Clinical Psychologist – Psychology Health
We are looking fora 0.8 WTE Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join the Pain Management andRehabilitation Service based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Heavitree),in Exeter.
The role isdynamic and challenging. The post holder would work closely with members of a multidisciplinaryPain Management Service including other Clinical Psychologists, ConsultantSpecialists, Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. They will also be part of the wider ClinicalHealth Psychology & Neuropsychology services to the Royal Devon University HealthcareNHS Foundation Trust (RDUH). Thepost-holder will also benefit from established links with Exeter and PlymouthUniversities, with opportunities for teaching, supervision, CPD and research.
Thepost involves working alongside the other psychologists in the pain psychologyservice in delivering assessments and individual psychological therapies forpeople with persistent pain. Thepsychology team is embedded within the multidisciplinary Pain ManagementRehabilitation Team (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) and works closelywith consultant and nursing colleagues in the wider Pain Management Team. You will have the opportunity to contributeto MDT meetings, work with other professionals and be involved in deliveringgroup interventions.
Interview date scheduled for 4th November 2026
Main duties of the job
The post willprovide clinical input across a range of care pathways and interventionsincluding; joint MDT assessments, psychology triage clinics, individualpsychological therapy, and group based approaches. You will be interested in developing skillsin compassion focussed, ACT or other appropriate psychological therapies.
The service hasdeveloped innovative approaches to patient care including compassion focussedmethods of delivery for patients with persistent pain. Clinical outcomes datais routinely collected and there will be opportunities for involvement inservice related research.
About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people’s recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience – we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people with persistent painand related disorders who attend the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)(RDUH) Pain Management Service.
This will be achieved in this post by:
Providing a Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies service to thePain Management Service at the RDUH.This forms a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing serviceswithin the Royal Devon University HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust.
Contributing to the local clinical leadership, co-ordination andsupervision of staff, trainees and volunteers employed by or attached to thePain Management Rehabilitation Service, under the general direction andsupervision of the Professional Manager.
Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice andconsultancy to patients, family members, carers and professionals.
The post holder will be supported by the Professional Leads and also bysenior colleagues within the Pain Management Rehabilitation Team PsychologyService and the wider Clinical Health and Neuropsychology Service. The postholder will be expected to make good use of the expertise of others within theservice to further develop their clinical skills with this client group.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exerciseresponsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice withinthe health teams and services they will work with.
The post holder will receive regular professional and clinicalsupervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelinesset out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designatedProfessional Body.
Duties andResponsibilities
Communicationand Working Relationship Skills
- Clients,family and carers: To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner withclients who may have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicatingand who may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.
- Multidisciplinaryteam colleagues: To work closely with colleagues from both Devon Partnership Trustand the Acute Trust in the multi-professional integrated mental health/physicalhealth and wellbeing service on a day-to-day basis.
- Health& social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of health & social care staffin hospital and in community settings in a highly skilled and sensitivemanner, complex and sensitive information concerning the assessment,formulation and treatment plans of clients under the services care. Toprovide support & guidance in the application of psychological principlesand techniques, and to foster reflective practice.
- Seniormanagers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working relationshipswith senior professional staff and managers across the Trust and the AcuteTrust, to foster a positive approach to the integrated mental health andwellbeing service and to enable effective negotiation.
Analyticaland Judgemental Skills
- Toprovide specialist clinical/counselling psychology expertise and advice.
- Toprovide psychological therapies, developing specialist psychologicalformulations and assessments of clients, formulating plans for theirpsychological treatment and implementing specialist psychologicalinterventions for individuals, carers, families and groups. Proficiency in inboth individual and group therapy approaches is desirable.
- To support the Professional Head, General Manager, Practice andStrategic Development Leads and Professional Leads by undertaking servicedevelopment and redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work withinthe team.
- To provide complex assessment of specialistconditions.
Planningand Organisational Skills
- The psychology service: To plan and organise own work within the service settingand to contribute to the development and improvement of provision ofpsychological services within the commissioned integrated mental health andwellbeing service to best meet the organisations strategy and priorities.
- The multidisciplinary service: To provide psychology/therapy supervisionto the multi-professional planning, development and marketing of mentalhealth and wellbeing services.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatmentand Therapy
- Assessment & intervention: To provide expert psychologicaltherapies, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessmentsof clients, formulating plans for their psychological treatment andimplementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, familiesand groups, and to demonstrate awareness of diversity issues.
- Consultation & guidance: To provide advice, guidance andconsultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, otherservice providers, patients, supporters and families.
Responsibilityfor Policy and Service Development Implementation
- The post holder is accountable for their own professionalactions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and ProfessionalPractice Guidelines.
- Policy & service: To support policies and procedures for the provision ofpsychology and therapy services within own service and other services withinthe Trust.
- R & D: To support the R&D activities of the clinical healthpsychology and neuropsychology service.
Responsibilityfor Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
- To be responsible for the safe keeping of equipment underown use.
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision,Training, HR Advice and Management
- Leadership & supervision: To professionally supervise lessexperienced psychology/therapy staff, trainees and volunteers.
- To provide placement responsibilities for trainee staff.
- To contribute to the provision of therapy supervision for non-psychology/therapystaff providing psychological therapies within other Trust teams.
- To support placements for trainee staff in line withprofessional guidelines.
Responsibilityfor Information Resources and Administrative Duties
- To maintain accurate records, compliant with TrustPractice Standards.
- To be responsible for using an email account to generate,monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts muchof its internal communication.
Responsibilityfor Research and Development
- Toutilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-basedpractice in individual work within the individual work within the CHNPservice and local integrated psychological medicine services .
- Toconduct project work including specific areas of audit, research or serviceevaluation.
- As a clinician to be responsible forcollecting clinical practice and outcome data that contributes to building practice-basedevidence and service evaluation.
Freedomto Act
- Thepost holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting withinTrust policies and procedures and Professional Practice Guidelines.
- To work autonomously withinclinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thegovernance of psychological practice within the locality/specialty. Interpretationof professional and Trustguidelines,and implementing policies in conjunction with peers, Head of Profession andGeneral Manager.
- Toprovide specialist clinical psychology expertise and advice, guidanceand consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues,other service providers, patients, supporters and families.
AnyOther Specific Tasks Required
- To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided bypsychologists/psychotherapists/therapists is carried out under appropriatesupervision and leadership.
- To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuouslyupdate the skills and techniques relevant to their clinical work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent) and eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society. Registered with HCPC.
- Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy
Knowledge and skills
- Broad knowledge of specialist services and of the services in the NHS where psychology is commonly applied.
- Ability to integrate complex data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long-term perspective.
- Proven organisational, planning and time management skills
- Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people
- Ability to tolerate ambiguity and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams.
- Ability to work as a member of a clinical team.
Experience
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
- Proficiency in in both individual and group therapy approaches is desirable.
- Experience of working with complex trauma and with systems working around people who have experienced trauma.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of neuropsychological assessment and awareness of impact of neuropsychological symptoms on presentation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a yearpro rata (30 hours per week)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
C9369-26-0617-2
Job locations
Wonford House
Exeter
EX2 5AF
United Kingdom
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)
Gladstone Road
Exeter
EX1 2ED
United Kingdom
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)
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