Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

Government of The United Kingdom; Stanley; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Stanley, Durham is seeking an Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist for a permanent, full-time post. Salary range £49,387 to £64,750 per year, with travel across County Durham and Darlington as needed.

Applicants should have experience with autism and ADHD assessment processes, be able to contribute to complex formulations, and provide feedback to families and agencies. UKHCPC registration is required; visas may be considered for eligible applicants.

Qualifications

• Experience with autism and ADHD assessment processes.
• Proven ability to contribute to complex formulation and feedback to families.

Responsibilities

• Lead neurodevelopmental assessment work and contribute to complex formulation.
• Provide feedback to families and other agencies involved in care.
• Travel to venues across County Durham and Darlington as required.

Skills

Autism assessments

ADHD assessments

Neurodevelopmental tools

Clinical supervision

Education

HCPC registered psychologist

Tools

Standardised assessments

Job description

Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

CAPTION:

• Company: NHS Jobs
• Salary: £49,387 to £64,750 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Stanley, Durham, DH9 0AB
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 2 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience of, and a clear interest in, working with children and young people with autism and attentional difficulties. They must have a sound working knowledge of the diagnostic assessment processes for autism and ADHD, including an awareness of relevant differential diagnoses. Experience of administering a range of standardised assessments is required; experience of specialist neurodevelopmental assessment tools is desirable. Applicants should be experienced in contributing to complex formulation and, depending on experience and banding, leading this work, as well as providing comprehensive feedback to families and other agencies involved in the child or young person's care.

The post holder must also have the skills and experience required to provide supervision, contribute to service evaluation and respond effectively to service development and organisational change. Travel to venues across County Durham and Darlington will be required.

We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours).

Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this, we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and ensure that you meet the required criteria before applying. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received.