Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
York, YO32 9XWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling or Forensic qualification) to join u...
The successful potholder will be part of the ward multidisciplinary team providing assessment, formulation and interventions for patients and their families/carers. A key component of this role involves providing clinical leadership as part of of a multi-disciplinary collective leadership team and implementing pathway-based approaches with respect to behaviours that express need, sleep disturbance and also supporting carers and staff. You will supervise Assistant Psychologists, trainees and other members of staff, as required. You will be involved in audits, service improvements, service evaluation and research. The post holder will contribute to teaching and training and to work closely with other psychological professions staff in the specialty.
Our service has strong links with the Doctoral Clinical and Counselling Psychology Programmes at Teesside, Hull, and Leeds Universities. The post holder will be involved in offering trainee placements and University teaching. There are excellent opportunities for peer support/ supervision, CPD, training, research, and audit within the wider trust and psychological professions network.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable: - Registration with BPS
Experience
Essential
- Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
- Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team.
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
- Research and development
- Quality and service improvement and evaluation
Desirable: - Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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