Senior Clinical Psychologist

5 days ago


Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an ambitious, highly skilled, and creative psychologist to join our team as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will join the wider leadership team within the role of Psychology Lead across the Bath National Pain Service.

The successful candidate will have a high level of experience in working with children and young people with complex needs and with experience of addressing complex safeguarding across agencies.

The team is highly functioning and values staff wellbeing, learning, and development. There is a weekly clinical development for all staff, which the post holder would contribute to and shape, regular clinical supervision, and established training for new staff.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide clinical work, assessment, and interventions to people with chronic pain of all ages as appropriate within a lifespan service (including children, young adults, adults, and older adults).
  • As a Clinician with experience in children, adolescents, and young adults ensure that the team has the skills needed for lifespan work with a particular responsibility for children, adolescents, and young people.
  • Manage safeguarding & risk along with the Lead Nurse and Consultant Doctors and Consultant Therapist having full knowledge of safeguarding and risk processes for people of all ages.
  • Be an active member of the Bath Centre for Pain Services management team and work to ensure all Key Performance Indicators (activity, mandatory training, and appraisals) are met.
  • Provide professional leadership to Psychologists working in all services in the Bath National Pain Centre - to be actively involved in the recruitment and retention of psychology staff and ensure appropriate supervision and CPD is provided.
  • With the Therapy Lead ensure an appropriate line management and supervision structure in the BCPS.
  • By working closely with the Therapy Lead ensure all services and components of therapy for children are evidence-based, age, and clinically appropriate.
About Us

We put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing.

Person Specification

We are looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience:

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
  • Further Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Desirable qualifications include:

  • Research MSc or PhD

Essential experience includes:

  • Significant experience working with children, adolescents, and young people
  • Significant experience leading a clinical team

Desirable experience includes:

  • Experience working with children in a chronic pain setting


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