Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

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Sunflower house at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to work into the Sunflower house Tier 4 mental health unit. The post holder will be welcomed into the experienced, supportive, and innovative Mental Health facility with opportunities to engage in further training, CPD, and research.

Applicants should hold the relevant professional qualifications and demonstrate a range of skills and expertise. Experience of working in a health setting (in-patient and out-patient) with individuals with complex mental health conditions is required. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

Main duties of the job

The Sunflower House is a national children’s tier 4 service that is currently based at Alder hey In West derby, Liverpool. It is a part of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The service provides a tier 4 service to children 5-13 years of age and their families. This includes an inpatient service, consultation to CAMHS teams and other professionals and second opinions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a highly specialist psychological assessment of children, including cognitive

• To provide biopsychosocial formulations, with both children and their families/carers and with the team and network around the child.
• To exercise responsibility for implementing a range of psychological interventions with children and their families/carers, both through direct work and indirect work, adjusting, interpreting and reformulating the psychological models based upon the feedback and monitoring of the intervention.
• To undertake risk assessments and support the development of risk management plans for individuals who present with a range of risks that include risk to self/ to others/ from others.
• To communicate highly complex and confidential information obtained through assessment, formulation and interventions to children their families/carers and the professionals involved in their care.
• To join multi-disciplinary term members and provide a psychological perspective in consultations provided to CAMHS colleagues and professionals involved in the care of referred children.
• To provide clinical supervision to team members and other professionals within the unit and beyond.
• To provide placements as appropriate for Trainee Clinical Psychologists
• To contribute to the development of team members through reflective practice and teaching and training.