Consultant Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling)

NHS; Newport; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a strategic leader in adult psychology to develop and implement psychological interventions in secondary care. The role includes managing key stakeholders, monitoring clinical performance, and ensuring evidence-based practices. Essential qualifications include a Psychology degree and HCPC registration, with significant leadership experience preferred. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Newport offering a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Psychology degree and HCPC registration are essential.
• Post-qualification experience in adult mental health (AMH) is required.
• Experience with leadership and management is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership for psychological interventions.
• Develop monitoring systems for clinical outcomes.
• Advocate for evidence-informed interventions.

Skills

Leadership

Psychological therapy

Clinical management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Psychology Degree

HCPC registration

Doctorate in Counselling or Clinical Psychology

Advanced training in psychological therapy

Job description

Job summary

This role is designed to provide strategic and clinical leadership for the continued development and delivery of ABUHB's adult psychology in secondary care for individuals presenting with moderate to severe levels of psychological distress and associated difficulties in functioning. This will include ensuring engagement of all key stakeholders (including and especially those with lived experience) and ensuring that appropriate governance structures are in place to enable the safe and effective implementation of highly specialist psychological interventions (including assessment and consultation) and waiting list initiatives across ABUHB.

Psychological therapies are embedded within secondary care services and, as such, there is plentiful opportunity to contribute towards the transformation of adult mental health services more broadly. This will require the capacity to understand complex systems and effective means of implementing and monitoring strategic change.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert leadership and strategy guidance for the development and implementation of psychological interventions in secondary care across ABUHB.
• Be responsible for developing monitoring systems to track referrals, attendance rates, clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and monitoring of any possible iatrogenic harm.
• Ensure that all interventions are evidence informed and consistent with latest research and practice as outlined in the Evidence Tables of Matrics Cymru.
• Be responsible for providing the strategic leadership necessary to ensure continued development towards Welsh Government targets for waiting times for Psychological Therapies.
• Advise the Head of Adult Psychology, the Waiting List Programme Board, MH&LD Senior Management Team and Corporate Performance as required upon matters relating to the waiting time performance across ABHB.
• Develop and maintain an infrastructure and systems in order to capture key metrics required for national reporting in accordance with the national service specification.
• Create a culture which empowers clinicians to pursue professional development and provide high quality practice across the service.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award‑winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work‑life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high‑quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.

The adult specialty is a warm and welcoming group of psychological professionals committed to ensuring that we deliver high quality and person‑centred care. There are a multitude of opportunities to connect professionally and to continue to develop both clinically and as a leader.

Details

Date posted: 12 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £78,120 to £90,013 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: 040‑PST111‑1225

Job locations:
St Cadoc's Hospital
Lodge Rd, Caerleon NP18 3XQ
Caerleon
NP18 3XQ

Job description and Person Specification

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Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Psychology Degree
• HCPC registration
• Doctorate in Counselling or Clinical
• Advanced training in psychological therapy

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Leadership or management training
• Additional post‑graduate degree

Experience (Essential)

• Post qualification experience AMH
• CPD portfolio
• Experience of leadership

Experience (Desirable)

• Research experience

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: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address: St Cadoc's Hospital, Lodge Rd, Caerleon NP18 3XQ, Caerleon, NP18 3XQ

Employer's website: https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)