Practitioner Psychologist/Psychotherapist

NHS; Exeter; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Exeter is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist/Psychotherapist to improve the mental health of older patients. You will join a dedicated team, delivering specialist psychological assessments and therapies. Ideal candidates should have clinical psychology qualifications and be registered with HCPC. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Protected time for CPD

Supportive team environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment across various settings.
• Trained in diversity awareness and social inequality.
• Experience working under supervision in mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for older people.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning and risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based therapies tailored to older clients.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Collaboration

Psychological therapies

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (DClinPsychol or equivalent)

Registered with HCPC

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Are you passionate about improving the lives of older people and shaping dementia care with compassion and innovation? We're looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist or Psychotherapist to work within our East and Exeter Older Peoples Community Mental Health Teams.

Primarily based in our Exmouth team, the role is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to multidisciplinary team working, delivering specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for older people with complex mental health needs, cognitive impairment, and dementia.

This role offers the opportunity to deliver trauma-informed interventions within a psychologically informed community setting, supporting individuals through collaborative formulation, relational practice, and reflective approaches.

You'd also be welcome to collaborate on a range of projects and contribute to supervision.

We offer:

• A supportive, forward-thinking team that values psychological perspectives
• Opportunities to innovate and shape services for an ageing population
• Protected time for CPD, supervision, and career development
• A workplace culture that champions kindness, collaboration, and clinical excellence

Our friendly and active specialty spans community, inpatient, and memory services across Devon Partnership Trust.

Informal discussions are encouraged, please contact Dr Tamsin Fryer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

If you're ready to bring your expertise where it truly matters, we'd love to welcome you.

Main duties of the job

The Practitioner Psychologist/Psychotherapist provides specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for older people presenting with complex mental health needs, dementia, and cognitive impairment. Within the CMHT, they contribute to multidisciplinary care planning, risk assessment, and support for carers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering evidence-based psychological therapies tailored to older people
• Developing collaborative formulations
• Contributing to service development, audit, and clinical governance
• Promoting parity of esteem and psychological thinking across the MDT

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering specialist psychological assessments and therapy
• Providing consultation and supervision to MDT colleagues
• Contributing to clinical placements for Trainee Psychologists and other Therapists
• Engaging in peer supervision and service development

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

The principal purpose of the job is to improve thepsychological health & wellbeing of people within the post holdersspecialist field of practice.

This will be achieved in this post through undertaking thefollowing areas of responsibility:

• Toensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service inspecialist field of practice, across identified locality area(s), as a keycomponent of integrated mental health and wellbeing services across DevonPartnership NHS Trust
• Providing local clinical leadership,co-ordination and supervision for trainees and volunteers employed by orattached to the psychology service, under the general direction and supervisionof the Professional Lead
• Carrying a specialist caseload ofclients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients,family members, carers and professionals.
• The post holder will be supported bysenior colleagues within their specialist field. The post holder will beexpected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service tofurther develop their clinical skills with this client group.
• To workautonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thesystematic governance of psychological practice within the service / localteam.
• The post holderwill receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance withTrust policy and Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the BritishPsychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
• Thepost holder will observe, and abide by all relevant Professional Codes ofConduct and Practise including the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
• The post holderwill be fully registered with the Health Professions Council or appropriatedesignated Professional Body as a condition of employment.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality
• Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge and familiarity of specialist services; and of the services in the NHS where psychology and psychological therapies is commonly applied.
• An understanding of providing psychological therapy for service users presenting with Severe and Complex mental health problems.
• Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills
• Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
• Proven organisational, planning and time management skills
• Calm, methodical approach, friendly but concise
• Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people
• Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams.
• Ability to work as a member of a clinical team.
• Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts.
• IT Skills

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (DClinPsychol or equivalent) and registered with HCPC.
• Psychological Therapists need to be trained to Masters level or equivalent, in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body e.g. UKCP, BABCP
• Further training or experience in clinical specialism
• Further training in related area
• Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy

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.

Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Strategic Lead

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearpro rata (30 hours per week)