Clinical Psychological Practitioner; PHRP B7

Position: Clinical Psychological Practitioner (PHRP) B7

Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Coppice Town Carlisle Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/01/2026 23:59

Clinical Psychological Practitioner (PHRP) B7 NHS AfC:
Band 7 Job overview

This post will work mainly in the neuropsychology team but joint working across other pathways will be encouraged;

• Long term conditions service, working with the Wellbeing service
• Persistent Physical Symptoms Service (PPSS) for patients with Persistent pain (and Chronic Fatigue, CFS)
• Neuropsychology and Stroke Rehabilitation/Wellbeing
• Familiar Faces for patients who present frequently within the health care system (High Intensity Service Users)
• Maternal mental health

The service is considered locally and nationally as an exemplar service, offering new and innovative models of psychological care; we have good working relationships with commissioners. The post holder will become part of a team providing psychological care to patients with Neuropsychological difficulties on inpatient wards and in the community. They will work directly and indirectly, to provide:

• Direct care for complex cases, including neuropsychological assessment and therapy, working with patients and their families
• Training in a range of psychological skills including CBT and cognitive rehabilitation skills, and skills in managing challenging behaviour after neurological illness forward and community rehabilitation health workers
• Consultancy to teams, MDTs, GPs etc,
• Supervision of other professionals, for example specialist nurses, in providing psychological care
• Providing group interventions with other AHP’s

Further detail can be found in the attached job description.

Main duties of the job

Work is guided by precedent and clearly defined occupational policies, protocols, procedures and codes of conduct. The post holder is expected to work independently, using their discretion about when to refer to their manager. Duties fall under the following criteria;

Clinical

Teaching, Training and Supervision

Management, Recruitment, Policy and Service Development

IT Responsibilities

Research and Service Evaluation

General

A job description is included with this advert which details the full duties of this post.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Person specification Qualifications

• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registered.
• Prepared to undertake a substantial Post-doctoral training course(s) in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice, at least equivalent to a post-graduate diploma, or equivalent professional development achieved via an appropriately evaluated programme of specialist supervision, private study and development experiences.
• T…