Clinical / Counselling Psychologist B7 (on preceptorship to 8a)

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in mental health is looking for a Band 7 - Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join their Liaison Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will work within the urgent care pathways across Shropshire, providing essential psychological services to patients in need. This role involves both direct and indirect work with service users, emphasizing assessment, consultation, and training within a supportive team environment. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Lease car option

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations

Citizens Advice support linked to Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical Psychologist with HCPC.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Post-doctoral training in specialized areas preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical psychology services within urgent care.
• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions.
• Communicate complex information effectively.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Judgement

Risk Assessment

Empathy

Education

Registration with HCPC

Post-doctoral training in specialized areas

Job description

Job summary

We are very happy to be offering a B7- B8a Development post working in our Liaison Mental Health Team as part of our exciting redevelopment of psychology in the Urgent Care Pathway.

The successful applicant will work alongside a psychologically minded team of Nurses, Medics and Allied Health Professionals across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and be based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital

It is envisaged that the post will entail working both directly and indirectly with service users presenting in the acute hospital with primary or concurrent mental health difficulties. You will be carrying out and supervising assessment, formulation and brief intervention work with individuals and / or their systems. The post will also entail significant elements of consultation, reflective practice, staff well-being, team formulation and training.

This post will maintain close links with other psychology colleagues within the urgent care pathway (Inpatients, Crisis / Home treatment and Liaison Mental Health teams). Across the pathway we will have 4 Practitioner Psychologists, Trainee Associate Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists with the possibility of further expansion in the future.

**This job will be considered as a Band 7 - Band 8a preceptorship**

MPFT will offer a welcome bonus of 10% of first year salary- at 50% on commencement of employment and 50% following 12 months employment.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialist clinical psychology service within the Urgent Care service, to adults their families or carers. To work with clients alone at the team base or other care environments, or at their home as necessary.
• To communicate highly complex information effectively in highly emotive situations and overcome psychological resistances to potentially threatening issues.
• To be responsible for conducting psychological interviews, deriving information from self-report measures, rating scales, psychometrics (where necessary), direct and indirect structured observations and semi- structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care, interpreting complex data and giving feedback effectively and with sensitively.
• To be skilled in risk assessment and management. The post holder will be expected to maintain high professional levels of clinical judgement and application of complex skills at alltimes.
• Following assessment, to provide expert formulation and psychological interventions to service users with a range of mental health problems.
• To formulate and implement plans for formal psychological intervention and/or management of a client's psychological difficulties, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of caresettings.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Details Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-KM-25-7296896

Job locations

Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Telford/ Shrewsbury

TF1 6TF

Job description Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and job specification

Please contact Dr. Neil Jones Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Hope Lloyd, Modern Matron in the Urgent Care pathway for further information or an informal chat about this post.

Email:

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

Job description Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and job specification

Please contact Dr. Neil Jones Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Hope Lloyd, Modern Matron in the Urgent Care pathway for further information or an informal chat about this post.

Email:

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

Person Specification Application Essential

• Registration

Desirable

• Post registration training

Interview Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by as recommended by the HCPC / BPS. ACP

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Person Specification Application Essential

• Registration

Desirable

• Post registration training

Interview Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by as recommended by the HCPC / BPS. ACP

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Telford/ Shrewsbury

TF1 6TF

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Telford/ Shrewsbury

TF1 6TF

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)