Principal Clinical Psychologist, staff support

Job overview

This post provides strategic and clinical leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of a trauma-informed pathway of psychological staff support for managing adverse and distressing events within an acute paediatric Trust.

The role brings together a programme of work focused on wellbeing awareness, psychologically informed skills training, post-incident support and resource development, delivered in partnership with Clinical Psychology and the Simulation Team to achieve sustainable, organisation-wide improvements in staff wellbeing and patient care.

The post-holder will apply highly specialist clinical psychology models of trauma, resilience, compassion and moral injury at an organisational level, embedding these into practice through training, consultation and pathway development. A key component of the role is the design and clinical oversight of psychologically informed simulation-based training, alongside the provision of a targeted specialist response to staff following incidents, including consultation and facilitation of psychological debriefs.

The post-holder will lead on evaluation, reporting and service development, and build organisational capacity by working collaboratively with leadership, multidisciplinary teams and existing staff support roles across both hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and strategic leadership in implementing a trauma-informed pathway of staff support following adverse and distressing events.
• Lead the design, delivery and clinical oversight of psychologically informed training, including simulation-based approaches.
• Deliver a targeted specialist psychological response following incidents, including consultation and facilitation of debriefs.
• Develop and embed resources, guidance and support pathways to enhance staff wellbeing.
• Build organisational capacity by training and supporting staff, leaders and existing support roles (e.g. PNAs/PMAs, link psychologists)Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and both hospital sites to ensure equitable access and engagement.
• Lead on evaluation, outcome measurement and reporting to demonstrate impact and inform service development
• Contribute to ongoing service and organisational development, promoting trauma-informed practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

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