Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Health

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Exeter is seeking a Specialist Clinical Psychologist to join their team. This role involves providing psychological care within the Macleod Diabetes and Endocrinology Service, working closely with patients with chronic health conditions. The successful candidate will have experience in leadership, comprehensive knowledge in clinical health psychology, and will contribute to innovative care pathways. The role promotes professional growth and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of clinical health psychology services.
• Experience in teaching and supervision roles.
• Extensive experience in diverse clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Improve psychological health of patients with obesity and endocrine disorders.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to staff and trainees.
• Maintain a specialist caseload and provide consultancy to clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership qualities

Psychological assessment skills

Time management skills

Education

Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent)

Further training in health psychology practice

Further training in at least one psychological therapy

Job description

Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Health

• Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
• Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?

This 1.0 wte 8a post (flexible workingconsidered) provides embedded psychological care within the Macleod Diabetesand Endocrinology Service (MDEC), Royal Devon University Hospital in Exeter. You will work with diabetes, endocrinology andmedical obesity patients. There will bepotential to work with MDTs, provide training, support and supervision to staffas well as maintaining a clinical caseload. Both elements of the post will havea service development role to continue developing psychological care pathwayswith the local Primary Care Talking Therapies team.

This role requires face toface presence in the teams for the majority of the time. Opportunities also exist with local clinical training courses for research andclinical placements within the service.

You will experience the benefits ofbeing part of an innovative, fast paced physical health MDT whilst also beingsupported by the Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Service within DPT. The team at MDEC have embraced psychology over the past few years and hugely value the different perspectives psychologists bring into the service.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 6th November 2025.

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced, dynamic and empathic mental health professional with a passion for working with those have a chronic health condition?

Do you wish to develop your MDT skills in a supportive environment, enjoy working collaboratively with others and supporting staff members from other professional backgrounds?

If so, this could be the perfect career opportunity for you.

The team psychologist has access to protected administrative desk space alongside a separate allocated therapy room in the building. The role encompasses both clinical care (direct patient contact) alongside systemic approaches including a recent focus on psychological informed care and environments.

Attendance at medical obesity MDT meetings every other week on a Wednesday is essential as is diabetes MDT on a Thursday.

There is flexibility around the types of therapeutic approaches offered in the service and further training that could support this. At the moment a range is offered including 3rd wave CBT, trauma focused approaches and longer term attachment informed interventions.

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 served by Royal Devon University Hosptial (Exeter) services forobesity and endocrine disorders.

This will be achieved in this post by:

• Ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service to theClinical Health & Neuropsychology Services in Exeter, East & Mid Devonas a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services (DPTPsychological Medicine) to the Royal Devon & Exeter (RD&E) NHSFoundation Trust.
• Providingclinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for staff, trainees andvolunteers employed by or attached to the psychology service.
• Taking aleadership role in the EMOS and endocrinology services for the Clinical Health& Neuropsychology Services.
• Carrying aspecialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy topatients and professionals.
• To workautonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thesystematic governance of psychological practice within the Clinical Health& Neuropsychology Services.
• The postholder with receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordanceto Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the BritishPsychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
• Contributing to the management of thePsychology and Psychological Therapies directorate.

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Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

• Broad knowledge of clinical health psychology services; and of the services in the NHS where clinical health psychology is commonly applied
• Extensive knowledge of the knowledge base, skills and practice of Clinical Psychology
• Knowledge of the policy context of services to the acute hospitals Trust and of leadership in this setting
• Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Skills in managing conflict, negotiation & achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims
• Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
• Organisation and time management skills
• Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.

Experience

• Experience of work in psychology services across a range of medical service settings or agencies
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• 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
• Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society
• Further training in health psychology practice
• Further training in at least one 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.