Head of Psychology

NHS; Newbury; On-site; GBP 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health provider in the UK is seeking a qualified therapist to work at Priory Hospital Newbury. You will manage a multi-disciplinary team and provide high-quality therapy programs to patients, including DBT and CBT sessions. Essential qualifications include HCPC accreditation and experience in adult inpatient services. This full-time permanent position offers a competitive salary of £78,250 per year and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on patient care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering skills-based groups and individual sessions.
• Accredited with HCPC.
• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary therapy team.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseloads ensuring effective communication with staff and patients.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy programs.
• Conduct risk assessments for therapy planning.
• Facilitate team formulations and staff training.

Skills

Experience in adult inpatient services

Skills-based group delivery

Trauma informed therapy

DBT and CBT sessions

Management of psychology assistants

Education

Accreditation with HCPC

Job description

Job summary

Mildmay Oaks

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team and alongside other therapists. There will also be line management responsibilities for a team of psychologists and psychology assistants, this will include but is not limited to, giving clinical supervision, providing psychotherapeutic advice and guidance and assisting with the analysis of statistical data for research and audit purposes. The role will also include some staff training, running reflective practice and team formulations

Priory Hospital Newbury

At Priory Hospital Newbury, you will oversee a smaller Therapy Services team comprising a Psychology Assistant, Lead Occupational Therapist, and Therapy Assistants. You will work closely within the MDTs across both wards and report directly to the Senior Management Team. Responsibilities include leading Therapy Services team meetings, facilitating team formulations, and delivering staff training and reflective practice sessions.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities (Across Both Sites)

• Manage and allocate caseloads within agreed timescales, ensuring regular communication with patients and staff
• Respond promptly to referrals and undertake assessments to plan and deliver effective, evidence‑based therapy programmes
• Provide high‑quality individual and group interventions aligned with patients therapy plans
• Complete risk assessments to inform and support safe and effective therapeutic programmes
• Lead and support MDT working to ensure coordinated, holistic care

About us

Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader‑Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.

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.

Person Specification Requirements (Essential)

• You will also have experience from working in adult inpatients services, preferably with experience in delivering skills-based groups and individual DBT and CBT sessions and have expertise in delivering Trauma informed therapy. It is essential that you currently have accreditation with HCPC. You will oversee the management of psychology, psychology assistants and art, music and drama therapists.

Employer details

Priory Healthcare

Priory Hospital Newbury

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 7RN

Job locations

Priory Hospital Newbury

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 7RN

Mildmay Oaks

Winchfield

RG27 8BS

Recruitment details

Reference number: 442004

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £78,250 a year

Date posted: 24 December 2025