Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Looking for an exciting challenge with an opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge whilst enjoying your job?Specialist Children and Young People's Services (SCYPS) in Newham have the perfect opportunity for you to join us in the role of SpecialistClinical Psychologist with the Diana Children's Community Palliative Care Psychology and Play Service.

You will provide high quality and holistic care to the families of babies, children and young people with life-threatening/limiting conditions (including bereaved families), alongside providing specialist advice, consultation and teaching for the professional networks supporting children with palliative and end of life care needs in Newham.

You will be working as part of a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team with good links to national and pan-London palliative care networks.

You will be joining a service which aspires to provide care of the highest quality, in collaboration with those who use our services. We embrace continuous improvement and learningyou will be instrumental in leading the service to think differently, be innovative, and give everyone, at every level, the skills they need to lead change., In SCYPS we provide a range of services to support the residents who reside within the London Borough of Newham. Newham is culturally the most diverse of all London boroughs, with people from a rich variety of ethnic, religious, and linguistic backgrounds.

The Diana Palliative Care Team within SCYPS provides a multidisciplinary service for babies, children and young people who have a range of palliative diagnoses (for example Edwards Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Palliative Oncology Conditions) at various stages on their journey from receiving prognosis, through living with the condition and medical interventions, symptom management, end-of-life care and bereavement.

Working closely with community children's nurses, health play specialist, clinical psychologists and family therapist team colleagues in the Diana Team, you will deliver a high-quality community clinical psychology assessment, therapy and consultation service for young people living with complex life-shortening health conditions, their families, the professional networks around them and bereaved families.

You will need excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and be highly motivated, caring and passionate about improving the healthcare and wellbeing of the people of Newham. You will work in an environment that actively supports continuous professional development.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

This is a0.8Band 7post and is a permanent appointment. While this post is offered at 0.8 WTE and paid pro-rata, there may be scope to increase hours to full-time depending on the successful candidate's preference and service demands.