Sirona care & health
Clinical Psychologist
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We are looking for a motivated Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Health Psychologist) to join our supportive team working with adults with learning disabilities.
We welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists as well as those wishing to further develop their therapeutic and consultation skills.
About the Role
As part of the Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (SALDHS), you will join a highly valued psychology team within a multidisciplinary community service covering Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You will play a key role in supporting people with learning disabilities and those around them.
Referrals are varied and may include work relating to loss and bereavement, trauma, relationships, neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions (including autism), dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions, mental health difficulties, and risks of harm to self or others. Our team draws on a range of clinical expertise and therapeutic approaches.
Responsibilities
- Provide highly specialist assessments, clinical formulations, therapeutic interventions, and wider service support to prevent and reduce the incidence and impact of psychosocial/mental health difficulties.
- Contribute to clinical case discussion and share psychological thinking with the team.
- Provide consultation to other mainstream, secondary, and tertiary services.
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About the Team
The service operates a hybrid model of home and office-based working. This maternity cover post is for up to 11 hours per week and is primarily based in South Gloucestershire.
Professional Development
We are committed to professional development and have a ring-fenced psychology CPD budget. Recent funding has supported training in CFT, ACT, DDP, and EMDR, alongside attendance at national conferences.
Benefits
- Agenda for Change Salary
- Full NHS benefits
- 27+ days’ annual leave
- Participation in the NHS Pension Scheme
About Us
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
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We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners, and communities we serve.
Development Opportunities
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested?
View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Caroline Scrase
- Job title: Clinical Lead for Psychology
- Email address: c.scrase@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07855972971
Dr Caroline Scrase
c.scrase@nhs.net
0785597297
Dr Samantha Green
samantha.green1@nhs.net
07766503978
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