Clinical Psychologist Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a clinical psychologist to cover maternity leave, working across diabetes care for children and adults. The role involves psychological assessments, interventions, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and intervention for children and adults with diabetes.
• Conduct risk assessments and liaise with mental health agencies.

Skills

Assessment

Intervention

Psychological Care

Risk Assessment

Job description

We are seeking a clinical psychologist to cover maternity leave for a colleague in this established role. The post holder will work across the lifespan in Diabetes care, embedded in the MDT for children, young people (0.4 WTE), and adults (0.2 WTE). You will be working in two outpatient diabetes multidisciplinary services: the paediatric and young persons’ team, and the adult diabetes team.

The post holder will work across the lifespan (children & young people with diabetes 0.4 WTE and adults with diabetes 0.2 WTE) and, with psychological therapist colleagues, provide a clinical psychology service within the diabetes multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing psychological assessment and intervention for CYP and adults with diabetes.
2. Working within the MDT, mainly at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, leading psychological care and supporting the MDT to enhance the psychological experience of each patient.
3. Ensuring annual psychological assessments for all CYPs as required for Best Practice Tariff.
4. Developing and leading psychological groups alongside your Clinical Psychology colleague for the CYP service at Wycombe Hospital, and contributing to general diabetes patient education groups.
5. Running the psychological therapy service for adults with diabetes, including screening referrals, allocating cases, and supervising those seen by the local Talking Therapies CBT therapist in diabetes.
6. Conducting risk assessments and liaising with mental health agencies and social care to ensure safety of CYP and adults in your care.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. NHS benefits include generous annual leave, pension scheme, and access to NHS discount schemes. We also provide health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work. Our mission is to deliver personal and compassionate care every time. We are committed to increasing diversity at all levels within the trust, believing a diverse workforce benefits staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and care-experienced candidates. We are proud to hold the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact our Armed Forces Covenant Lead for guidance or assistance with your application.

Employment decisions are based on matching service needs with candidates' skills and experience, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

For detailed responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification available as attachments in the advert.

Internal applicants may consider secondment with prior line manager support. If you have a disability affecting online application submission and need assistance, please contact us quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Thursday, 22 May 2025.