Job overview

This is a great opportunity for a motivated and ambitious Clinical Psychologist who is interested in working within, and developing Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) services at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. The CHP department is already an established team and has a number of psychologists within medical and surgical specialities. This is an opportunity for someone to take on the day to day leadership, operational and professional management and development of the Department of CHP for the future. The post is full time (1.0 WTE) and will be supported by the Specialists and General Medicine Division and the Chief Psychological Professions Officer (CPPO). The post holder will lead and manage the wider CHP service (0.3 WTE) whilst also having a clinical role in leading, developing and delivering psychological services for:

·      Breast service – 0.3 WTE

·      Altruistic/Live Kidney/Liver Transplant services – 0.3 WTE

·      In-patient services – 0.1 WTE

The role will have a high degree of autonomy and will offer the opportunity for the postholder to develop and implement a vision for how CHP can be delivered, developed and expanded.

Main duties of the job

·      Lead the provision of high-quality clinical health psychology services for clients, families, and carers across all CHP service lines.

·      Collaborate with CPPO and Division Leads to ensure strong leadership, safe services, and positive user experience.

·      Provide specialist psychological advice on service strategy, design, implementation, and staff development.

·      Contribute to cross-division group initiatives and hold a portfolio of specialist interests to support service development and governance.

·      Ensure systems for clinical leadership, supervision, and continuing professional development for psychologists.

·      Undertake complex clinical work and provide consultation to staff and external agencies.

·      Support research, audit, and service evaluation within the department.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.