Principal Clinical Psychologist, Complex Presentations
Band 8b
Main area: Psychological Health Services
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-WC-7210-SL
Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and other locations
Town: Bristol
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/01/2025
We are looking for a thoughtful, compassionate and innovative highly specialist (Principal) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in health care provision for children and young people with Complex Presentations. This leader would be at the forefront of the NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West) within the governance structure of the service and Psychological Health Services as part of a Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to develop, deliver and evaluate specified services provided by a range of clinicians and health professionals. Provision will include clinical services, research and quality improvement including dissemination, and training and consultation to other partner services and agencies.
Main duties of the job
* Highly Specialist clinical assessment and intervention, and leadership, to ensure the systematic provision of a psychology service to the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (South West)
* Training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist within the CYP Gender Service
* Joint working, consultation, training and service development activities
* Research relating to service delivery
* Management and supervision of staff
Person specification
* Advanced communication skills.
* Ability to endure personal and professional challenge including media scrutiny.
Knowledge and Experience
* Post qualification experience of working as a specialist practitioner clinical psychologist providing direct clinical work, psychological consultation, case management.
* Formal teaching/presentation sessions to health and other professionals.
* Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care.
* Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment relevant to CYP with complex presentations.
* Experience working with health and social care teams in the context of providing supervision, reflective practice or team development work.
* Record of publications in peer-reviewed, academic or professional journals/books.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to generate systemic and individual psychological formulations and triage/deliver brief interventions based on applying psychological theories and models.
* Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information.
* Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical, managerial and professional activities effectively and safely.
* Able to travel as required.
* Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
* Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
* Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Qualifications and Training
* Doctorate in clinical psychology/counselling psychology or equivalent.
* Current registration as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council.
* Training in the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists/other staff.
* Management/leadership training.
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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