Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Senior Clinical Psychologist. This post will be based at the Porterbrook Clinic on the same site as the Michael Carlisle Centre in the Nether Edge area of Sheffield. This is an exciting opportunity to work with adults with gender dysphoria providing gender affirming, trauma informed care. Some experience of working with gender or sexual diversity and neurodiversity is essential. The role will include: providing psychological therapy to service users who have mental health issues impacted by their gender experience, providing extended assessments and psychological formulations and recommendations. The role will also involve taking on some Lead Clinician responsibilities: providing diagnostic assessments of gender dysphoria and opinions about suitability and readiness for surgery. Appropriate training will be provided, especially for the Lead Clinician part of the role. The Clinical Psychologist will also play an integral part in our multi-disciplinary team meetings and offer supervision to other staff including an Assistant Psychologist and/or Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.
Main duties of the job
The Sheffield Gender Identity Clinic, also known as the Porterbrook Clinic, is a service for adults who are experiencinggender dysphoria. Our clinic is one of 11 gender identity clinics providing healthcare for adults, commissioned by NHS England.We are a national service and as such, much of our work takes place online via Attend Anywhere NHS platform. Our team is made up of administration staff, medical and nursing staff, and a range of other healthcare professionals, such as psychologists and speech and communication therapists. People who attend our service may be seeking a range of treatment options. We provide support for social transitioning, and medical treatment to decrease gender identity distress.We are proud to provide specialist healthcare to transgender and non-binary people. We are passionate about providing culturally competent, developmentally appropriate and trans-affirmative professional care and management to the people that seek our services.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment and therapy with people with gender issues
Lead Clinician responsibilities: providing diagnostic assessments of gender dysphoria and opinions about suitability and readiness for surgery.
Taking an active part in our multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Offering supervision to other staff including an Assistant Psychologist and/or Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.
Although this post is a full-time 8A position, we would be happy to consider applications from people wanting to work part-time. We would also welcome applications from people currently finishing their Clinical Psychology Doctoral training who can demonstrate that they fulfil the person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment and therapy with people with gender issues
Lead Clinician responsibilities: providing diagnostic assessments of gender dysphoria and opinions about suitability and readiness for surgery.
Taking an active part in our multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Offering supervision to other staff including an Assistant Psychologist and/or Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.
Although this post is a full-time 8A position, we would be happy to consider applications from people wanting to work part-time. We would also welcome applications from people currently finishing their Clinical Psychology Doctoral training who can demonstrate that they fulfil the person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups: people with neurodiversity and people with gender or sexuality concerns
- oSignificant experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of service users across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- oAbility to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties relating to neurodiversity, complex trauma and gender issues
Other
Essential
- oAbility to deal with exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- oWillingness and ability to attend further training to become a Lead Clinician in a Gender Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific groups: people with neurodiversity and people with gender or sexuality concerns
- oSignificant experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of service users across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- oAbility to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties relating to neurodiversity, complex trauma and gender issues
Other
Essential
- oAbility to deal with exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- oWillingness and ability to attend further training to become a Lead Clinician in a Gender Service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
