Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist

Main area Clinical Psychology Grade Band 8a (or 7 if on preceptorship) Contract We have one full time permanent, one part time permanant and one part time fixed-term/secondment available Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Compressed hours

Site 7 Unthank Road Town Norwich Salary £49,387 - £64,750 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/2026 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 remain trained in physical intervention training, as required by your role.

We are looking for enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologists to join our Norfolk and Waveney Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service. Three vacancies available:

• Permanent full-time (1.0 WTE) Band 7/8a preceptorship post within the Central Norfolk EIP Team
• Permanent part-time (0.5 WTE) Band 7/8a preceptorship post within the West Norfolk EIP Team
• One-year (fixed-term/secondment) part-time (0.5 WTE) Band 7/8a post within the Central Norfolk EIP Team

Successful applicants would also have the option of combining the two 0.5 WTE posts to create a full-time role across the West Norfolk and Central Norfolk EIP teams.

The Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service is a well-established specialist service within NSFT, providing assessment and treatment for people aged 14–65 experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Applications are welcomed from newly qualified, soon-to-be qualified, and experienced Clinical and Counselling Psychologists. For those joining at Band 7, our established preceptorship programme provides a structured and supportive pathway towards developing advanced competencies and progression to Band 8a. The banding of the post will therefore reflect the successful candidate's qualifications and level of experience.

Previous training and experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar (CBT-pb) and Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT) would be desirable but not essential, as relevant professional development opportunities will be available.

As a psychologist within EIP, you will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals and their families. You will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to weekly MDT discussions, facilitating a fortnightly reflective practice group, and providing clinical supervision and line management to Assistant Psychologists and other members of the therapies team.

Our therapies team has a strong culture of collaboration and learning, with opportunities to develop experience in family work forming an important part of the role. We hold regular away days, offer opportunities for peer group supervision, and are committed to supporting continuing professional development. We are also a research-active service, with opportunities to contribute to local and national projects, and we maintain strong links with the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East Anglia.

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.

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…