Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 23 July 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

• Provide high quality, effective applied psychology services to the Health Psychology services.
• Deliver psychological assessment and interventions (including 1:1 and group) to patients within the service.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies.
• Undertake R&D activities for audit, policy and service development in conjunction with service leads.
• Supervise and support the clinical activities of assistants and trainees in CHP.
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership within the trust.

Including but not limited to the following:

• Provide educational groups and seminars.
• Undertake assessments relating to adaptations and additional needs to support service users.
• Provide psychological triage and assessment.
• Provide 1:1 therapeutic intervention relating to weight management.
• Provide psychological group intervention.

• Honours degree in psychology or related mental health field.
• Doctorate in clinical or counselling or health psychology that confers eligibility for registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the range of care settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or consultation.
• Experience of supervision of healthcare staff.
• Experience of working with patients in a physical healthcare setting.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting.

• May need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of duties and work at any of the Trust sites. Reasonable adjustments will be considered to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.