Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Malvern, WR14 1JEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£79,504 to £91,609
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
As part of the reconfiguration of the Learning Disability (LD) CAMHS service we are recruiting a part-time (27 hours) Consultant Clinical/Counselling ...
The postholder will provide clinical leadership and oversight of the governance of the LD CAMHS service. They will work closely with the Lead Psychologist to shape service development in line with national drivers and good practice.
They will also provide clinical supervision and line management to a small number of team members and empower them to share the leadership responsibilities.
They will help to develop creative ways of working within the current national financial constraints to best meet the psychological needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and the systems around them. Working alongside key stakeholders they will help to bring psychological thinking to the wider network.
The postholder will also hold a suitable caseload of people with learning disabilities and a range of complex psychological needs.
Given that this is a new post the postholder will be able to influence its development over time
We are happy to discuss this in more detail.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
If you wish to discuss the job description further please do contact us.
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology.
- Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Post-graduate level or above training and qualification in NHS leadership/management or equivalent leadership/ management experience
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
- Experience in developing research and development programmes within psychology therapy services
- Experience in teaching and training of trainee and post qualification psychological therapists, and of nonpsychological staff
- NHS/Leadership experience - managing or providing professional leadership to a range of qualified psychological therapy staff (including recruitment, appraisal, performance management and clinical supervision)
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the application of multi-theoretical psychological assessment, intervention and evaluation with a range of common and complex mental health needs
- Experience working within multidisciplinary services
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
29 September 2026
Last checked
1 October 2026
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