Clinical Psychologist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 02 July 2024
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Paediatric Clinical Health Psychology team as a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist for 3 days a week. We are looking to recruit someone with an interest in working with children, young people and families and experience ideally in health settings. We are a large team, and we are keen to promote personal and professional development and there are lots of opportunities for CPD, training and service development within the role.
The post involves supporting children, young people and their families through specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, indirect work including providing consultation, supervision and training to multi-disciplinary staff, and utilising research skills for audit, policy, and service development.
Main duties of the job
To enhance psychologically informed care through the direct delivery of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based psychological interventions for children and young people with physical health difficulties and their families, and indirectly through providing interventions such as teaching, training and consultation with teams and non-psychologically trained practitioners, and service development.
The service will be provided across a number of bases in the acute and community setting as well as some home working. The main base for the service is at Torbay Hospital. We operate a Hybrid-Model of working which involves a combination of remote and physical face-to-face interactions.
To work autonomously, within the Trust's and the HCPC's and the BPS's professional guidelines, as well as liaise and work closely with paediatric colleagues and other staff who work internal and external to the Trust and who provide services to children, young people and their carers and families.
About us
Why Work With Us
We are a progressive service and are passionate about the uniqueness of Clinical Health Psychology. You will work within the Paediatric Clinical Health Psychology team as part of the wider Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) service. We have a mix of Psychological professions in the team and welcome individuals who are keen to embrace the challenges and strengths that this brings to our working and professional identity. We pride ourselves on our flexibility of working practices and our family first approach to working which allow people to work hard while maintaining healthy boundaries.
As a Trust we have introduced agile working and as a Directorate we are committed to supporting our teams and colleagues in adopting this approach. The team have been trained in ACT and EMDR and there is a strong commitment to both evidence and practice based short-term interventions.
Date posted
11 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
388-6315352-SM
Job locations
John Parkes Unit
Newton Road
Torbay
TQ2 7AA
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Parkes Unit
Newton Road
Torbay
TQ2 7AA
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