Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a)
Sirona care & health CICBristol, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Sirona care & health CIC based in Bristol. The advertised salary is £57,528 to £64,750. Applications close on 29 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are delighted to be recruiting a part time (22.5 hours per week) Band 8a Clinical Psychologist for a 12 month maternity cover to join our Community...
o Provision, development and evaluation of a highly specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with complex disabilities and life threatening/limiting conditions, siblings, parents/carers and staff teams.
o To share with the multi professional clinical teams, through joint working, consultation, supervision, training and service development activities, psychological knowledge and skills to enable individualised psychological care in partnership with service users and their families.
o To participate in research and audit activity.
o To provide a clinical health placements and opportunities for research for trainee clinical psychologists and other professions as required.
o To provide clinical supervision and training for psychologists and other staff as requested.
o To advise and work with the other Clinical Psychologists in Lifetime and Head of Sirona's Children's Psychology Services to develop and implement: service developments, policies, protocols and guidelines.
The successful applicant will be working from multiple locations across BNSSG. Traveling to family homes and schools will also be required.
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
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.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
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.
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.
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.
Essential: - Substantial post qualification experience working as a Clinical Psychologist with children and young people.; - Experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs and their families.; - Experience of assessing the psychological needs of children, young people and parents including the use of cognitive and developmental psychometric tests.; - Experience of generating systemic and individual formulations and delivering psychological interventions using a range of theoretical / evidence-based models; - Knowledge of the psychological implications of acute and long term medical conditions for babies, children young people and their families.; - Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a clinical psychologist in relation to a patient/ their family/ the staff teams/ and the wider organisational systems around them; - Experience of involvement in clinical audit, research and service evaluation.; - The ability to provide consultation and teaching/training on psychological matters to a broad range of professionals.; - Experience of supervision of Clinical Psychologists and/or other health professionals.
Desirable: - Experience of undertaking service reviews and redesign.; - Experience of psychological debriefs and reflective practice.; - Contribute to development in professional field at national level.
Essential: - Doctorate level training in Clinical Psychology; - Appropriate CPD post-qualification
Desirable: - Formal training in supervision skills.
How this role compares
We hold 835 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays more than about 81% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,273 of them in South West.
You have 23 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Sirona care & health CIC has 21 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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