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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Mildmay Oaks</strong></p><p>You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team and alongside other therapists. There will also be line management responsibilities for a team of psychologists and psychology assistants, this will include but is not limited to, giving clinical supervision, providing psychotherapeutic advice and guidance and assisting with the analysis of statistical data for research and audit purposes. The role will also include some staff training, running reflective practice and team formulations</p><p><strong>Priory Hospital Newbury</strong></p><p>At Priory Hospital Newbury, you will oversee a smaller Therapy Services team comprising a Psychology Assistant, Lead Occupational Therapist, and Therapy Assistants. You will work closely within the MDTs across both wards and report directly to the Senior Management Team. Responsibilities include leading Therapy Services team meetings, facilitating team formulations, and delivering staff training and reflective practice sessions.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Key Responsibilities (Across Both Sites)</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and allocate caseloads within agreed timescales, ensuring regular communication with patients and staff</li><li>Respond promptly to referrals and undertake assessments to plan and deliver effective, evidence-based therapy programmes</li><li>Provide high-quality individual and group interventions aligned with patients therapy plans</li><li>Complete risk assessments to inform and support safe and effective therapeutic programmes</li><li>Lead and support MDT working to ensure coordinated, holistic care</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.</p><p><em>We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer </em><em>here</em><em>.</em></p><p><em>All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.</em></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 December 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £78,250 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>442004</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Priory Hospital Newbury</p>
            <p>Newbury</p>
      <p>Berkshire</p>
      <p>RG14 7RN</p>
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          <p>Mildmay Oaks</p>
                    <p>Winchfield</p>
                    <p>RG27 8BS</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Priory are looking to recruit a Head of Psychology to join our Therapy team. This role is shared across two sites, Priory Hospital Newbury 3 days/22.5 hours and Priory Mildmay Oaks 2 days/15 hours.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Priory are looking to recruit a Head of Psychology to join our Therapy team. This role is shared across two sites, Priory Hospital Newbury 3 days/22.5 hours and Priory Mildmay Oaks 2 days/15 hours.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Requirements
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>You will also have experience from working in adult inpatients services, preferably with experience in delivering skills based groups and individual DBT and CBT sessions and have expertise in delivering Trauma informed therapy. It is essential that you currently have accreditation with HCPC. you will oversea the management of psychology, psychology assistants and art, music and drama therapists.</li>
        
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            Requirements
          
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          <li>You will also have experience from working in adult inpatients services, preferably with experience in delivering skills based groups and individual DBT and CBT sessions and have expertise in delivering Trauma informed therapy. It is essential that you currently have accreditation with HCPC. you will oversea the management of psychology, psychology assistants and art, music and drama therapists.</li>
          
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    <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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Priory Hospital Newbury</p>
            <p>Newbury</p>
      <p>Berkshire</p>
      <p>RG14 7RN</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Priory Hospital Newbury</p>
                    <p>Newbury</p>
          <p>Berkshire</p>
          <p>RG14 7RN</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
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NHS Jobs

Head of Psychology 

Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Neuropsychology Lead

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Psychological Professional/Practitioner to work as a Senior Practitioner</strong></p> <p><strong>Northants Personality Disorder Hub</strong></p> <p><strong>Band 7 (up to 22.5 Hours)</strong></p> <p>Would you like to work for an Outstanding NHS Trust, and join an innovative and supportive service that is highly committed to decreasing stigma associated with personality difficulties, promoting optimism about recovery, and increasing access to evidence-based interventions? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner.</p> <p>The Northants Personality Disorder Hub is a countywide specialist service that works to enhance understanding of personality disorder and promote the delivery of effective interventions across community and inpatient services in Northamptonshire. The team comprises of staff from a range of professional backgrounds (including nursing, occupational therapy and clinical psychology). The service provides a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) programme at two locations across the county, and leads on the delivery of Structured Clinical Management (SCM) across general secondary mental health services. Alongside this, the service also frequently delivers training to community and inpatient teams and benefits from an established group of experts by experience who are passionate about promoting hope, improving services and co-developing and delivering staff training.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This post will give the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their capabilities within a highly supportive and motivated multidisciplinary team. </p> <p>DBT training can be provided if required and other team members have been supported to attend the Health Education England (HEE) Post Graduate Diploma in DBT. There are a range of CPD opportunities within the service and wider network, and clinical supervision is viewed as integral to maintaining staff wellbeing and effectiveness.</p> <p>You'll have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.</p> <p>As a senior practitioner you'll be expected to;</p> <p> Deliver 1:1 and group DBT sessions </p> <p> Co-facilitate SCM group sessions and support others colleagues to deliver SCM via peer supervision, training and informal guidance </p> <p> Develop formulation-driven care plans with service users and colleagues via consultation and direct assessment</p> <p> Provide training to staff, service users and carers and work collaboratively with experts by experience to co-develop and deliver training. </p> <p> Contribute to a range of service development projects </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.</p>
<p>NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 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
      
        pa, pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>270-TG583-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Lotus House</p>
      <p>Victoria Street</p>
      <p>Northampton</p>
            <p>NN1 3NR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will need to have:</p> <p> Experience of working with people with complex needs, often termed personality disorder and be passionate about reducing exclusion and stigma for this client group</p> <p> A core mental health profession and demonstrate an ongoing interest in developing competencies in working with people with personality disorder (e.g. via training in evidence based approaches, areas of specialism within existing roles) </p> <p> Self-awareness and an ability to reflect on their own emotions </p> <p> Good communication and team working skills in order to collaborate with a variety of groups and stakeholders </p> <p> Leadership skills </p> <p>You will need to be well organised and able to cope in potentially challenging situations and high-pressure environments. Flexibility is required as there may be some travelling to/from different sites across the county. It is expected that the post holder will develop in role and therefore may not meet all aspects of the job description on application.</p> <p>The Personality Disorder Hub is on a mission to provide an equitable, inclusive, representative and anti-racist service for its service users and staff. Part of this mission involves efforts towards creating and maintaining a diverse workforce. Therefore, if you self-identify as belonging to a marginalised and/or minoritized community, we would like to encourage you to apply for the post and communicate this difference in your application and/or interview.</p> <p>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will need to have:</p> <p> Experience of working with people with complex needs, often termed personality disorder and be passionate about reducing exclusion and stigma for this client group</p> <p> A core mental health profession and demonstrate an ongoing interest in developing competencies in working with people with personality disorder (e.g. via training in evidence based approaches, areas of specialism within existing roles) </p> <p> Self-awareness and an ability to reflect on their own emotions </p> <p> Good communication and team working skills in order to collaborate with a variety of groups and stakeholders </p> <p> Leadership skills </p> <p>You will need to be well organised and able to cope in potentially challenging situations and high-pressure environments. Flexibility is required as there may be some travelling to/from different sites across the county. It is expected that the post holder will develop in role and therefore may not meet all aspects of the job description on application.</p> <p>The Personality Disorder Hub is on a mission to provide an equitable, inclusive, representative and anti-racist service for its service users and staff. Part of this mission involves efforts towards creating and maintaining a diverse workforce. Therefore, if you self-identify as belonging to a marginalised and/or minoritized community, we would like to encourage you to apply for the post and communicate this difference in your application and/or interview.</p> <p>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Behaviours
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Capacity to be appropriately assertive with others in a constructive manner.</li>
        
        <li>Self-motivated with the capacity to motivate others</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.</li>
        
        <li>Capacity and willingness to contribute to policy development and implementation within the Service.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness, understanding and valuing the importance of working collaboratively with service user representatives and organisations</li>
        
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          Knowledge &amp; Experience
        
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        <li>Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, social work and occupational therapy or other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the N.H.S (e.g. by maintaining registration with the HCPC and/or your recognised professional body).</li>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working in a mental health profession (or equivalent), and in a therapeutic role with people with significant personality difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Experience of Psychosocial assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.</li>
        
        <li>Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, self-harm and the threat of aggression.</li>
        
        <li>Providing consultation to other professionals across a variety of clinical settings.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Prior experience of working within a DBT or SCM programme.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Learned and lived experience of the barriers facing minoritised groups in accessing mental health services</li>
          
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          Skills &amp; Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>To demonstrate clear strategies of maintaining psychological well-being when working with intense emotions and distressing material.</li>
        
        <li>Communicating effectively with colleagues, managers and others in both written and verbal forms, including the preparation of reports, investigations, plans and proposals.</li>
        
        <li>Communicating clearly, effectively and sensitively with patients, particularly when presenting highly complex and contentious issues in a high-risk situation.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in engaging with other healthcare professionals in extending their psychological understanding of personality disorders and applying this understanding in their everyday practice.</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professionals.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>IT and keyboard skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to undertake flexible working hours</li>
          
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            Behaviours
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Capacity to be appropriately assertive with others in a constructive manner.</li>
          
          <li>Self-motivated with the capacity to motivate others</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.</li>
          
          <li>Capacity and willingness to contribute to policy development and implementation within the Service.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness, understanding and valuing the importance of working collaboratively with service user representatives and organisations</li>
          
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            Knowledge &amp; Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, social work and occupational therapy or other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the N.H.S (e.g. by maintaining registration with the HCPC and/or your recognised professional body).</li>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working in a mental health profession (or equivalent), and in a therapeutic role with people with significant personality difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Experience of Psychosocial assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.</li>
          
          <li>Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, self-harm and the threat of aggression.</li>
          
          <li>Providing consultation to other professionals across a variety of clinical settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Prior experience of working within a DBT or SCM programme.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group and mental health.</li>
            
            <li>Learned and lived experience of the barriers facing minoritised groups in accessing mental health services</li>
            
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            Skills &amp; Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To demonstrate clear strategies of maintaining psychological well-being when working with intense emotions and distressing material.</li>
          
          <li>Communicating effectively with colleagues, managers and others in both written and verbal forms, including the preparation of reports, investigations, plans and proposals.</li>
          
          <li>Communicating clearly, effectively and sensitively with patients, particularly when presenting highly complex and contentious issues in a high-risk situation.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in engaging with other healthcare professionals in extending their psychological understanding of personality disorders and applying this understanding in their everyday practice.</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professionals.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>IT and keyboard skills</li>
            
            <li>Ability to undertake flexible working hours</li>
            
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    <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>
  

  

  
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    <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>
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        <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>
      

      

      
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        <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>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Lotus House</p>
      <p>Victoria Street</p>
      <p>Northampton</p>
            <p>NN1 3NR</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Lotus House</p>
          <p>Victoria Street</p>
          <p>Northampton</p>
                    <p>NN1 3NR</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Senior Practitioner

Head of Psychology & Psychotherapy (Neurodevelopmental Services)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>A rare and exciting vacancy has arisen for a passionate and highly motivated band 7/8a Practitioner Psychologist to join our Secure CAMHS team.</p> <p>The Secure CAMHS (SCAMHS) service sits within the Ardenleigh site and offers treatment for up to 11 young people, across two wards. It has received accreditations from QNIC and the National Autistic Society and a quality review in June 2024 highlighted strengths in a positive team culture, great relationships between young people and staff and comprehensive therapeutic provision. </p> <p>The young people we work with have often experienced significant difficulties in their lives and presentations include trauma, mental illness, personality difficulties, neurodevelopment difficulties and harm to self and/or others. As a team psychologist, you will work alongside a range of professionals, providing safe, containing environments and interventions to help the young people understand themselves, their mental health and offending behaviour. Within the role you will have opportunities to provide individual and group interventions, supervision and management of others, and be involved in training, service development, audit and evaluation.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The service has a strong multi-disciplinary team ethos, in which psychology is well established and respected. It is committed to providing the best care for young people, and as such service user involvement and co-production are central to what we do. Recently, alongside service users and family members, the team co-wrote an article looking at a group written and delivered by young people and the experiences of having a child in a secure hospital.</p> <p>As a service we are committed to supporting our staff to have a positive experience of their time at work. We acknowledge that working within the Ardenleigh site can be challenging, so you will have access to a range of wellbeing support. You will be joining a large and diverse psychological therapies team within the division, consisting of clinical and forensic psychologists, arts therapists, specialist psychological practitioners and assistant psychologists. There will be opportunities to collaborate across the division in strategic working groups. As a division we are also committed to investing in staff and you will have opportunities for training, mentoring, supervision and career development.</p> <p>If you are passionate about working with young people who present with complex trauma and risk to self and others and can compassionately challenge systems and staff to be better, hold integrity and connect with the people around you, we hope that you speak to us and apply.</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.</p> <p>Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.</p>       
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 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 £62,682 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>436-7639605</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Ardenleigh</p>
            <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B24 9SA</p>
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    <p>For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists</li>
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Skills commensurate with doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidenced based psychological therapy to fidelity.</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific 'difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Personal
        
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        <li>Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities</li>
        
        <li>Is a 'team player' and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives</li>
        
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          Other
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.</li>
        
        <li>Awareness and understanding of the purpose and mechanisms of clinical governance and an ability to employ such mechanisms to maintain and improve standards of clinical practice</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients.</li>
            
            <li>oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills commensurate with doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidenced based psychological therapy to fidelity.</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific 'difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Personal
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities</li>
          
          <li>Is a 'team player' and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness and understanding of the purpose and mechanisms of clinical governance and an ability to employ such mechanisms to maintain and improve standards of clinical practice</li>
          
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    <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>
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        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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ardenleigh</p>
            <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B24 9SA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ardenleigh</p>
                    <p>Birmingham</p>
                    <p>B24 9SA</p>
        
      

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

Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist Preceptorship - Secure CAMHS

<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>
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    <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>
  

  
    
      
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      <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>
    
  


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

  
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    <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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        <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>
        
      

      
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        <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>

Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you caring, innovative and passionate about your work? Do you value putting your patients first and working with them towards recovery?

Are you motivated to learn and develop your psychotherapy skills? <strong>If so, then YOU are the person we are looking for.</strong></p><p>
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team at the Leicestershire Adult Eating Disorder Service.</p><p>The team is well established and have been providing high quality care for the residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for over 30 years.</p><p>The team assess and provide individual care plans for recovery through evidence-based interventions and strong therapeutic relationships to patients with a variety of eating disorders, on one to one basis and in group settings.</p><p>Clinical associate psychologists are a key part of our team and the successful candidate will join our current psychology team Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate Psychologist and Psychology Assistants.</p><p>The service team also consists of nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, administrators, dietitians, research and evaluation associates. Teamwork and collaboration is highly valued in the service and encouraged from all.</p><p>Experience of working with people with an eating disorder will be a particular strength for the right candidate. However, we are able to offer opportunities for with those with limited experience in limited experience in a developmental role.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of their eating disorder, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation).</p><p>Under supervision of qualified clinical psychologists they will deliver psychological interventions such as CBT guided self-help, CBT and other appropriate therapy models. The post holder will manage their own caseload.</p><p>A good understanding of some of the physical and psychological risks experienced by our patients will be helpful and you will be supported with this alongside training and development opportunities relevant to your role and equipping you with specialist skills.</p><p>You will also be able to take part in our weekly CPD programme, where we have an extensive range of internal and external speakers.

We have a strong culture of research and a continuous drive for improving quality, and there is plentiful opportunity to contribute to our ongoing programme.</p><p><strong>Please note that a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car during working hours is required for this role.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>09 December 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>005445</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Bennion Centre</p>
      <p>Glenfield Hospital</p>
      <p>Leicester</p>
      <p>Leicestershire</p>
      <p>LE3 9EJ</p>
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    <p>Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust</p>
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      <p>Bennion Centre</p>
      <p>Glenfield Hospital</p>
      <p>Leicester</p>
      <p>Leicestershire</p>
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          <p>Glenfield Hospital</p>
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          <p>Leicestershire</p>
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Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Is having the support and freedom to
fast-track your career goals in psychology important to you? Are you looking for an organisation which
will offer you flexible development pathways which are not constrained by a
rigid, prescribed progression structure?</p><p>At Iris Care Group we really
appreciate the work our registered psychologists do and the results they
achieve for our service users.</p><p>Having listened to feedback on the
support they felt would benefit them to develop their careers, we created a
specific skills escalator and compendium of internal training and professional
development resources within our exciting new virtual learning suite, Kallidus.
We are also dedicated to enriching progression
through regular appraisals. Opportunities for additional external
post-qualification training can be tailored to align with our clinicians
growth and the needs of the service. We
believe that supporting our psychologists, particularly early in their career,
to develop additional competencies not only benefits their career development
and pathway to consultant grade but also ensures our service users benefit from
the latest developments in psychological practice.</p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p></p><p>We currently have an opportunity for
a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist at our forensic mental health hospital, Heatherwood
Court. Comprising of a Locked Rehabilitation Service (1 female ward) and a Low
Secure Service (1 male and 2 female wards), Heatherwood Court treats patients with
complex needs, including severe and enduring mental illness, complex trauma,
and difficulties consistent with a diagnosis of personality disorder. </p><p>We are looking for applicants with
experience of working with service users with complex needs and risk behaviours
along with those who have an interest and prior experience of delivering
evidenced-based interventions for people with personality disorder and/or
complex mental health problems. We are particularly interested in candidates
who have received DBT training, but would offer training to suitable candidates
on appointment.</p><p>This post will join an established, dynamic
team of psychologists including a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, , Forensic Psychologist and
Assistant Psychologists, working as part of a specialist multi-disciplinary
team. The team are also supported by Positive Practice Workers, graduate
psychologists in blended role combining both support worker shifts and clinical
days with the teams. There are also regular opportunities to network with the
wider Iris Care Group qualified psychologists within Departmental Meetings and Psychology
away days.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Based in a rural setting
on the outskirts of Pontypridd, Heatherwood Court focuses on developing and
maintaining a culture of care that promotes recovery, gender sensitivity and
relational security. We believe in empowering our service users, promoting the
development of hope, strength and resilience to support people to work towards
lasting recovery within the least restrictive environment. </p><p>Heatherwood Court is part of the
wider Iris Care Group which employs
1200+ staff in complex mental health services across South East Wales and
Bristol. In addition to specialist hospitals and a SEN college, the
organisation also has community step down homes. Clinicians from across these
services meet regularly to share best practice and provide peer review
opportunities.</p><p>All our services offer opportunities for audit and research
and have established links with local universities and networks, including the
Offender Health Research NetworkCymru,. Networking and academic interests are
also encouraged, and clinicians are regularly asked to present at conferences
and contribute to articles in both the academic and mainstream press.</p>      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 December 2025</p>

  
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      £47,809 to £55,689 a year
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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      <p>Heatherwood Court</p>
      <p>Llantrisant Road</p>
      <p>Pontypridd</p>
      <p>Mid Glamorgan</p>
      <p>CF37 1PL</p>
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    <ul><li>To exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice</li></ul><ul><li>To provide specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychometric assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care</li></ul><ul><li>To analyse, interpret and integrate complex assessment information where the data are often contradictory</li></ul><ul><li>To formulate plans for formal psychological therapy, based on a number of provisional hypotheses derived from psychological theory and evidence-based practice</li></ul><ul><li>To be responsible for implementing a range of specialised psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups</li></ul><ul><li>To adjust and refine psychological formulations and therapy options based on continual re-assessment of clients during therapy, monitoring and evaluating progress during the course of bout uni- and multi- disciplinary care, in order to maximise the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions</li></ul><ul><li>To be available to multi-disciplinary team colleagues for the provision of psychological advice on clinical practice</li></ul><ul><li>To communicate effectively with the client, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, including professionals from other agencies</li></ul><ul><li>In highly sensitive clinical situations, to communicate, in a skilled and persuasive manner, complicated information about assessment, formulation and therapy plans with clients who may be confrontational or have major communication difficulties or be difficult to engage and maintain in therapy</li></ul><ul><li>To attend clinical supervision with appointed supervisor and to work under the managerial direction of the Head of Department</li></ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <ul><li>To exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice</li></ul><ul><li>To provide specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychometric assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care</li></ul><ul><li>To analyse, interpret and integrate complex assessment information where the data are often contradictory</li></ul><ul><li>To formulate plans for formal psychological therapy, based on a number of provisional hypotheses derived from psychological theory and evidence-based practice</li></ul><ul><li>To be responsible for implementing a range of specialised psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups</li></ul><ul><li>To adjust and refine psychological formulations and therapy options based on continual re-assessment of clients during therapy, monitoring and evaluating progress during the course of bout uni- and multi- disciplinary care, in order to maximise the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions</li></ul><ul><li>To be available to multi-disciplinary team colleagues for the provision of psychological advice on clinical practice</li></ul><ul><li>To communicate effectively with the client, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, including professionals from other agencies</li></ul><ul><li>In highly sensitive clinical situations, to communicate, in a skilled and persuasive manner, complicated information about assessment, formulation and therapy plans with clients who may be confrontational or have major communication difficulties or be difficult to engage and maintain in therapy</li></ul><ul><li>To attend clinical supervision with appointed supervisor and to work under the managerial direction of the Head of Department</li></ul>
    
  


      
  
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    <p>Iris Care Group</p>
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      <p>Llantrisant Road</p>
      <p>Pontypridd</p>
      <p>Mid Glamorgan</p>
      <p>CF37 1PL</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Iris Care Group</p>
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          <p>Llantrisant Road</p>
          <p>Pontypridd</p>
          <p>Mid Glamorgan</p>
          <p>CF37 1PL</p>
        
      

      
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Clinical / Forensic Psychologist 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Are you passionate about delivering high quality patient care? Do you want to work in a service who values you and supports your development? Are you looking for new challenges and innovative ways of working? If so, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly's NHS Talking Therapies is the service for you!</strong></p> <p>We are currently recruiting qualified PWPs as part of an exciting expansion which has quality patient care and staff wellbeing at the heart of it.</p> <p>You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are striving towards gold standard ways of working. We have an attractive relocation package for applicants looking to move to Cornwall to work in service.</p> <p>Applicants must have completed PWP training from an accredited Low Intensity course, have experience working in the stepped care model delivering Low Intensity Psychological Interventions to patients experiencing mild to moderate common mental health difficulties and have PWP registration. We will also accept applications from candidates expecting to complete their PWP training within the next 3 months. PWP registration must be applied for on successful completion of the training.</p> <p><strong>Please note that this is a hybrid remote role and there is an expectation for the successful candidate to work in-person within Central Cornwall a few days each week.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a PWP you play an integral part in the everyday workings of the service, from promotional work to assessing patients to providing clinical evidence-based interventions to help service users make lasting changes in managing their mental health.</p> <p>Post holders will be completing clinical contacts 1:1 face to face, over the telephone, video consultation, group courses (remotely and in person) and CBT. Where needed, holding discussions with step 3 and/or step 4 clinicians to ensure step ups and safe onward referrals are completed and that patient dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times. There will also be opportunities for community outreach work to promote the work we do to other services, educational settings and careers events.</p> <p>The post-holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities. The post-holder will be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays, as required by the service. The post-holder will also be required to participate in evening clinics offered by the service between 5pm and 8pm.</p> <p>Alongside LI and HI CBT, the service offers Counselling for Depression, Couples Therapy for Depression, Mindfulness based CBT, IPT and EMDR. We are currently establishing good links with our Primary Care Networks and Secondary Care Mental Health Teams.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.</p>
<p>We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.</p>
<p>Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.</p>
<p>We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.</p>
<p>Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.</p>


      
        
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  <p>18 December 2025</p>

  
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      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
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      <p>NHS Talking Therapies Mid Cornwall</p>
      <p>Beacon Place</p>
      <p>Roche</p>
            <p>PL26 8LG</p>
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    <p>Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>NHS Talking Therapies Mid Cornwall</p>
      <p>Beacon Place</p>
      <p>Roche</p>
            <p>PL26 8LG</p>
    
  

  
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