Paediatric Pain Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for two clinical psychologists interested in paediatric pain management to take a key role in the delivery and evaluation of an intensive interdisciplinary paediatric pain management programme (PPMP) for patients and families. The postholders will work within an interdisciplinary team that includes pain clinicians, clinical nurse specialists,, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, other psychologists.

The Pain Management Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital provides an integrated service for acute, post-operative, and persistent pain in both inpatient and outpatient settings for infants, children, and adolescents. The PPMP provides an expansion of currently available interventions offered by the Pain Management Service at GOSH. We are open to considering applications from those that do not wish to work full-time. If you would like to work part-time then please apply and we will consider your application.

Main duties of the job

The postholders will support the provision of an evidence-based psychology service to patients and families within the PPMP, including specialist assessment, complex formulation, and evidence-based interventions.

The postholders will be expected to collaborate with other members across different disciplines. The role includes attending regular multidisciplinary meetings for the wider Pain Management Service to contribute to a psychological perspective on patient selection, ensure continuity of care, and feedback to the wider team.

Clinical delivery of the PPMP will be setup within a research framework to facilitate ongoing refinement of program content. The postholders will contribute to adoption of patient- and parent-reported outcome measures for assessment and monitoring, and evaluation of the degree and duration of benefit.

Evaluation of PPMP delivery and benefit is supported by clinical academic research staff, and the postholders will contribute to related projects and publications and will have the opportunity to take roles for topics related to their specific interest and expertise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.