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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical/Forensic Psychologistto join our inpatient rehabilitation team at Forest Close.</p> <p>You will be joining a supportive therapy team of psychologists, CAPS, assistant psychologist and music therapy working at Forest Close. The successful candidate will be based working across 3 wards at Forest Close. You will take a key role in supporting and implementing compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based care , with opportunities to be innovative and influential and will develop your formulation and consultation skills in addition to direct clinical work, service development and leadership. The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with complex mental health difficulties within an MDT. We will support your ongoing development in a specialty area of clinical practice core to mental health rehabilitation, through CPD, supervision and service development.</p> <p><em>For full details please read the Job Description document.</em></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with severe, chronic and complex mental health difficulties within a multidisciplinary team and who can offer both direct and indirect work with service users, their families/carers and staff.</p> <p>You will be involved in offering team formulation, reflective practice, teaching &amp; training. Psychology roles are highly valued by the team and a positive approach and commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork is essential.</p> <p>- To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based short term interventions for individuals and/or families/carers with service users who are presenting with complex and distressing psychological problems, including psychosis and complex trauma.</p> <p>- To provide clinical leadership and contribute to the provision of a trauma-informed and least restrictive environment through supporting the staff team in their decision making and offering indirect support through team formulation, reflective practice and individual supervision.</p> <p>- To undertake Supervisor Training and Recognition (STAR) qualification and offer clinical supervision to others.</p> <p>- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to inpatient rehabilitation settings.</p> <ul>  <li><em>For full details please read the Job Description document</em></li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
   <p>We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.</p> <p>What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.</p> <p>It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of</p> <p>If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.</p> <p>We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 December 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>457-25-7581126-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Forest Close Inpatient Rehabilitation</p>
      <p>1-4 Forest Close, Oughtibridge</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S35 0JW</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Job description Job responsibilities </p> <p>Please read the attached job description and the person specifications for more details about this post.</p> <p>Working in the Sheffield outdoor city, you will be a stone's throw from the Peak District and the city's many green spaces. Our links to the city's universities also offer you the chance to develop health workers of the future and contribute to research.</p>    Person Specification Qualifications Essential <ul>  <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS</li>  <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, or imminently due to qualify and register. </li>  <li>Forensic: BPS accredited Masters Degree/Supervised Practice in Forensic Psychology to doctoral level.</li> </ul> Experience Essential <ul>  <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity</li> </ul> Experience Essential <ul>  <li>Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties</li>  <li>Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams</li> </ul>   Disclosure and Barring Service Check <p>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.</p> UK Registration <p>Applicants must have current UK professional registration with HCPC or be imminently expecting this if still undergoing training. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Job description Job responsibilities </p> <p>Please read the attached job description and the person specifications for more details about this post.</p> <p>Working in the Sheffield outdoor city, you will be a stone's throw from the Peak District and the city's many green spaces. Our links to the city's universities also offer you the chance to develop health workers of the future and contribute to research.</p>    Person Specification Qualifications Essential <ul>  <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS</li>  <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, or imminently due to qualify and register. </li>  <li>Forensic: BPS accredited Masters Degree/Supervised Practice in Forensic Psychology to doctoral level.</li> </ul> Experience Essential <ul>  <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity</li> </ul> Experience Essential <ul>  <li>Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties</li>  <li>Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams</li> </ul>   Disclosure and Barring Service Check <p>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.</p> UK Registration <p>Applicants must have current UK professional registration with HCPC or be imminently expecting this if still undergoing training. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Due to qualify in D.Clin. Psy
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Has a DClinPsy and HCPC registration or due to qualify and register by October</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Clinical
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with adults with complex mental health difficulties</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          clinical
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working with MDTs</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working in inpatient and/or AMH rehabilitation</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Due to qualify in D.Clin. Psy
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Has a DClinPsy and HCPC registration or due to qualify and register by October</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Clinical
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with adults with complex mental health difficulties</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            clinical
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working with MDTs</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience working in inpatient and/or AMH rehabilitation</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Forest Close Inpatient Rehabilitation</p>
      <p>1-4 Forest Close, Oughtibridge</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S35 0JW</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Forest Close Inpatient Rehabilitation</p>
          <p>1-4 Forest Close, Oughtibridge</p>
          <p>Sheffield</p>
                    <p>S35 0JW</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic senior psychotherapist/ psychologist to join our inpatient team.</p> <p>We are redeveloping our female wards, and this is an opportunity to develop new trauma informed pathways and influence the culture of care on the wards through training and consultation.</p> <p>This is an 8a vacancy, however, we welcome applications from psychologists at B7 seeking progression.</p> <p>You will be joining a supportive team of psychologists, therapist and CAPS working across a variety of acute services.</p> <p>We are involved in the Culture of Care programme, NHS England's Quality Transformation aimed at developing safe, compassionate, culturally competent wards. We are committed to reducing restrictive practice. You will take a key role in supporting and implementing these developments, with opportunities to be innovative and influential and will develop your formulation and consultation skills in addition to direct clinical work. Our team promotes practice-based research in acute settings. We have an established inpatient research plan and collaborate with the University of Sheffield. Psychology is highly valued by the ward teams. The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with complex mental health difficulties within an MDT. We will support your ongoing development in a specialty area of clinical practice core to inpatient care, through CPD, supervision and service development.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post will suit a candidate who has experience and interest in working with people with severe, chronic and complex mental health difficulties within a multidisciplinary team and who can offer both direct and indirect work with service users, their families and staff. You will be involved in offering team formulation, reflective practice and post-incident support, as well as providing a key role as part of the senior leadership team on the ward. Psychology roles are highly valued by the ward teams and a positive approach and commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork is essential.</p> <p>- To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence based short term interventions for individuals and/or families with service users who are presenting with highly complex and distressing psychological problems, including psychosis and complex trauma.</p> <p>- To provide clinical leadership and contribute to the provision of a trauma-informed and least restrictive environment through supporting the staff team in their decision making and offering indirect support through team formulation, reflective practice and individual supervision. </p> <p>- To provide clinical supervision to Trainee psychotherapists and Psychologists and Trainee/Qualified Clinical Associate Psychologists.</p> <p>- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to acute inpatient settings.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.</p> <p>What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.</p> <p>It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of</p> <p>If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.</p> <p>We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 December 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
        dependent on experience
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>457-25-7682967</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Michael Carlisle Centre</p>
      <p>75 Osbourne Road</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S11 9BF</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please read the attached job descriptions and the person specifications for more details about this post.</p> <p>Entry at B7 does not automatically lead to movement to an 8a after 12 months as this is subject to budget, however, vacancies do arise regularly so the successful candidate will be encouraged to make an internal application.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please read the attached job descriptions and the person specifications for more details about this post.</p> <p>Entry at B7 does not automatically lead to movement to an 8a after 12 months as this is subject to budget, however, vacancies do arise regularly so the successful candidate will be encouraged to make an internal application.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS</li>
        
        <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the HCPC/BPS</li>
          
          <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work with service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Michael Carlisle Centre</p>
      <p>75 Osbourne Road</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S11 9BF</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Michael Carlisle Centre</p>
          <p>75 Osbourne Road</p>
          <p>Sheffield</p>
                    <p>S11 9BF</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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