Senior Clinical Psychologist - Cfhd

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust is recruiting Senior Clinical Psychologists (Band 8a) to join the Urgent Care Pathway for Children and Family Health Devon. Roles are based in North Devon, Torbay and South Devon as 0.8WTE with potential to progress from Band 7 to Band 8a within two years.

The role focuses on high-quality psychological care, AMBIT-guided practice, and opportunities for AMBIT/DBT/EMDR training, with regular supervision and a supportive psychology network.

Qualifications

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification if qualified before 1996.
• Active HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Post-qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people.
• Post-qualification training or proven experience in supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people and families.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team working and share psychological thinking through consultation.
• Offer clinical supervision and support to colleagues within the Urgent Care pathway.
• Participate in service development, evaluation and quality improvement aligned with THRIVE framework.
• Support trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive practice across the pathway.
• Engage in CPD and training, including AMBIT, DBT, EMDR as opportunities arise.
• Collaborate with young people, families and professionals across systems for joined-up care.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Teaching/training

Leadership

Education

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to be recruiting Senior Clinical Psychologists (Band 8a) to join the Urgent Care Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon. We have roles based in North Devon and Torbay and South Devon.

These are 0.8WTE roles and can be offered as Developmental Roles at Band 7, working with support, to progress to Band 8a (subject to meeting criteria within 2 years).

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality psychological care for children and young people in Devon.

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. There are opportunities to pursue training in AMBIT, DBT skills, EMDR and other psychological therapies and interventions depending on your clinical interests and service needs.

We offer:

• A senior clinical role in a well-established multi-disciplinary team.
• CPD opportunities, including potential training in AMBIT, DBT, EMDR.
• Regular clinical supervision, a dedicated job plan, and a strong psychology network within CFHD.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions for children, young people, and their families.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team working, sharing psychological thinking through consultation and joint work.
• Offer clinical supervision and support to colleagues within the Urgent Care pathway.
• Participate in service development, evaluation and quality improvement, aligned with the THRIVE framework.
• Support trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive practice across the pathway.
• Engage in CPD and training, with access to additional training opportunities depending on interest.
• Collaborate with young people, families, and professionals across systems to ensure joined-up care.

This is an ideal opportunity for Clinical Psychologists looking to take on senior roles with a mix of clinical leadership, therapeutic work, and service development in beautiful Devon.

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

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.

Details

Closing date: 29 October 2026

Salary: £49,387 to £64,745 a year Pro Rata

Band: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9369-26-0623-2

Essential qualifications

• A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification in Clinical Psychology if qualified before 1996.
• Active registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
• Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people.
• Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision.

Essential experience

• Experience of undertaking specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for CYP with a wide variety of mental health problems and/or neurodiversity and/or learning disability, reflecting all levels of clinical severity; including risk assessments of self-harming/dangerous/challenging behaviour.
• Experience of teaching and/or training.
• Experience of delivering clinical supervision.

Desirable experience

• Experience of work in psychological interventions with children, young people and their families in a range of service settings or agencies.
• Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology services in the NHS, and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency contexts.

Essential knowledge, skills and abilities

• Specialist knowledge of child development and the impact of adverse childhood experiences.
• Broad knowledge of psychological services; and of the services in the NHS where psychology is applied to the needs of children and young people.
• Extensive knowledge of the knowledge base, skills and practice of Clinical Psychology in relevant health settings.
• Able to travel and work across the area covered by the trust as requested by Line Manager.

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.

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