Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical Psychologist
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Experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior clinical psychologist to join the Psychological and Mental Health Services department at Great Ormond Street Hospital in a permanent role. The post holder will work as part of a stream of clinical psychologists within the Specialist Health Conditions Stream which covers six medical specialties.
Role Overview
The post holder will be working in a senior service lead role within the dermatology psychology team, in addition to offering input to other specialties within the stream as required. The Dermatology Team provides both nationally commissioned specialist services and tertiary level services to families locally and nationally.
Responsibilities
- Senior Service Lead Role: Lead the systematic delivery of high quality, evidence-based clinical psychology services to patients and families as part of the multidisciplinary dermatology team.
- Clinical Work: Provide consultation and expertise to the staff teams working within these services. Offer clinical leadership within the psychology team, with responsibility for supervision of junior colleagues, service governance and management, innovation and organization.
- Specialist Assessments: Deliver highly specialist assessment, complex formulations, and interventions relevant to the service.
- Inpatient and Outpatient Work: Involves a mixture of inpatient and outpatient work and close working within medical MDTs and clinics.
- Complex Safeguarding Issues: Knowledge and experience in managing complex safeguarding issues will be important.
- Dermatology Team Support: Provide psychological input to the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) team as well as direct clinical work with children with this condition and their families.
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Working Conditions
- Age Group: We work with children and young people from 0-18 years and their families.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open, and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
- Anti-Racism Commitment: We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organization. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
- Equal Opportunities: We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers, and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression, and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition, or employment history.
- Encouraged Applications: We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members.
- Staff Networks: Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED, and Women’s Networks, are active and executive-supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
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Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Emma Hewson
- Job Title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email Address: emma.hewson@gosh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 02074059200
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