Paediatric Practitioner Psychologist in Specialties Stream

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 clinical psychologist or practitioner psychologist to join our thriving Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service at St Georges Hospital. If you are a trainee with paediatric psychology experience, please also consider applying. This is a part-time fixed-term role for 23 months.

The Paediatric Psychological Therapies Team is a large, friendly and expanding service. We consist of clinical and counselling psychologists, family therapists, mental health practitioners, assistant psychologists, trainees and administrators. Our service provides psychological support to both inpatient and outpatients, covering a wide range of specialties. The team is committed to professional development and delivering innovative, high quality care. There are many opportunities for CPD and a chance to develop your clinical and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to join a friendly and supportive service, with opportunities to influence paediatric psychological care and contribute to teaching, training, and research within a dynamic hospital environment. This 0.6FTE fixed-term post is based in our Specialties Stream, with a likely focus on outpatient epilepsy and gastroenterology.

• The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for children and families with a range of physical health presentations
• Support outpatients with issues such as procedural anxiety, adjustment to diagnosis, and emotional wellbeing
• Complete risk assessments and implement appropriate management plans for children presenting with psychological or emotional difficulties alongside physical health needs
• Contribute to accessible, tiered care by developing and delivering group interventions in collaboration with colleagues
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will offer consultation, joint working, and staff support to integrate psychological perspectives into medical pathways
• Supervise non-qualified staff such as assistant psychologists and master's students
• Support service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement projects, helping to shape effective and sustainable models of psychological care
• Ongoing professional development is encouraged, with supervision and opportunities to build specialist skills in paediatric psychology, group work, and service leadership

About us

St Georges Hospital is one of London's largest children's hospitals, with one of only four paediatric trauma units in London. It also hosts the only paediatric intensive care unit in South West London. We are one of the top three centres for specialist paediatric surgery in London, and a centre of excellence in foetal medicine.

Trust Vision & Values:

The postholder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:

We are a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.