Practitioner Psychologist

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Clinical Health Psychology Service as a clinical/counselling psychologist. This role involves providing psychological services to children and families within specialized paediatric teams, focusing on assessment, formulation, and implementation of interventions. Work in a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and research involvement as part of an award-winning department.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in health care settings.
• Experience working with children/young people.
• Experience providing psychological consultation.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological services including assessment and implementation of interventions.
• Deliver services in both ward-based and outpatient settings.
• Support development and evaluation of services.

Skills

Assessment of psychological needs

Cognitive testing

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate doctorate in clinical psychology

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity for a clinical/ counselling psychologist to join a thriving Clinical Health Psychology Service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative adaptable clinical/counselling/health practitioner psychologist keen to develop experience, knowledge and skills in working in paediatric medical specialities contributing to the care provided by multidisciplinary specialist services including paediatric metabolic and gastroenterology teams.

Psychological Health Services is an award winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trustwide psychological services.

As a university teaching trust, research and quality improvement forms part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust's (UHBW) mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.

We are engaged in high profile national professional networks at a senior level across BPS, NHS and charitable sector organisations.

We have strong links to local and regional universities providing access to support research and clinical training with honorary appointment up to professorial level. Psychological Health Services has an expanding research portfolio and provide and support opportunities to develop this further.

Main duties of the job

To provide psychological services including assessment, formulation and implementation of psychological interventions for children/young people and their families within paediatric metabolic and gastroenterology teams.

Deliver these services in ward-based and out-patient settings as needed.

Provision of psychological advice, consultation, training, and support for other professionals working across this care pathway as assigned by the Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Cluster Lead or Head of Services

Support with development and evaluation of the service.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

387-WC1816-DA

Job locations

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Job description Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification Education and Qualification Essential

• Postgraduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent if trained prior to 1996) recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
• Current registration with HCPC as required in- HCPC Practitioner Registration

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Able to assess the psychological needs of children, young people, and adults, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests
• Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the psychological implications of engagement with these care pathways for individuals and their families
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical/counselling/health psychologist in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
• Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from young people/adults in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
• Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
• Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies to manage this
• Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits if required

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting, with individuals who have an acute/long-term medical conditions
• Experience of working with children/young people who have a physical health condition
• Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams
• Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
• Formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals
• Demonstrable understanding of the implications of acute and long term health conditions for children/young people and their families
• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology

Desirable

• Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists
• Accredited supervision training
• Experience of working with children/young people in a paediatric service

Aptitudes Essential

• Empathic
• Compassionate
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Manage competing demands

Person Specification Education and Qualification Essential

• Postgraduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent if trained prior to 1996) recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Clinical Psychologist
• Current registration with HCPC as required in- HCPC Practitioner Registration

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Able to assess the psychological needs of children, young people, and adults, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests
• Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the psychological implications of engagement with these care pathways for individuals and their families
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical/counselling/health psychologist in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them
• Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from young people/adults in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
• Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
• Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies to manage this
• Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits if required

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Post qualification experience of clinical work within a health care setting, with individuals who have an acute/long-term medical conditions
• Experience of working with children/young people who have a physical health condition
• Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams
• Post qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
• Formal teaching / presentation sessions to health and other professionals
• Demonstrable understanding of the implications of acute and long term health conditions for children/young people and their families
• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology

Desirable

• Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists
• Accredited supervision training
• Experience of working with children/young people in a paediatric service

Aptitudes Essential

• Empathic
• Compassionate
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Manage competing demands

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)