Clinical Psychologist Band 8b | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation in Doncaster is seeking a reflective Clinical Psychologist to join their expanding team. The role includes delivering specialist care, providing psychological assessment, and offering supervision to team members. Training opportunities are available, and candidates with experience in handling complex emotional needs are particularly welcome. The foundation values inclusivity and aims to promote a positive image of mental health services. Applications close on October 22, 2025.

Qualifications

• Accountable for professional practice in delivering care to clients with complex needs.
• Able to provide clinical supervision and training to multidisciplinary team members.
• Experience in undertaking formal research and service evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist care to clients with complex emotional or mental health needs.
• Provide psychological assessment and formulation for clients with highly complex conditions.
• Promote a positive image of individuals with mental health difficulties.

Skills

Reflective practice

Psychological assessment

Compassionate care

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Looking to expand your psychological skills with training opportunities? Then this is an exciting time to join our expanding team of qualified and in-training psychological professionals to work with Adults. We are looking for a reflective clinical psychologist who can work with enthusiasm and creativity.

You will be supported by a consultant clinical psychologist, and there can be formalised training opportunities for the successful candidate such as structured clinical management. We particularly welcome those interested in supporting the teams to mobilise a complex emotional needs pathway for adults, or those with a flair for working with individuals with complex emotional needs/trauma.

Responsibilities include:

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist care to clients with complex emotional or mental health needs.
• To provide psychological assessment and formulation of clients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources.
• To provide (where appropriate) clinical supervision and training to colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
• (Where appropriate) to undertake formal research / service evaluations and, where suitably trained, to act as field supervisor for doctorate clinical psychology trainees.
• To be pro-active in continual service improvement.
• To promote, at all times, a positive image of people with mental health difficulties, of the adult and psychology services and the wider Trust.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications. This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025