# Clinical Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sirona care & health CIC.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sirona care & health CIC
- **Location:** Osprey Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Anticipated end date December 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T11:21:44.983Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Bristol/Sirona_care_health_CIC/Psychologist/Psychologist-v8347460
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8347460?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://sirona-cic.org.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a band 7 clinical psychologist to join our specialist children’s Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service, which covers Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). This is an exciting opportunity for someone anting to complete complex autism assessments alongside our MDT.

You will be joining the friendly and supportive Emotional Behavioural Wellbeing team, which includes psychologists, mental health nurses and speech & language therapists. Formulation and differential diagnosis will be key parts of this role, and the post-holder will have knowledge and experience of neurodivergence, mental health and trauma.

The Heads of Child Psychology are committed to compassionate and inclusive leadership, and to creating a nurturing and psychologically safe working environment. We value our team members, their development and their overall wellbeing. There will be some flexibility in working pattern to fit around the post holder’s personal responsibilities. You will receive regular supervision and line management from a clinical psychologist, with opportunities for reflective practice and protected time and funds for CPD.

The successful applicant will have a base at Osprey Court (South Bristol), but will also need to travel to other clinics and schools in the region. Please do get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity. We would love to hear from you.

### Main duties of the job

The role will require the application of psychological theory, formulation and evidence informed approaches to support the conclusion of complex neurodevelopmental assessments. A key part will be offering formulations, advice and consultation to multi professional colleagues in the assessment and differential diagnosis of complex cases.

The role will involve working with high levels of family distress, mental health difficulties, and a range of risk type behaviours.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent)
- HCPC registration

**Desirable**

- Training in child neurodevelopmental assessment

### Skills, Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Specialist knowledge and experience of psychological assessment, formulation and interventions - with the ability to use these skills to provide advice to education and health professionals
- Experience of working with children, young people and families
- Ability to utilise theoretical and practical knowledge in understanding neurodivergent needs
- Clinical skills in conducting specialist assessments (including cognitive and neurodevelopmental) from a psychological perspective

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in multi-agency neurodevelopmental services

## Documents

- [jd & ps (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672434)
- [employees benefits (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2102)
- [application guidance (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2466)

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