Principal Psychological Professional - Cfhd

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Part time

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is advertising a fixed term 0.85WTE Principal Psychological Professional (Clinical Psychologist / CAMHS psychotherapist / Systemic) Clinical Lead in our Urgent Care Pathway in Devon. The post is for six months with part-time, flexible working.

You will lead the multi-disciplinary Urgent Care pathway, provide advanced formulation, supervision and consultation, and drive service development in collaboration with Operational and Medical Leads.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel across Devon.
• Advanced formulation and supervision skills essential.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and interagency collaboration.
• UK registration with HCPC or equivalent for leadership in psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical Lead role within Urgent Care and contribute to CFHD service developments.
• Offer high‑quality psychological care to children and young people and supervise staff.
• Collaborate with Operational and Medical Leads and partner agencies.

Skills

Formulation

Autonomy

Communication

Public speaking

Interagency liaison

Supervision

Collaborative working

Advanced clinical formulation

Education

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Post-qualification supervision training

Leadership/management training

Child and adolescent therapy/assessment training

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to be advertising for a fixed term 0.85WTE Principal Psychological Professional (Clinical Psychologist / Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist / Systemic Psychotherapist) Clinical Lead in our Urgent Care Pathway. We are looking for an experienced colleague to work collaboratively with the Operational and Medical Leads in leading this multi-disciplinary pathway forwards, for a period of six months.

Our Urgent Care Pathway is a community pathway for children and young people who require responsive and/or intensive support with risk and mental health presentations. The Pathway has strong links with other CFHD pathways of care as well as the regular interface with acute care systems.

The Pathway is guided by Adaptive Mentalisation Based Integrative Therapy (AMBIT), a model that emphasises the importance of the well-connected team supporting practitioners working with higher risk needs.

We would love to hear from experienced colleagues who can bring advanced level clinical thinking and formulation, skills in supervision and consultation and compassionate leadership to this progressive, responsive pathway.

Main duties of the job

As a Principal Psychological Professional, you will hold a Clinical Lead role within Urgent Care, working jointly with Operational and Medical Leads, as well as providing lead contributions to service developments across CFHD.

You will offer advanced formulation, strong supervisory and consultation skills as well as high-quality psychological care to young people. You will have proven experience in working positively with inter‑agency colleagues, able to mentalize, contain and respond to multi-layered needs in struggling networks.

You will join a group of multi-disciplinary clinical leaders across CFHD who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. As part of a collaborative structure of leadership, you will be well supported as you work together with colleagues to lead forward high-quality care.

There is a strong, friendly and connected network of Psychological Professionals working across CFHD, enjoying shared CPD and professional support.

We encourage interest from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences, both personal and professional.

The Pathway is county‑wide with flexibility of base possible.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the mental and physical health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non‑patronising and non‑judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

Join us in beautiful Devon

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9369-26-0862

Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Contact: Emily Brooks, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, [e-mail]

Essential Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Willingness and ability to travel across Devon
• Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation and share this with others including service users and professionals
• The ability to work as an autonomous senior clinician, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
• The ability to communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with children and young people, parents, carers and others as appropriate, conveying information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning assessment, clinical formulation and treatment, at times during emotionally difficult situations
• The ability to present complex, often sensitive information in a variety of formats, both written and verbal, in a professional, clear and organised manner, including public speaking to a range of audiences

Essential Qualifications

• A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Masters Level training in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent.
• Active registration with the HCPC, or Association of Child Psychotherapists, or with the UKCP as a Systemic and Family Therapist
• Post qualification training or equivalent experience in supervision.
• Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in leadership or management
• Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people

Essential Experience

• Experience of delivering effective evidence-based, outcomes-informed psychological therapy interventions with children, young people and families, including risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including shared decision making and the use of both clinician and patient rated outcome measures
• Experience of working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary services and across organisational boundaries
• Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
• Experience of obtaining service user feedback and data to improve outcomes and services
• Experience in teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
• Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
• Experience of using an equality and diversity framework in clinical, supervisory and leadership practice
• Experience of initiating, chairing, attending and contributing to multi-professional and interagency meetings.
• Experience of working as an autonomous individual, taking on responsibility, making decisions and seeking support as needed.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision, undertaking appraisals, developing job plans, recruitment, managing performance, absence and staff development.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.