Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their team. This role involves working in Paediatric Specialties, contributing to the Barth Syndrome Service and paediatric gastroenterology. The successful candidate will engage in direct and indirect clinical work, providing high-quality psychological care and training to other professionals. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive environment within a large, reputable Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in Paediatric Specialties.
• Ability to conduct psychometric cognitive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide access to specialist clinical health psychology services.
• Deliver direct and indirect clinical work in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Provide teaching and training for professionals.

Skills

Psychological Health Services

Clinical Psychology

Teaching

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

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We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative adaptable clinical psychologist keen to develop experience, knowledge and skills in working in Paediatric Specialties . The permanent post holder will be contributing to the care provided by the lifetime Barth Syndrome Service (0.2FTE) and to the paediatric gastroenterology (0.65FTE) service. There may be additional funding to increase this to 0.85FTE). This is a Band 8A post but could be offered as a Band 7 preceptorship. As a department we offer a full preceptorship development program supervised by the senior psychology team to support development to Band 8A.

Psychological Health Services take pride in their commitment to providing high quality and accessible CPD and access to skilled clinical and peer supervision. Examples of current CPD opportunities include monthly Trustwide departmental CPD meetings, journal clubs and an ACT supervision group. Our commitment to clinical excellence is reflected in our annual cycle of quality outcomes related to a wide portfolio of activity.

As a large department Psychological Health Services provides clinical psychology services to a wide range of specialist multidisciplinary teams. Although the current recruitment is for a specific post, we welcome applications and enquiries from those who are interested in wider opportunities within our portfolio.

To develop and provide access to specialist clinical health psychology services for young people and adolescents based on assessment of psychological needs to generate individualised psychological care programmes. Care will be delivered through direct and indirect clinical work based in outpatient and inpatient clinical settings. This will include the use of psychometric cognitive assessments

To provide formal and informal teaching and training for other professionals on psychological knowledge and skills applicable in the direct and indirect care of young people, adults and families with physical health conditions

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Velleman Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01173428168

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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