Specialist Clinical Psychologist

UHBW Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

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If you enjoy interdisciplinary team working and clinical complexity in a paediatric context, we have the role for you. Leadership ability, flexibility and great communication are essential for 8a roles within the newly developing Children and Young People's Gender Service (South West). We are a new team, learning and developing together along with other hubs as part of a national network of services providing excellent holistic care for children and young people with concerns about their gender. We are fortunate to have the support to ensure that research and evaluation, patient and parent involvement are routine in this well-resourced and closely monitored service. We need excellent clinical staff.

Responsibilities:

1. To provide clinical psychology services into teams within Women and Children Service, primarily but not exclusively within the NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West).
2. To share with the multi-professional clinical team, through joint working, consultation, training and service development activities, psychological knowledge and skills to enable individualised psychological care in partnership with young people.
3. To participate in research and audit activity in collaboration with other professional groups and other providers as appropriate, to increase the evidence base and support the sharing of good practice in psychological and social care for the young people receiving services.
4. To provide effective line management, clinical supervision and training for psychologists and other staff as requested by the Clinical Lead, and the Head of Psychological Health Services.
5. To advise and work with the Clinical Lead and Head of Psychological Health Services to develop and implement service developments, policies, protocols and guidelines relating to the psychological services provided for this population.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Hannah Connell
Job title: Clinical Lead
Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care