Senior Clinical Psychologist (preceptorship opportunity) - CFHD
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Totnes, TQ9 6JD
Salary
£49,387 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
We are delighted to be recruiting a Senior Clinical Psychologist with preceptorship opportunity (Band 7-8a) to join the Eating Disorder Pathway within...
As a Clinical Psychologist in the eating disorder pathway,
you will be offering high-quality complex assessments and psychological input
to children, young people and families. You will bring advanced formulation and
consultation skills alongside wider service development contributions. While
eating disorders are a specialist area, you will be working with various
comorbidities such as anxiety, OCD, BDD and trauma. We offer cognitive
assessments as well as opportunities to develop systemic practice. This makes
it a great opportunity to gain specialist knowledge whilst maintaining variety.
There will be CPD opportunities to support you. For example,
colleagues have accessed training in ARFID, AFT, TF-CBT and other models.
We are keen to support CBT for eating disorders as an offer
within the pathway and would welcome applications from those already trained,
or who wish to undertake further training such as CBT-E and CBT-T.
We encourage interest from candidates with diverse
backgrounds and experiences, both personal and professional.
You will have regular clinical supervision and separate line
management. You will be supported with a job plan and opportunities to develop
supervision, leadership, research and service development skills. There is a
strong and friendly network of Clinical Psychologists working across CFHD,
enjoying shared CPD and professional support. We also have excellent links with
local Doctoral courses for teaching and Trainee placements.
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to
improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across
Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young
people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and
providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling
lives.
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.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon
Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,
psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,
physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
Join us in
beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are
plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the
cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the
world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.
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.
How to apply
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First seen
20 August 2026
Last checked
24 August 2026
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