Band 7​/Acute Services Clinical Psychologist

Main area Adult Acute Services Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job
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Site Grebe House, Hellesdon Hospital Town Norwich Salary £57,528 - £64,750 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Acute Psychology team working across wards at Hellesdon Hospital, which includes 3 female and 2 male adult acute wards, and female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Applications from new qualified psychologists looking to complete their preceptorship from band 7 to 8a are welcomed.

The role involves close working with the wider multi-disciplinary team, promoting the use of psychological models and encouraging psychological thinking for the ward staff and the leadership team. Given the nature of the wards, work will often be focussed on assessment and formulation, with consideration for what would support discharge for the patient. Opportunities for extended pieces of work will also be available, in order to support your ongoing development.

We are a friendly, welcoming and supportive psychology team including a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, 2 Assistant Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Clinical and Counselling Psychologists. We come with a range of specialist interests and therapy expertise and have strong links to the UEA doctorate course.

- Completing assessments/formulations with the client to support their understanding of their mental health, guide ward staff in their support of the client, and inform discharge planning.

- Completing brief and extended psychological interventions using evidence based models.

- Working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to support trauma-informed, psychological thinking and promotion of risk formulation/safety planning to inform the team's intervention and discharge plans.

- Supervision of trainee psychologists, and assistant psychologists where appropriate.

- Offering regular reflective practice and team formulations to the wider teams as well as training on a range of relevant topics.

- Working on relevant research projects, audits, data analysis and trust related wider projects that help support and promote national initiatives and priorities in the delivery of inpatient care.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far…