Consultant Clinical Psychologist
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Derby, DE22 3NEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£94,356 to £108,814
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
To provide strategic, professional, and operational leadership for Clinical Psychology services across UHDB, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective,...
The Head of Clinical Psychology is the most senior psychology professional within UHDB and holds Trust-wide responsibility for the professional leadership, governance, strategic development, and operational oversight of Clinical Psychology services. The post holder is accountable for maintaining high standards of clinical practice, workforce development, quality assurance, research, audit, and service improvement across a diverse range of specialist services.
The role provides direct leadership and management of five specialist psychology services: Paediatric Psychology, the Autism Team, Youth Justice Psychology, the Complex Behaviour Service, and the Positive Behaviour Service. Collectively, these services support children, young people, families, and vulnerable populations presenting with highly complex psychological, behavioural, developmental, neurodevelopmental, and emotional needs across acute, community, education, social care, and criminal justice settings.
Responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment, professional supervision, appraisal systems, professional governance, succession planning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory, professional, and organisational standards across all psychology services.
As Clinical Advisor for SEND, the post holder works across organisational and professional boundaries, influencing service development at Trust, Place, and Integrated Care System level.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Education & Training
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HPCP, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Live Registration and accreditation with HCPC
Desirable: - Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Formal training in clinical and professional supervision of trainee clinical psychologists
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health
Desirable: - Significant experience of managing a department, staff, budget holding
Values & Behaviors
Essential
- The role requires a collaborative and partnership-focused approach, building effective relationships across health, education, social care and wider system partners to improve outcomes and deliver integrated care. The post holder will act with integrity, openness and professionalism, providing visible leadership and fostering a positive culture of trust, respect and continuous improvement.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Proven ability to analyse and make judgements about complex and often incomplete information derived from a range of sources. The ability to exercise such judgements at a service level.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
NHS organisation
This listing was structured from NHS Jobs. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.
Explore related