Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Learning Disability

Job summary

This post is part time, 26 hours per week.

Clinical Psychology is highly valued in our CAMHS Learning Disability Multi-Disciplinary Team, and we are looking for an experienced clinician to join our service for children aged 0 to 18 in Gloucestershire. The role will be focussed on supporting the experienced nursing team with highly complex children around formulation of their needs to deliver psychological interventions for the child, family and network. It is an opportunity to further develop a specialism in Learning Disability.

Our service is embedded in strong values, and we put children and families at the heart of what we do. We are always striving for Quality Improvement and are part of a dynamic service that is continually leaning and introducing initiative to improve. we are part of a wider Children's Directorate developing integrated ways of working with our physical health and mental health colleague.

Please note that we are open to considering applications from candidates suitable for a development opportunity. Appointment would be at Band 7, with progression to Band 8a upon successful completion of the required development objectives.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have:

• A Doctorate Qualification in Clinical Psychology, and current registration
• Knowledge/ experience working with children and young people with a learning disability
• Knowledge/ experience working with Neuro diversity.
• Skills in specialist assessment and formulation of a full range of children and young people's needs
• Ability to offer specialist interventions where indicated
• Keep the child/young person's experiences and voice at the heart of their work and communicate clearly to children and families.
• Contribute to MDTs and professional networks, and offer consultation
• Understand the roles of multiple professional agencies in supporting the emotional, behavioural and relational needs of the child and be able to provide personalised care plans to reflect changing needs.
• Skills, and experience in delivering supervision, consultation, training to a wide range of staff.
• Some experience in leading development projects, service evaluation, audit
• Ability to work with complex clinical presentations including risk management.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

23 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-26-488

Job locations

Evergreen House, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham

Charlton Lane,

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ

United Kingdom

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