Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bristol seeks a Specialist Clinical Psychologist to provide therapeutic services for children and young people with gender diversity issues. Responsibilities include delivering psychological services, offering consultation and support to other professionals, and contributing to service development. Candidates should possess a doctorate in clinical psychology and current registration with the Health Care Professions Council. Join a dynamic team committed to innovative psychological care.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council.
• Experience working with young people and adults having gender diversity conditions.
• Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services to children and young people with gender diversity issues.
• Deliver psychological services including assessment and implementation of interventions.
• Consult and train other professionals across the care pathway.

Skills

Therapeutic services

Communication skills

IT skills

Assessment of psychological needs

Education

Doctorate in clinical psychology or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for thoughtful, compassionate and innovative Specialist Clinical Psychologists working into the NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West)- CYPGS SW, who will also work within wider Psychological Health Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services primarily to children, young people and adults with gender diversity issues, including direct and indirect clinical work.
• Deliver psychological services including assessment, formulation and implementation of interventions in ward-based and out-patient settings.
• Provide psychological advice, consultation, training and support for other professionals across the care pathway.
• Support development and evaluation of services, and propose changes for service development, guidelines and protocols relevant to psychological health.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in clinical psychology, counselling psychology or equivalent.
• Current registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council.

Experience

• Experience working as a clinical psychologist with young people and adults who have gender diversity conditions.
• Experience providing psychological consultation, case management, supervision and training to multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
• Experience undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting.

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance for children, vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and psychological care.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Knowledge of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for CYP with gender diversity.

Skills

• Ability to assess psychological needs, generate formulations and interventions, and manage information effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with clients, carers and colleagues, and advanced IT skills for data entry and analysis.

Desirable

• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice relevant to working with CYP with gender diversity.
• Training course in clinical supervision.

Employer details

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS1 8BJ