We are excited to be recruiting into NHS Children & Young People Gender Service (South West) CYPGS SW as part of the continued growth & development of the new service. We are looking for a thoughtful, compassionate and innovative Clinical / Counselling / Health Practitioner Psychologist to join our committed & supportive multi-disciplinary team
CYPGS SW sits within the wider Psychological Health Services. It is provided by a large multi-disciplinary team (MDT). As part of this team the practitioner psychologist will provide specialist assessments, deliver and evaluate psychological interventions & be part of the evolving evidence base for the field of gender care. B7 Practitioner Psychologists working in the CYPGS SW are well supported through multi-disciplinary working, individual supervision, drop in case discussion, Academy of Royal Colleges specialist children’s & young people’s gender service training programme. There are weekly clinical development meetings. We value the provision of evidence-based care delivered by highly skilled compassionate clinicians.
Our service has purpose-built accommodation with high quality clinical space for face to face& remote appointments. We offer outreach clinics in Devon & Cardiff. The opportunity for hybrid working would make this post suitable for clinicians from outside the Bristol area.
- As part of a highly specialist team to provide detailed holistic assessments of children and young people referred to the Gender Service
- As part of a highly specialist team to provide evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families under the care of the Gender Service
- As part of the psychological health service to provide assessment and brief intervention to children, young people and families referred from other children’s specialities in UBHW.
- 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 out-patient and ward based settings as needed.
- Provision of psychological advice, consultation, training, and support for other professionals.
- To undertake or support research and audit relevant to 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. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
