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We are looking for thoughtful, compassionate and innovative Clinical / Counselling or other Practitioner Psychologists or Therapeutic practitioners such as Family Therapists or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, who are keen to be at the forefront of a new multi-professional service delivered in a paediatric health setting. Therapeutic staff working into the NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West) will work within Psychological Health Services. As part of a Multi-disciplinary team (MDT), they will develop, deliver and evaluate specified services provided by a range of clinicians and health professionals, including clinical services, research and quality improvement including dissemination, and training and consultation to other partner services and agencies. As well as providing services into the new clinical programme, all staff will have other clinical and professional roles depending on skills, interests and service demands. These may include Staff Support.
Psychological Health Services is an award-winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trustwide psychological services. As a university teaching trust, research and quality improvement forms part of UHBW's mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.
Key Responsibilities
* To provide therapeutic services into paediatric medical and or surgical specialties including CYP gender services, involving direct and indirect clinical work.
* To provide psychological services including assessment, formulation and implementation of psychological interventions for children/young people, adults and their families.
* To deliver these services in ward-based and out-patient settings as needed.
* Provision of psychological advice, consultation, training, and support for other professionals working across this care pathway as assigned.
* Support with development and evaluation of the services.
* To propose changes for service development, guidelines and protocols relevant to psychological health across these care pathways.
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. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 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: Hannah Connell Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Hannah.Connell@uhbw.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
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* Hospitals and Health Care
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