Clinical Psychologist

Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF&Barnstaple, EX31 1QL
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 19th December 2024
Closing date: 5th January 2025


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Job Description:

This is a 3 days a week clinical psychology post covering maternity leave for 9 months for one of our staff members. We are receptive to clinicians who work face to face, remotly, or hybred.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be providing individual psychological therapy and assessment to clients presenting with a range of psychological difficulties, including complex anxiety and depression, personality disorder, eating disorder, and C-PTSD. There can be some remit to support colleagues within the community mental health team through consultation as well.

About us

About North Devon P&PT

We are a team of clinical/counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. We have a reputation for being an innovative and enlivening team to work with and there is a lot of colleagial support available. Ongoing line management and clinical supervision are offered as well.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties of the post include assessment, provision of individual psychological therapy, and possibly support to community team colleagies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see the attached job description and person spec.

Desirable

  • Please see the attached job description and person spec.

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 Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF


Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)



Contact information:

Professional Lead for P&PT (ND)

Bill Wahl

bill.wahl@nhs.net

07772012994


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