Clinical ,Counselling or Forensic Psychologist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Anlaby; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Haltemprice CMHT in the East Riding seeks a 0.6 WTE Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist to deliver advanced psychological care for adults with trauma and complex needs. You will work with another psychologist, contribute to MDT care planning, and provide supervision and teaching within the team.

The post offers opportunities for teaching, service development, and involvement in research, quality improvement, and evaluation across the wider psychology workforce.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/forensic/counselling psychology accredited by BPS.
• Current HCPC registration and ongoing professional development.
• Experience providing supervision and supporting junior staff in psychology services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention.
• Lead and supervise trainees, assistant psychologists, and other staff within the service.
• Contribute to MDT planning, risk management, and care coordination across community teams.
• Engage in teaching, service development, and quality improvement activities.
• Participate in research, audits and service evaluation initiatives.

Skills

Programmes of care coordination

Advanced clinical practice

Consultation with MDT

Clinical leadership

Research and service development

Teaching and supervision

Knowledge of trauma and complex needs

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical/forensic/counselling psychology (BPS accredited)

Clinical supervision training (ISW)

HCPC registration

Tools

CPD / supervision frameworks

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic 0.6 WTE Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist to join Haltemprice CMHT in the East Riding. We are looking for someone with experience of working in community settings with adults presenting with trauma, severe mental health difficulties, and complex needs. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside another psychologist within the team and be part of a well-established Adult Mental Health Psychology Service. Following a recent service reconfiguration, we have appointed two Principal Psychologists to enhance support, supervision, and governance across psychology services in Hull and the East Riding. The wider psychology team delivers a range of evidence-based therapies, including MBT, DBT, CAT, EMDR, and Family Therapy, and supports initiatives such as SIGs, CAT care planning peer supervision, and Intensive EMDR. You will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for people with complex and enduring mental health difficulties, using formulation-driven approaches to inform MDT care planning. The role also includes opportunities to contribute to teaching, service development, quality improvement, and service evaluation. Additional hours may be available through maternity cover and service innovation projects across the wider psychology workforce. Main duties of the job Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation, care planning, and individual/group interventions within the team. Work autonomously and collaboratively to provide clinical leadership, consultation, and evidence-based psychological care. Contribute to the development and organisation of community psychological services. Provide consultation and advice on psychological care and risk management to multidisciplinary colleagues and carers. Deliver clinical supervision to trainees, assistant psychologists, MHWPs, and qualified psychologists within the speciality. Participate in research, audit, service evaluation, quality improvement, and service development initiatives. Support staff through training, supervision, reflective practice, team formulations, and active involvement in MDT meetings. Maintain professional development through peer forums, CPD opportunities, SIGs, group supervision, and clinical, managerial, and professional supervision. Actively engage in your own clinical and professional development, supported by the wider psychology team.

• Completed post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if qualified before 1996)
• Successful completion of an accredited or locally recognised clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees ie ISW
• To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC
• Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups, Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex PTSD, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc), Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical, forensic or counselling psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific field where the post is held
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan., oAbility to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships, Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity, Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
  We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.