Band 8a Psychologist – Bristol

Job summary

The Health and Wellbeing Team at Vinney Green is looking to recruit a highly motivated Psychologist to join our friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

You will be part of ensuring a safe and psychologically-informed environment at Vinney Green, for both children and staff, in line with the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS). This dynamic and interesting role involves offering high-quality input to children, including evidence-based therapies and assessments of mental health, as well as a full range of indirect psychological work to support their care; consultation, formulation, reflective practice and training. You will have the necessary specialist professional skills and knowledge to undertake this wide range of activities with confidence.

You will be enthusiastic and highly motivated to provide a good quality, evidence-based psychological service within a changing environment, with experience of systemic and inter-professional working. You will be committed and skilled to engage with young people who have complex and multiple needs and may have had difficult life experiences, providing a safe environment where they are able to express themselves without fear of judgement or prejudice.

We are open to discussions with potential applicants who may be interested in this role under a preceptorship process.

Main duties of the job

To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.

To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients’ formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.

To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective support of children, buy staff within and outside the team.

To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologist, assistant psychologists, CAPs and less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.

To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the Psychological Therapies Service.

To develop and deliver training training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
• Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
• HPC Registered.
• Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention

Desirable

• Supervision Training

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
• Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
• Knowledge of relevant Legislation eg MH Act

Desirable

• Clinical supervision of clinical psychology trainees

Skills

Essential

• Good communication and liaison skills.
• Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
• Well organised with good administration skills.

Closing Date: 19 July 2026