Job summary
- Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
- Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?
This 1.0 wte 8a post (flexible working
considered) provides embedded psychological care within the Macleod Diabetes
and Endocrinology Service (MDEC), Royal Devon University Hospital in Exeter. You will work with diabetes, endocrinology and
medical obesity patients. There will be
potential to work with MDTs, provide training, support and supervision to staff
as well as maintaining a clinical caseload. Both elements of the post will have
a service development role to continue developing psychological care pathways
with the local Primary Care Talking Therapies team.
This role requires face to
face presence in the teams for the majority of the time. Opportunities also exist with local clinical training courses for research and
clinical placements within the service.
You will experience the benefits of
being part of an innovative, fast paced physical health MDT whilst also being
supported by the Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Service within DPT. The team at MDEC have embraced psychology over the past few years and hugely value the different perspectives psychologists bring into the service.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 6th November 2025.
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced, dynamic and empathic mental health professional with a passion for working with those have a chronic health condition?
Do you wish to develop your MDT skills in a supportive environment, enjoy working collaboratively with others and supporting staff members from other professional backgrounds?
If so, this could be the perfect career opportunity for you.
The team psychologist has access to protected administrative desk space alongside a separate allocated therapy room in the building. The role encompasses both clinical care (direct patient contact) alongside systemic approaches including a recent focus on psychological informed care and environments.
Attendance at medical obesity MDT meetings every other week on a Wednesday is essential as is diabetes MDT on a Thursday.
There is flexibility around the types of therapeutic approaches offered in the service and further training that could support this. At the moment a range is offered including 3rd wave CBT, trauma focused approaches and longer term attachment informed interventions.
About us
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
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
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 principal purpose of the job is to improve the
psychological health & wellbeing of people served by Royal Devon University Hosptial (Exeter) services for
obesity and endocrine disorders.
This will be achieved in this post by:
- Ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service to the
Clinical Health & Neuropsychology Services in Exeter, East & Mid Devon
as a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services (DPT
Psychological Medicine) to the Royal Devon & Exeter (RD&E) NHS
Foundation Trust.
- Providing
clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for staff, trainees and
volunteers employed by or attached to the psychology service.
- Taking a
leadership role in the EMOS and endocrinology services for the Clinical Health
& Neuropsychology Services.
- Carrying a
specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to
patients and professionals.
- To work
autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the
systematic governance of psychological practice within the Clinical Health
& Neuropsychology Services.
- The post
holder with receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance
to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British
Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
- Contributing to the management of the
Psychology and Psychological Therapies directorate.
Please see uploaded Job Description for full Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the
psychological health & wellbeing of people served by Royal Devon University Hosptial (Exeter) services for
obesity and endocrine disorders.
This will be achieved in this post by:
- Ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service to the
Clinical Health & Neuropsychology Services in Exeter, East & Mid Devon
as a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services (DPT
Psychological Medicine) to the Royal Devon & Exeter (RD&E) NHS
Foundation Trust.
- Providing
clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for staff, trainees and
volunteers employed by or attached to the psychology service.
- Taking a
leadership role in the EMOS and endocrinology services for the Clinical Health
& Neuropsychology Services.
- Carrying a
specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to
patients and professionals.
- To work
autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the
systematic governance of psychological practice within the Clinical Health
& Neuropsychology Services.
- The post
holder with receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance
to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British
Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
- Contributing to the management of the
Psychology and Psychological Therapies directorate.
Please see uploaded Job Description for full Job Description
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Broad knowledge of clinical health psychology services; and of the services in the NHS where clinical health psychology is commonly applied
- Extensive knowledge of the knowledge base, skills and practice of Clinical Psychology
- Knowledge of the policy context of services to the acute hospitals Trust and of leadership in this setting
- Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills
- Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Skills in managing conflict, negotiation & achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims
- Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
- Organisation and time management skills
- Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in psychology services across a range of medical service settings or agencies
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology services in the NHS, and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society
- Further training in health psychology practice
- Further training in at least one psychological therapy
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Broad knowledge of clinical health psychology services; and of the services in the NHS where clinical health psychology is commonly applied
- Extensive knowledge of the knowledge base, skills and practice of Clinical Psychology
- Knowledge of the policy context of services to the acute hospitals Trust and of leadership in this setting
- Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills
- Strong leadership qualities, resilience and ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Skills in managing conflict, negotiation & achieving consensus in complex situations in the pursuit of agreed strategic aims
- Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective.
- Organisation and time management skills
- Advanced psychological assessment and formulation skills including risk assessment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in psychology services across a range of medical service settings or agencies
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience in undertaking leadership roles within clinical psychology services in the NHS, and in contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies and clinical policies in multi disciplinary, multi agency contexts
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society
- Further training in health psychology practice
- Further training in at least one psychological therapy
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).
Additional information
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).
