Job summary
The closing date is 17 July 2026
We are looking for a band 7 Clinical Psychologist to provide maternity leave cover for 11 months to the Devon LD Service. You will help us support the wellbeing of one of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of our population.

You will be a valuable part of the LD Psychology family across Devon, supporting the SE and SW Devon MDTs. You will provide a Clinical Psychology service via assessment, intervention and consultation. You will start to develop skills in delivering clinical supervision while receiving regular clinical supervision yourself. You will be part of a rich multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy. You will maintain and develop relationships with partner agencies and local providers. You will find that our team is experienced, cohesive and mutually supportive.

The Clinical Psychology team is a valuable and valued part of the LD service. We work closely with our colleagues in a caring and mutually supportive culture. We are committed to compassionate, respectful and equitable care for people with Intellectual Disabilities using a biopsychosocial model that is trauma-informed and sensitive to the individual contexts in which distress arises in a population with limited or no power. We have close links with both the Plymouth and Exeter Doctoral Programmes and there is a strong research department within DPT

Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic about working with individuals with a Learning Disability. You will be undertaking assessments and supporting clinicians carrying out assessments; developing individual formulations and contributing to MDT formulation and best practice reviews; designing complex and multicomponent interventions and delivering these directly and indirectly via individual or group therapies, care planning and/or training. We will help you to acquire and develop a range of consultation skills. We would expect you to have experience of psychometric assessment and at least two forms of therapeutic intervention (such as Positive Behaviour Support, CBT or DBT), as well as an understanding of the latest evidence around interventions. As an LD Clinical Psychologist, you will receive regular supervision and a variety of support for your career development, including a robust appraisal system, a range of CPD activities and a generous bursary scheme.

Working alongside your Clinical Team Manager and other Psychologists, you will promote clinical effectiveness, contributing to audits and reviews of service provision in order to improve our service user journey and maximise the wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability in Devon.

About us
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

Our values
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.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Doctorate/Masters level or equivalent qualification in clinical/counselling
• Eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Further training in assessment and interventions with people with learning disabilities
• IT skills

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to people who use services, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and care system groups
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with individuals and departments within and outside Devon Partnership Trust
• Ability to work independently and use initiative with a service consisting of a network of teams
• Ability to tolerate ambiguity and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts

Experience
Essential

• Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of people who use services across the full range of care settings
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision

Desirable

• Experience of working with a wide range of people who use services across the who life course and who present with issues that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing issues, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience gained during supervised training or working with people with learning disabilities
• Experience of working in services for people with learning disabilities

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.

UK Registration

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