Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Transition | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 pa, pro rata for par time roles
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol, BS1 8BJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Sept 2026
Closing date:	31 Oct 2026

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Summary

We arepleasedto be recruiting intoPsychological Health Services for a post to provide a major contribution to theChildren and Young People Gender ServiceSouth West(CYPGS SW)as part of the continuedgrowth anddevelopment ofthis paediatric clinicalspecialty.Weare looking foraPrincipal Practitioner Psychologist with leadership, managementand clinical experienceto lead the team to providecare to young people aged 17 and over and to support the transfer of care to adult services.As part of thisroleyou wouldbe providingtherapeutic care to Children, youngpeopleand their familieswith complexneeds.

This role will require working with colleagues from the National Provider Network for Children and Young People’s Gender Service. Knowledge of developmental,psychologicaland social models will berequiredwith an ability to use data to inform service development.

CPDand learning together ishighly valuedwithing the CYPGS specialty.It enjoysweeklyin personclinical development meetings, provided by clinicians within the team and externalspeakers.

• To contribute to development, coordination, clinical care and leadership, to ensure the systematic provision of a psychology service to the Children and Young People’s Gender Service and personally provide highly specialist clinical input (direct and indirect) with all age groups in this service, their management within NHS partnership providers.

• To contribute to work asappropriate withthe National Provider Network

• To lead the CYPGS –SouthWestpathway for young people aged 17 and above, developingappropriate timelimited interventions.

• To lead the CYPGS – SouthWest processand system for young people moving to adult services.

• To work alongside the Clinical Lead and the National Provider Network to provide effective intervention for young people 17 years and above.

• To provide day-to-day management and professional supervision of staff employed within Psychological Health Services

• To support the provision ofa service consistent with the April 2026 Service Specification for CYP Gender Services and in line with the Cass Review Recommendations.

Further duties as per the attached Job Description & Person Spec.

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 £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Psychological Health Services

The award-winning Psychological Health Services is recognised for leadership and the development of Trust wide psychological services.  As a university teaching trust, research and quality improvement forms part of BFT’s mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.

We are engaged in high profile national professional networks at a senior level across BPS,NHSand charitable sector organisations.  We have strong links to local and regional universities providing access to support research and clinical training with honorary appointment up to professorial level. Psychological Health Services has an expanding research portfolio. Psychological Health Services take pride in their commitment to providing high quality and accessible CPD and access to skilled clinical and peer supervision. Examples of current CPD opportunities include monthlyTrust widedepartmental CPD meetings, journalclubsand an ACT supervision group.

Although the current recruitment is for a specific post, we welcome enquiries from those who are interested in wider opportunities within our portfolio.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026

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