Safeguarding jobs in Grande-Bretagne

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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

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