NHS
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Paediatric Tics/Tourette's (Annex 21)
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Job Description
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- To be responsible for the systematic provision of highly specialist psychological clinic for children and young people with complex tic presentations, and their families/carers.
- To provide services that meet the agreed service priorities consonant with practitioner experience and expertise. Such services to include the development and implementation of highly specialist psychologicalassessment and intervention strategies including clinical casework and the provision of consultancy work generally for the assurance of quality in the use of psychological methods by other team members.
- The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers.
- The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery. These principles will recognise the need to:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology and/or equivalent qualification and experience) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Qualification in research methodology and/or equivalent qualification and experience
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge (or its equivalent) of research design and methodology, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- High-level knowledge of the theory of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, complex, highly technical &/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues
- High-level skills in the practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Appreciation of the interface between personal and professional lives, high level of self-awareness and knowledge of principles of self-care
- Ability to assess and manage risk
- Ability to recognise and challenge age discrimination
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times
- Personal experience of coping with life stressors
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology and/or equivalent qualification and experience) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Qualification in research methodology and/or equivalent qualification and experience
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Doctoral level knowledge (or its equivalent) of research design and methodology, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- High-level knowledge of the theory of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, complex, highly technical &/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues
- High-level skills in the practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Appreciation of the interface between personal and professional lives, high level of self-awareness and knowledge of principles of self-care
- Ability to assess and manage risk
- Ability to recognise and challenge age discrimination
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times
- Personal experience of coping with life stressors
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
Job summary
Part Time 7.5 hours per week
To run an established tics and Tourette's clinic to the St Helens area for children and their parents, supporting the management of tics and Tourette's. Support will be provided by the Senior Clinical Psychologist who has led the clinic since 2022.
An opportunity has arisen for a secondment for an experienced or aspiring Senior Paediatric Clinical Psychologist to join the Tics and Tourette's Service in St Helen's.
You will be provided with training in behavioural therapy for tics, supervision from an experienced Paediatric Clinical Psychologist in the area and the opportunity to engage in peer supervision with other psychologists working in the tics service. You will join an aspiring expanding paediatric service, gain clinical experience in a specialised area enabling potential future opportunities.
This role would be ideal for Clinical Psychologists interested in specialising in paediatrics as in the future we hope there will be potential opportunities more broadly within the service.
This post may be offered under annex 21 terms and conditions.
Main duties of the job
KEY DUTIES
o Promote safe practices
o Value the aims of service users
o Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
o Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
o Value social inclusion
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Date posted
22 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum, pro rata (Annex 21)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours
Reference number
409-S6918343
Job locations
Lowe House
Crab Street
St Helens
WA9 3DA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please see the attached job description.
Clinical Duties
To undertake specialised assessment, formulation, intervention, communication and reporting of sensitive clinical information related to paediatric tics and Tourette's, running a clinic one day per week for St Helens.
Ensure appropriate policies, procedures and rigorous governance processes are followed accordingly.
Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is received.
Job responsibilities
For more information, please see the attached job description.
Clinical Duties
To undertake specialised assessment, formulation, intervention, communication and reporting of sensitive clinical information related to paediatric tics and Tourette's, running a clinic one day per week for St Helens.
Ensure appropriate policies, procedures and rigorous governance processes are followed accordingly.
Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is received.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Other
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Other
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lowe House
Crab Street
St Helens
WA9 3DA
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lowe House
Crab Street
St Helens
WA9 3DA
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.