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Candidates should possess advanced clinical skills, a strong understanding of neurodiversity, and a commitment to collaborative, compassionate care. This role offers the opportunity for professional development and participation in a supportive, multidisciplinary team environment that integrates various therapeutic disciplines. Flexibility in location is permitted, and the organisation encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Child Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! Our services for children and young people are transforming. We are developing an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated pathways. Come and join us in beautiful Devon!
Our Neurodiversity Pathway is a newly developing, innovative community pathway for children and young people and their families where the presenting mental health need relates to neurodevelopmental conditions.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic colleague to join us as a Principal Clinical Psychologist (0.8 WTE) on a fixed term basis of one year, to cover maternity leave. You will work collaboratively with the Operational Managers across our three localities in Devon to jointly lead this friendly and highly skilled multi-disciplinary pathway. Location within Devon is flexible.
Its an exciting time of change in CFHD as we mobilise needs-led pathways under an iThrive framework. We are passionate about our work and are committed to providing high quality services across Devon to improve outcomes for children and young people.
We would love to hear from experienced colleagues who can bring complex assessment and diagnostic skills, advanced level clinical thinking and formulation, skills in supervision and consultation and compassionate leadership to this progressive pathway at an exciting time of development.
This post can be offered as a secondment opportunity for Internal candidates
As Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, you will work jointly with Operational Leads in the Neurodiversity Pathway, as well as providing lead contributions to service developments across CFHD.
You will bring advanced skills to offer high-quality psychological input. This will include complex assessment, formulation and diagnostic thinking, intervention and consultation. You will support the development of integrated work across pathways to support consistent, uninterrupted experiences of care.
You will bring strong supervisory skills. You will have proven experience working positively with inter-agency colleagues.
There will be CPD opportunities specific to your pathway and to further progress your leadership capabilities.
You will join a growing network of clinical leaders in CFHD who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. As part of a collaborative structure of leadership, you will be well supported as you work together with colleagues to lead forward high-quality care.
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.
We encourage interest from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences, both personal and professional.
About us
The Neurodiversity Pathway is a developing integrated pathway within CFHD. The Pathway provides specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people and their families where the presenting need relates to neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tics and Tourette Syndrome. Each locality has a Neurodiversity Team within the Pathway. The Principal Clinical Psychologist will also have county-wide responsibilities, which means the base can be flexible dependent on the needs of the postholder, so long as service needs can be met.
You will be a qualified Clinical Psychologist with notable post-qualifying experience, passion and strengths for working with neurodiverse children, young people and their families. You will have strong clinical leadership skills, bringing a compassionate framework to join others in leading forward this innovative pathway.
You will have the knowledge and skills in neurodiversity and mental health to undertake complex assessments and deliver evidence-based and outcome monitored psychological therapies as well as supporting others in this work.
You will be committed to service user participation and collaborative working with children, young people, parents, carers and families. You will have a good understanding of safeguarding across the lifespan.
You will be a reflective practitioner with strengths to bring to a multi-disciplinary team. You will have advanced skills and knowledge to support the development of others through supervision, consultation and training.
The integrated team will bring together a variety of multi-disciplinary colleagues including Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Systemic Psychotherapy, and Mental Health Practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds. This provides an opportunity to work in a team with a strong multidisciplinary ethos as well as collaborating with colleagues in other pathways and working in partnership with other agencies.
Main Contacts:
Gill Marsh, Operations Manager for Integrated Pathways, Torbay and South Devon
Dr Hannah Baxter, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Associate Clinical Director / Professional Lead for Psychological Therapies
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