8a Practitioner Psychologist / Psychotherapist

Job summary

This advert details an exciting career development opportunity for Clinical Psychologists or suitably trained and experienced Counselling Psychologists and Psychotherapists to join NSFT.As part of the NHS long-term plan Norfolk and Waveney have implemented a model of care and support based around integrated care and support delivered around primary care networks. This role is to link with the four primary care networks across the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality and deliver psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to service users within the locality. The role will further require the successful applicant to provide consultation and supervision related to psychological approaches to staff working in the primary care network space. The successful applicant will work closely with both the adult CMHT and Talking Therapies in Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

Main duties of the job

The post will be located within the Primary Care Network in Great Yarmouth, working across the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality. The role will predominantly involve working with the primary care network in Great Yarmouth and Waveney.The post holder will hold a number of responsibilities including:o Providing a timely and considered evidence based psychologically informed response and treatment to clinically complex situation in primary care.o To provide clarity for service users on their difficulties and what might be most helpful for them.o To support the PCN-MHPs in their role with clinical issueso To initiate thinking from service users and clinicians about consistent treatment pathways for the person's difficultyo Develop links between the PCN and secondary MH care.o Attending meetings that are within scope of the in the interface psychology team such as initial assessment meetings, interface and triage.

About us

The post-holder will be part of a network of other psychological professions working in primary and secondary care and will receive clinical supervision, professional and management supervision within the service line. Within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney psychology team we employ a diverse and supportive team of psychologists, including clinical psychologists, CBT, EMDR, CAT and DBT therapists, Systemic Therapists, Art Therapy, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists and we are able to offer our team members the opportunity to continue to develop their expertise via training and development opportunities in different parts of our service.

Details

Date posted

24 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £62,682 a year gross per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-GYW7620856

Job locations

Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific tasks could include:

- Providing assessment, formulation and interventions for services users in the PCN space- Working as part of an MDT to provide high quality assessment and intervention to service users- Application of NICE recommended therapeutic interventions and the development of bespoke interventions for risk reduction and risk management as required- Working with colleagues to develop the wider knowledge of the application of psychological approaches in the PCN space- Consultancy to other professionals working in the PCN space- Providing teaching and training to staff and external organisations (e.g., UEA)

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific tasks could include:

- Providing assessment, formulation and interventions for services users in the PCN space- Working as part of an MDT to provide high quality assessment and intervention to service users- Application of NICE recommended therapeutic interventions and the development of bespoke interventions for risk reduction and risk management as required- Working with colleagues to develop the wider knowledge of the application of psychological approaches in the PCN space- Consultancy to other professionals working in the PCN space- Providing teaching and training to staff and external organisations (e.g., UEA)

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS (or due to finish within six months)
• Registered (or due to be eligible to be registered) as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Postgraduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Completed some form of supervisor training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of working in an MDT and representing a psychological profession
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

Desirable

• Experience of supervision and teaching.

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to emotive behaviour.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
• Knowledge of psychosocial interventions

Desirable

• Published research in peer reviewed journal

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS (or due to finish within six months)
• Registered (or due to be eligible to be registered) as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Postgraduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Completed some form of supervisor training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of working in an MDT and representing a psychological profession
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

Desirable

• Experience of supervision and teaching.

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to emotive behaviour.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
• Knowledge of psychosocial interventions

Desirable

• Published research in peer reviewed journal

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)