Practitioner Psychologist

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Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Bristol is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist to work within the Children and Young People Gender Service. You will provide therapeutic services and psychological assessments, primarily working with children and young people. This role offers a supportive environment for professional development within a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should hold a postgraduate qualification in psychology and current HCPC registration. Opportunities for training and service development will be provided.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical, counselling or health psychology, recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
• Current registration with HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological services including assessment and formulation.
• Deliver services in ward-based and out-patient settings.
• Support development and evaluation of the services.

Job description

Employer University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS Site
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol
Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 26/01/2026 23:59

Practitioner Psychologist

Band 7

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Job overview

We are looking for thoughtful, compassionate and innovative Clinical / Counselling / Health Practitioner Psychologists working into the NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West)- CYPGS SW, who will also work within wider Psychological Health Services.

CYPGS SW is provided by a large Multi‑disciplinary team (MDT). As part of this team the practitioner psychologist will work to develop, deliver and evaluate interventions and the service. Practitioner Psychologists working in the CYPGS SW are supported through supervision and along with the team will participate in training to develop knowledge and skills to deliver the work.

As well as providing services into CYPGS SW, practitioner psychologists will have other clinical and professional roles depending on skills, interests and service demands. This post offers opportunity for professional development and offers a variety of clinical work.

Psychological Health Services, which is an award‑winning department, is recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trust‑wide 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.

Main duties of the job

To provide therapeutic services primarily into CYPGS SW, and also into paediatric medical and or surgical specialties 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.

Working for our organisation

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. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical, counselling or health psychology, recognised for registration by the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist – Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist
• Current registration with HCPC

Knowledge and Experience

• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Experience of working with children/young people who have a physical health condition.
• Experience of working as a clinical psychologist undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi‑disciplinary physical health setting.
• Experience of working as a clinical psychologist providing psychological consultation, case management supervision and training to multi‑professional and multi‑agency teams.
• 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 within relevant NICE and other guidance.
• Experience of clinical work within a health care setting, with individuals who have an acute/long‑term medical conditions.
• Experience of working with populations presenting to gender services.
• Demonstrable consideration of the implications of acute and long‑term trajectories for children/young people who present to gender services.
• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of mental health conditions common in young people with gender diversity.
• Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists.
• Accredited supervision training.
• Experience of working with children/young people in a paediatric service.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to assess the psychological needs of children, young people and adults, including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.
• Able to generate systemic and individual formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theory to the complex information generated by the person, family, health and social care systems relating to individuals engaging in care pathways.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the range of psychological implications of engagement with these care pathways for individuals and their families.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a practitioner psychologist or therapeutic practitioner in relation to a patient, their family, the staff teams and the wider organisational systems around them.
• Able to demonstrate successful use of strategies to prioritise and manage time when there are conflicting demands.
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from young people/adults in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner.
• Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, databases and electronic records as required.
• Able to demonstrate a realistic awareness of the potential for work‑related stress and distress in this type of clinical work plus strategies to manage this.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi‑disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and community visits if required.
• Proficiency in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.