Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Roseberry Park Hospital is seeking a Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist to join the Adult Acute Inpatient psychology team on a maternity cover.

You will provide psychologically informed care, conduct assessments and therapeutic interventions, and offer supervision and training within a multidisciplinary team across the urgent care pathway.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level knowledge of evidence-based practice in mental health.
• Competence in risk assessment and risk management.
• Clinical governance and CPD evidence.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation affecting service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychologically informed care for adults in acute inpatient settings.
• Deliver indirect and direct assessments and therapeutic interventions.
• Provide consultation, supervision and training to multidisciplinary colleagues.

Skills

Doctoral level knowledge

Risk assessment

Clinical governance

Legislation knowledge

Education

Doctoral level training in psychology

HCPC registration

Post-doctoral specialization

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

The closing date is 01 November 2026

We are looking for an experienced Applied Psychologist to join the Psychology staff group within the Adult Acute Inpatient service at Roseberry Park Hospital.

You will be working within a dynamic and supportive leadership team across the urgent care pathway to provide psychologically informed care to all service users. There is a well-established psychology staff group within the service and this post has been created to cover a maternity leave.

This is a developmental position where you will be providing psychologically informed care as part of the wider multidisciplinary team including both indirect and direct assessments, as well as a therapeutic intervention, consultative and advisory services, as well as providing clinical supervision and training to other team members.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a key role in providing psychologically informed care to individuals admitted within the service, including both indirect and direct support, including assessments as well as a therapeutic, consultative and advisory service in relation to adults and their families and carers, according to identified clinical need. In addition to direct clinical work, providing consultation and where necessary clinical supervision and training to other team members in regard to patients is an important element of the role

Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Trained in care co-ordination
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registration with BPS

Experience

• Must have experience of: Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team
• Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
• Research and development
• Quality and service improvement and evaluation
• Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies

Knowledge / Skills

• Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical governance
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Audit and research methodology
• Social Inclusion agenda
• Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
• Must be able to: Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work
• Use approved breakaway techniques
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£57,528 to £64,750 a yearpro rata, per annum