Practitioner Psychologist | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, HP21 8AL |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7763718/434-SCS7763718 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist who is keen to work in our Neonatal Unit (NNU). The funding for this post is a result of Psychology Leads for the Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks (ODN) across England co-producing a document recommending that all NNUs should have a psychologist in the neonatal team.
You will work collaboratively with the neonate’s parents and siblings to reduce the negative psychological consequences on the family of a neonate’s admission to the NNU. As part of the neonatal team you will work with and support your neonatal colleagues through, for example, supervision and training to help reduce any negative psychological impact of working in NNUs. As part of your role you will have contact with colleagues across the ODN and those working in the local Maternal Mental Health Service.
The model of provision is the hub and spoke model where you, working in one of the spokes, will be supervised by the Thames Valley Hub Lead Clinical Psychologist (the hub). The support you will receive will help you ensure appropriate governance of the unit and will bring knowledge of trusts and systems, commissioning requirements, audit, research and service development. You will be line managed by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works in the Trust and you will join a team of 24 Practitioner Psychologists who work in 14 services in the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Preferred working days are Tuesdays and Thursdays
You will be providing specialist psychological support to babies, their families and staff on the Neonatal Care Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Your role will also involve working in the multidisciplinary team who value psychology, to provide specialised advice and consultation on babies and families psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.
There is a teaching and training programme in the team that you will part of and will be providing supervision for non-psychologist colleagues in order to enable them to identify early families who will benefit from specialist input. For example, developing and promoting screening tools for bedside staff to use.
Your research skills will be used for the purposes of audit, policy development and research and you will join with other practitioner psychologists in the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN as well as with the Lead Psychologist in the ODN.
Preferred working days are Tuesdays and Thursdays
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
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For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Mar 2026