Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to cover maternity leave, focusing on high-quality care for older patients in Lowestoft. The role involves collaboration with an established team to provide psychological assessments and therapies within the community mental health framework.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology accredited by BPS.
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
• Experience working with diverse client groups and clinical problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, individual therapy, and neuropsychological assessment.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for effective care.
• Educate and support colleagues in psychological care practices.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Psychologist 8a 1.0wte (Maternity Leave Cover; fixed term August 2025 - May 2026)

Waveney Older People's CMHT and Memory Treatment Service; Carlton Court Hospital

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to provide maternity leave cover forour service as we develop our older people's community team and memory assessment services in theWaveney area. The service works with older people with a diagnosis of dementia or functional mentalhealth problems with additional age-related complexities. Our community services support older peopleliving in the Waveney valley and along the North Suffolk coast and comprise a CMHT, MemoryTreatment Service, Inreach / Outreach Service and Intensive Older Peoples Service.

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about providing high quality care to older peopleliving in the local community. The post will include opportunities for innovation, quality improvementand training. We have strong links with the clinical psychology course at UEA and the locality is keen topromote good practice and support continued professional development.

You will be working alongside an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist within a well-establishedteam. There will be regular opportunities to meet with other psychologists working with older peopleacross the trust and to receive peer support from the 8b Clinical Psychologist based in the Older PeoplesCommunity Mental Health Team at Northgate Hospital.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the duties that can be found in the job description attached, you will work with the consultant psychologist to provide excellent psychological care for older people in Lowestoft and Waveney, in line with the aspirations of national agendas such as the Long-Term Plan. Our focus is on ensuring that older people can access the very best evidence-based care which supports their emotional wellbeing and addresses areas of unmet psychological need. You will be involved in providing assessment / formulation, individual therapy, neuropsychological assessment and interventions with individuals, carers and families, including supporting the ongoing implementation of a CST group. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team participating in regular team meetings, will provide consultation to colleagues and support the development of team formulations across the wide range of professionals within the older people's service. We are focussed on promoting psychologically informed care and you will be actively involved in providing education and teaching to colleagues across the various services. This post will be supported by the locality Director of Psychology as well as the Associate Director of Psychology for Older People. The post holder will have the opportunity to work alongside other psychologists across the locality

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year gross per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-GYW7259114

Job locations

Carlton Court

Carlton Court Hospital St Peters Road Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Job description Job responsibilities

Our locality is very committed to developing high quality services and community teams for older peopleacross the trust have been rated as good by the CQC. We are committed to delivering equitable servicesand welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and we value the wellbeing of our staff. Asa service we are keen to support our colleagues to develop roles that reflect their professional interestsand unique needs and would welcome a conversation around flexible working. Whilst most of the workwould be at the team base at Carlton Court Hospital the role would also allow a degree of remoteworking.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description Job responsibilities

Our locality is very committed to developing high quality services and community teams for older peopleacross the trust have been rated as good by the CQC. We are committed to delivering equitable servicesand welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and we value the wellbeing of our staff. Asa service we are keen to support our colleagues to develop roles that reflect their professional interestsand unique needs and would welcome a conversation around flexible working. Whilst most of the workwould be at the team base at Carlton Court Hospital the role would also allow a degree of remoteworking.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of supervision and teaching.

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).

Skills Essential

• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.

Knowledge Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of supervision and teaching.

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).

Skills Essential

• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.

Knowledge Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Carlton Court

Carlton Court Hospital St Peters Road Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Carlton Court

Carlton Court Hospital St Peters Road Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)