Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

Full Time 37 hours per week

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join Bridges, Devon's edge of care service.

We are a multidisciplinary team working with families to prevent relationship breakdown leading to children moving to local authority care, and to support relational repair to support children to return to the care of their families.

Main duties of the job

We follow a systemic multi-modal practice framework working with families to identify goal setting whilst taking responsibility for building trust and safety through restorative and trauma informed interventions.

Each team is led by a Team Manager and includes an Adolescent Worker and Family Worker supported by practitioners with specialist expertise in Clinical Psychology, Speech & Language Therapy and Education & Inclusion.

The role will provide clinical leadership to the Bridges service and clinical supervision to the locality Band 8a Clinical Psychologists. As a Senior leader in children's services you will inform wider therapeutic services development and bring psychologically informed thinking to complex family situations across services.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist who believes in the possibility of positive change for all and is passionate about children remaining with their families.

About us

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required.
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Date posted: 11 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £62,215 to £72,293 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: F0011-25-7758

Job locations: Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description & Person Specification on the right hand side when completing your application.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Experience as a Clinical Psychologist, working with children, young people and their carers.
• Experience of working with adults and children with trauma histories, attachment insecurity and emotional/behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multiagency care plan.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Good understanding of attachment theory and trauma-recovery approaches and using knowledge to support improved psychological wellbeing.
• Knowledge and experience of using attachment and trauma recovery approaches to support consultation and training.
• Understanding of the PACE approach (trauma and attachment informed parenting interventions) to supporting professionals and carers.
• Experience of leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within or with children's services where there are safeguarding concerns for vulnerable adolescents and their families.
• Experience of writing assessments for Court.
• Understanding of a restorative and strengths-based approach to risk assessment and child protection planning.
• Knowledge of structures and operations of Local Authority Children's Services.
• Qualified knowledge and experience of the Non Violent Resistance parenting approach.
• Qualified knowledge and experience of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.
• Experience and understanding of multi systemic approaches to working with families where there is risk of children entering care.

Qualifications Essential

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society or Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology accredited by the HPC or equivalent.

Desirable

• Additional training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Devon County Council

Address: Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD

Employer's website: https://www.devon.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)