Senior Psychological Therapist
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Keighley, BD20 6TDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 October 2026
13 days leftJob description
We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) at Airedale Centre...
- Provide specialist evidence based psychological assessment, formulation & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies
- Provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities.
- Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements.
- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
- Work with the Team/Clinical Manager on service development, leading research and development activities
Closing Date: 15th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: w/c 19th October 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefitsincluding :
Increase mileage rates for >4500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plusmany more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported toparticipatein training and toidentifyand implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date ifa sufficient number ofapplications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. OR Specialist post graduate training to masters level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy AND Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP, HCPC via: (a) Professional route; requiring previous mental health qualification e.g. Clin. Psych., RMN, Dip. SW. or (b) where applicable, the KSA (knowledge, skills and attitude) route (e.g. with the BABCP).
Desirable
- Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc.
- Leadership training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering psychological therapies to patients with complex difficulties.
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
Desirable: - Experience applying specialist psychological therapy to patients who have complex difficulties.; - Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
17 September 2026
Last checked
21 September 2026
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