Senior Clinical Psychologist

This is an exciting opportunity to improveservices for autistic people across the whole Devon footprint, including Torbay and Plymouth. A key responsibility of this role will be to provide clinical leadership to the MDT in the Devon Adult Autism Intervention Team (DAAIT) alongside the wider senior leadership team, and to support the ongoing development and delivery of psychology pathways within DAAIT. Clinicians work with other teams to improve access to mental health and social care services, develop knowledge to support their working with autistic adults via consultation, assessment & formulation. Supporting the members of DAAIT to deliver change through coaching style approaches will be another key responsibility.,

• Working closely with the Service Manager, and wider senior leadership team to provide clinical and strategic leadership, and service development within the context of DAAIT and the wider health and social care system.
• Providing clinical leadership and autism specific clinical supervision to the MDT including Psychology, Speech and language therapy and Occupational therapy to support the delivery of high quality evidence based services.
• Providing a specialist clinical psychology service with neuro divergent affirming interventions
• Supporting the promotion and development of neuro divergence services within DPT and the wider system.
  
  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.

About Devon Partnership Trust 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