Overview
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Job Summary This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) team as a full-time Band 7 HCPC/BABCP accredited Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist or High intensity CBT Therapist/Psychological Therapist. The post-holder will work across health specialties providing psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to support patients presenting with a diagnosed physical health condition. The role will also involve the delivery of indirect interventions with health and social care professionals, including psychological consultation, supervision and training, as well as opportunities to contribute to wider service development. This post can offer experience in working in a range of health specialties including outpatient Adult General Health and Psycho-oncology, as well as hospital Inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
* To enhance psychologically informed care through the direct delivery of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based psychological interventions to adults with physical health difficulties and potentially their carers/families. And indirectly through providing interventions such as teaching, training and consultation with multi-disciplinary teams and non-psychologically trained practitioners.
* The role may be based across a number of sites in the acute and community setting as well as some home working. The main CHP base is at Torbay Hospital.
* To work autonomously, within the Trust's and the HCPC's and the BABCPS's professional guidelines, as well as liaise and work closely with colleagues and other staff who work internally and externally to the Trust.
About Us
We are a progressive service and are passionate about utilising psychological theory and techniques effectively to support patients living with a physical health condition. There are a mix of psychological professions in the team, supported by a dedicated administrative team, and we welcome individuals who are keen to embrace the strengths that this brings to our working and professional identity. The team are trained in CBT, ACT, EMDR, and Compassion-focused Therapy and there is a strong commitment to both evidence and practice based interventions.
We pride ourselves on our flexibility of working practices and our family first approach to working which allow staff to maintain healthy work-life boundaries. Our commitment to this approach includes agile working, combining remote and face-to-face interactions.
Details
Date posted: 27 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: C9388-25-1226
Job locations: Torbay Hospital; Lowes Bridge; Torquay; TQ2 7AA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities and Accountability
* Maintain effective communication in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, and build effective working relationships with a range of health and social care staff across all levels, both within and outside of the organisation.
* Provide excellent, professional communication and care when representing our service.
* To liaise and work collaboratively with colleagues within the department. To be respectful and value the people you work with.
* To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner concerning assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients, where there may be barriers to acceptance and within highly emotive environments.
* To maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff and managers to ensure co-ordination of work in the Clinical Health Psychology service.
Planning and Organisation
* Under guidance from supervisor or line manager, plan and organise daily workload.
* Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills to meet an ever-changing workload.
* Be responsive to change and able to work in an environment with constant interruptions.
* Help plan and organise teaching/training, seminars and workshops under the direction of service lead.
Analytical and Judgement
* To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of care.
* To make skilled and complex assessments, formulations and decisions about treatment options drawing on theoretical and therapeutic models.
* To undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on psychological aspects of risk management.
* To provide clinical consultation to other health and social care staff and foster reflective practice in teams.
Responsibility and Accountability
* Act with integrity and professionalism, in accordance with Trust values.
* To be accountable for own professional actions and to observe relevant codes of conduct and guidelines.
* To formulate and implement plans for psychological treatment across the full range of care settings, including individuals, carers, families and groups.
* To observe regulatory compliance and provide consultation to staff as needed.
Responsibility for Patients and Client Care
* Make highly skilled assessments, formulations and decisions about treatment options and individualized care programs.
* To undertake risk assessment and risk management and provide advice to professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.
Policy and Service Responsibility
* Participate in developments within the service and wider organisation to facilitate appropriate provision of services.
* Contribute to service evaluation, research and audit.
* Ensure needs of the service are met in a timely and efficient manner.
* Encourage feedback to support continuous learning and improvement.
Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
* Use resources effectively and conserve supplies.
* Maintain paperless filing where possible and coordinate with admin for patient records and communications.
Supervision, Leadership and Management
* Assist in assessing and evaluating trainees' skills and competences.
* Where qualified, supervise less experienced team members.
* Provide teaching and clinical supervision to team members and receive supervision from an experienced clinician.
* Deliver teaching on local Clinical Psychology/IAPT training courses as appropriate.
* Work flexibly to help the department achieve its goals and develop leadership through training.
Information Technology and Administrative Duties
* Ensure information governance and GDPR compliance.
* Be proficient in use of trust IT systems and coordinate patient-related admin with the admin team.
Research and Development
* Contribute to service evaluation, research and audit as appropriate.
Essential Qualifications
* Current registration
Desirable Qualifications
* Experience
Disclosures and Sponsorship
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. See UKVI guidance for details.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For details see NHS Careers.
Employer details
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay, TQ2 7AA. Website: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk
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