Consultant Clinical Psychologist Youth Service (18 - 25 year olds)

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Norwich is seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for its Central Norfolk Children's Service. The role involves direct clinical work, developing treatment plans for complex needs, and providing supervision. Candidates should possess a doctorate in clinical psychology and registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. Strong communication skills and the ability to lead are essential. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including NHS pension and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

Annual leave starting at 27 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Training in clinical psychology at post-graduate doctoral level accredited by BPS.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as Practitioner Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Undertake direct clinical work for complex issues.
• Provide highly developed assessments of service users and families.
• Formulate and implement psychological treatment plans.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff.
• Collaborate on service development strategies.
• Participate in creating high-quality, accessible services.
• Support workforce planning and recruitment.
• Govern psychological practice within the service.

Skills

Complex methods of psychological assessment

Effective communication

Report writing for Boards and Committees

Supervision of psychologists

Inspiring and engaging staff

Consultation skills

Leadership and motivational skills

Flexibility under pressure

High autonomy in decision making

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to advertise a consultant clinical psychologist post for the over 18s Central Norfolk Children and Young Persons Youth Service in the Central Norfolk Locality.

The role will be especially focused on the development of our Personality Disorders, and Complex Emotional Needs Pathway; the assessment and treatment of service users accessing this Pathway; waiting list management and supervision of staff.

The CYP services in Central Norfolk provide specialist mental health interventions to young people up to 25 in the central Norfolk area, as well as providing specialist intervention to Looked After and Adopted Children across Norfolk and Waveney.

Responsibilities

• Undertake direct clinical work, especially where it may be particularly complex or sensitive issues involved.
• Provide highly developed and highly complex assessments of service users, carers, and families, using and interpreting highly complex psychological data from a variety of sources, e.g. neuropsychological and psychometric assessments.
• Formulation and implementation of highly complex psychological treatment and/or management plans.
• Provide clinical supervision as appropriate to the grade of the post and supervisee.
• Work collaboratively with the Lead Consultant Psychologist, Service Managers and other senior clinicians in the development and implementation of a strategy within the Locality/Specialist Service.
• Participate as a senior clinician in the development of high quality, responsive and accessible services for service users, carers, and families within the Locality/Specialist Service, including advising both professional and service management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, and staff development within the Locality/Specialist Service.
• Work collaboratively with the Lead Consultant Psychologist in the governance of psychological practice within the Locality/Specialist Service.

Qualifications

Essential

• Training in clinical psychology at post-graduate doctoral level, as accredited by the BPS (British Psychological Society) or equivalent.
• Registration with the Health and Care professions Council as Practitioner Psychologist.

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
• Experience of working with service users within the designated specialty.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
• Experience of teaching, training professional and clinical supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of managing performance and grievance issues.
• Experience of leading change within a service or organisation.
• Experience of implementing clinical governance procedures.
• Experience of working as a Consultant Psychologist; experience of managing staff.
• Experience of delegated responsibility regarding the management of budgets.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• A high level ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Ability to produce reports and documents for Boards and Committees using relevant technology to present complex data and strategy with clarity.
• Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/or other psychological professionals.
• Ability to inspire and engage staff and encourage improvement, innovation, and development.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to lead, motivate and influence both internally and externally, building and maintaining collaborative and trusted relationships.
• Ability to be flexible and work under pressure.
• High degree of autonomy and decision-making.

Desirable

• Skills and experience of using leadership models and the application of models of change at a service level.

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice in relation to service users in the designated specialty and mental health generally.
• Knowledge of integrated governance/quality governance.

Other Essential

• Ability to travel independently.

Benefits

• NHS pension.
• A comprehensive in house & external training programmes.
• Career progression.
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum, increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays).
• Staff physio service.
• NHS discounts and many more.

Details

Date posted: 22 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 a year gross per annum, pro rata for part time

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 246-CEN7558189-A

Job locations: 80 St Stephens Rd, Norwich, NR1 3RE

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.

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Employer details

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

80 St Stephens Rd, Norwich, NR1 3RE