Practitioner Psychologist

Job summary
To provide a Specialist Clinical Psychology Service to patients, carers and colleagues within the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) service of North Bristol NHS Trust. To be familiar with the psychological issues facing individuals with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in order to provide specialist psychological input (both inpatient and outpatient) to individuals across the adult age range, their Carers and colleagues. This will include individual and group based psychological therapy and psychological assessments as appropriate and required. To facilitate and disseminate effective evidence based psychological practice within the Adult IMD Team and Service by supporting psychologically informed patient information, protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by all members of the team.

Main duties of the job
To provide a Specialist Clinical Psychology Service to patients, carers and colleagues within the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) service of North Bristol NHS Trust. To be familiar with the psychological issues facing individuals with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in order to provide specialist psychological input (both inpatient and outpatient) to individuals across the adult age range, their Carers and colleagues. This will include individual and group based psychological therapy and psychological assessments as appropriate and required. To facilitate and disseminate effective evidence based psychological practice within the Adult IMD Team and Service by supporting psychologically informed patient information, protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by all members of the team.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for our Patients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for our Population
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Details
Date posted
07 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
339-CCS4489-LH
Job locations
southmead and city
bs 10 5NB
bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The Adult IMD Service at the Bristol Group manages patients with a variety of different inherited disorders. The post holder will work with adults living with IMD to help them to manage and make psychological adjustments to the complex, severe and enduring challenges and changes attendant to their condition such as physical, sensory and neurological impairments and disabilities both developmental and acquired. In the course of their work the post holder will encounter a range of presenting problems and needs (including complex emotional dysfunction, self-harm, aggression and challenging behaviour, cognitive impairment, severe interpersonal problems, social disabilities), often in cases where motivation and engagement is poor or where understanding or acceptance by the patient or their condition is constrained by psychological, cognitive, linguistic or other factors. The postholder will also work with the patients support networks, families and other natural carers. The post holder must have an appropriate level of professional training and experience to work towards highly complex assessments and interventions with the majority of patients who access the Psychology service, ultimately with a high level of autonomy. The post holder is will be newly qualified and ready to work towards working at band 8a through a structured programme of support. They will then be personally accountable for their clinical decisions and required to ensure appropriate supervision arrangements support this responsibility

Person Specification
Essential

• HCPC registration
• Psychology qualification (doctorate)

Desirable

• experience in NHS?IMD

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
southmead and city
bs 10 5NB
bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
CPPO
hazel.o'dowd@nbt.nhs.uk

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.