Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Clinical Psychologist - Paediatric Psychology

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to be recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Paediatric Psychology team in North Devon. This is a 0.7 WTE permanent role within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD), working with children and young people experiencing the psychological impact of physical health conditions.

You will be part of a well-established team providing high-quality, formulation-driven psychological care in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. The service supports adjustment to diagnosis and treatment, promotes emotional wellbeing, and contributes to improved treatment adherence and engagement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large, supportive network of Clinical Psychologists across CFHD. You will benefit from regular clinical supervision, a dedicated job plan, and opportunities for CPD, research, and service development.

We welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified Clinical Psychologists. The post offers a mix of direct clinical work, consultation to the wider system, and participation in service improvement projects.

There is a strong and friendly psychology community within CFHD, with shared CPD, peer support, and excellent links to local Doctoral training programmes.

If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people in paediatric settings, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Psychologist in the Paediatric Psychology team, you will:

Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention for children and young people with physical health conditions.
Contribute to paediatric multi-disciplinary team meetings, inpatient ward rounds, and outpatient clinic discussions.
Provide consultation and psychological thinking to other professionals involved in the care of children and young people, including education and social care partners.
Support children and families to manage distress, improve quality of life, and build resilience in the face of medical challenges.
Supervise trainee clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists as appropriate.
Contribute to audit, service evaluation, and development initiatives in line with national guidance and CFHD priorities.
Maintain professional standards of record keeping and clinical governance, and uphold ethical practice.
Engage in individual and peer supervision, CPD, and reflective practice.

Youll be working alongside paediatricians, nurses, occupational therapists, and other key partners, making a real difference to the lives of children and families across the region.

About us

Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Date posted

21 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,809 to £54,710 a year pro rata (26.25 hours per week)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0679

Job locations

Integrated Childrens Services

Fishleigh Road

Roundswell Business Park

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 3UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification in Clinical Psychology if qualified before 1996.
Active registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.

Desirable

Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
Experience of working with a range of children and young people with complex needs maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
Experience of undertaking specialist psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments.
Experience in providing teaching and training
Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
Experience that evidences an ability to attend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice.
Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required

Desirable

Experience in using neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning and/or learning disabilities in the context of diagnostic assessments of learning disabilities.
Experience of the assessment of capacity to consent and providing consultation to capacity assessments across a range of issues.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to children.
High level knowledge of Clinical presentations in children and young people
Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent e.g. Masters level qualification in Clinical Psychology if qualified before 1996.
Active registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.

Desirable

Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
Experience of working with a range of children and young people with complex needs maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
Experience of undertaking specialist psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments.
Experience in providing teaching and training
Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
Experience that evidences an ability to attend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice.
Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required

Desirable

Experience in using neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning and/or learning disabilities in the context of diagnostic assessments of learning disabilities.
Experience of the assessment of capacity to consent and providing consultation to capacity assessments across a range of issues.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to children.
High level knowledge of Clinical presentations in children and young people
Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.

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.