neonatal ODN is looking to recruit an assistant psychologist to provide support to the lead psychologist and to the allied health professional and psychology team.

This post will be involved in developing resources to support the development of new neonatal psychology services across London. They will also be responsible for supporting with the roll out of training to psychological professionals and allied health professionals working in neonatal care across London.

The post will offer regular supervision with a Clinical Psychologist which will allow the post-holder to develop their clinical skills, reflective thinking and to understand important issues affecting the NHS and service delivery. There are multiple opportunities to contribute to service audit and quality improvement research projects. All posts are an excellent opportunity for those wishing to apply for the Clinical Doctorate in Psychology and provides exceptional opportunities for Continued Professional Development, such as BPS-accredited training courses.

This post has multiple parts:

• Clinical: The post holder will be required to support and enhance the psychological care of service users and carry out duties under supervision, such as helping to organise groups or develop resources. under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
• Quality improvement, audit and data: Collating and analysis of service data and any other duties as delegated by the Clinical Supervisor / Team. This will include the following: Supporting with data collection and analysis from psychological professionals and support clinicians in its implementation and to assist in the conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit projects, Quality Improvement (QI) Projects teaching and project work.
• Training coordination: To assist in the roll out of a training offer for Psychological professionals and allied health professionals Manager / Service Manager.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

This post is such an exciting opportunity to experience how psychology is making a difference at a regional and national level. Come and join the London Neonatal Operational Delivery Network which works with 27 neonatal units across London. We support the staff and the teams who support the babies and families accessing neonatal care.

This post was funded as a result of the Ockenden report and the recommendations to better support babies and families. It is also in line with the Neonatal Critical Care review (NCCR) which called for ODNs and trusts to better support families and for staff to be neonatal experts. This assistant post will directly contribute to London meeting these aims, through the provision of a programme of training for Psychological professionals and allied health professionals working in neonatal units. The post will also work with psychological professionals across London to support audit and research and understand better how we are supporting families and how we might develop provision.

You will be a key player in developing, delivering and evaluating provision to neonatal units.There will be a focus on ensuring that our work improves people’s understanding of the role and value of psychological professionals and allied health professionals

Post-holders will contribute to regular and ongoing evaluation using qualitative and quantitative methods, and there will be an emphasis on collecting a variety of comprehensive information throughout the project. As well as the categories of focus listed above, demographic information, levels of satisfaction and patient feedback will be key targets for data collection, in order to understand how the service is meeting the needs of the service users, and providing opportunities for improvement via regular feedback from key stakeholders.

The post-holders will also work on developing resources, such as leaflets and brief videos, and there will be opportunities to deliver consultation and training to MDT colleagues.

The Trust is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in both how it cares for patients and as an employer. Policies, procedures and practices are reviewed regularly to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works for the Trust or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

One of the key aims of our provision is to provide inclusive healthcare to families and to reduce health inequalities, and the post-holders will be expected to hold these aims in mind when developing and delivering aspects of their role.

Candidates are expected be committed to promoting equality of opportunity through all aspects of working and professional practice with both colleagues and all client groups, and must demonstrate a clear interest in working with babies/children and families and in MDT working

Appropriately trained individuals from minority groups and/ or with a disability are encouraged to apply. Please note that applicants may need to do some travelling around units in London. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Neonatal care is a hugely varied and exciting area, offering vital psychological understanding, care and support for families at one of the most difficult times in their lives. This work is hugely rewarding and even brief interventions have a tremendous positive impact.

If you are interested in finding out more then please see the job description and personal specification for more details. You can also contact Dr Ellie Atkins, Lead Psychologist for the ODN and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who would be happy to arrange a time when you can come along to discuss the post. [email protected]