Clinical Psychologist (Band 7)NHS

Job summary

We are delighted to be recruiting a part time (25.5 hours per week) Band 7 Clinical Psychologist for a 12 month maternity cover to join our Community Paediatric and Lifetime teams.

These specialist community paediatric psychology services offer complex psychological assessment and intervention to young people living with a variety of complex disabilities and life-limiting/threatening conditions, and their families and MDTs.

You'll be welcomed into a small team of Clinical Psychologists, a Systemic Family Therapist, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and Trainee Art Therapists.

You'll also join the wider Children's Psychology Service, which includes psychologists working across Autism and ADHD Assessment, Neurodiversity Support, Community Paediatrics, Lifetime, School Nursing, and specialist nursing for teenage fathers, offering rich opportunities for collaboration and shared learning.

Our Heads of Psychology are dedicated to compassionate and inclusive leadership. We place high value on creating a psychologically safe, nurturing working environment where staff wellbeing and development truly matters.

We offer:

• Flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week
• The ability to adapt your working pattern to suit personal responsibilities
• Specialist group supervisionin CBT (BABCP-accredited), Systemic, and EMDR, in addition to regular1:1 clinical supervision
• Excellent funded CPD opportunities to support your continued growth and expertise

Main duties of the job

Main duties are:

o Provision, development and evaluation of a highly specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with complex disabilities and life threatening/limiting conditions, siblings, parents/carers and staff teams.

o To share with the multi professional clinical teams, through joint working, consultation, supervision, training and service development activities, psychological knowledge and skills to enable individualised psychological care in partnership with service users and their families.

o To participate in research and audit activity, and supervise others carrying these out as required.

o To provide clinical supervision and training for assistant psychologists and other staff as requested.

o To advise and work with the other Clinical Psychologists in Lifetime/Community Paediatrics and Head of Sirona's Children's Psychology Services to develop and implement: service developments, policies, protocols and guidelines.

The successful applicant will be working from multiple locations across BNSSG. Traveling to family homes and schools will also be required.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.