Principal Clinical Psychologist- Major Trauma

This is an exciting opportunity for two dynamic and highly motivated part time Clinical Psychologists (2 x 0.6 wte) to join our Major Trauma Psychology Service.

This role provides an opportunity to work with patients with a range of serious and life changing injuries, their families and staff members within the Major Trauma pathway. This is a lifespan service and the post holders will be required to work with patients with a range of co morbid and pre-existing difficulties.

The post holder will have the opportunity to join a team where psychology is highly valued and well established. The role will predominantly be based at Hull Royal Infirmary, however the post holder will also be required to travel between hospital sites when needed to Castle Hill Hospital.

The successful candidates will benefit from well established close working relationships with a range of MDT members. The post holders will actively participate in the Major Trauma National Psychology Network, which provides an active forum for developing best practice in this clinical field. The post holders will be part of a thriving Department of Psychological Services at Hull University Teaching Hospitals and will receive professional support and supervision from a senior clinical psychologist within the department., The post holders will provide direct and indirect support to Major Trauma patients, attend the daily Major Trauma MDT meeting, offer consultation to the team and input into teaching and training for staff.

The post holders will actively contribute to service development and clinical governance and will promote psychologically informed care within the Major Trauma Centre.

They will participate in systematic clinical governance and offer clinical supervision to assistant, trainee and more junior psychologists, as well as other staff. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, service development and research.

Due to the fast paced and acute nature of the Major Trauma Service the post holder will need to communicate effectively with others involved in patient care to ensure that safe, timely and appropriate psychological assessment and support is offered.

The post holder will assess and treat individuals that present with significant levels of distress and trauma and who may have recently experienced highly traumatic events and life threatening and changing injuries.

The post holder will also require skills in working with individuals presenting with cognitive difficulties and confusion.The post holder will need to develop a knowledge base regarding Major Trauma presentations and will be required to see patients with a range of significant injuries which may include complex orthopeadic injuries, amputations, TBI, spinal injuries, etc.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.