Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist CAMHS Learning Disabilities

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A health trust in England seeks a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist to lead a developmental service for children and young people with mental health needs. The role offers flexible working hours and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a compassionate environment. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 4 years experience and a strong background in developing psychological interventions.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years experience as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
• Experience in developing psychological interventions within a clinical area.
• Training in psychological knowledge across a range of mental health presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership across counties.
• Develop therapeutic services for children and young people.
• Ensure the service is resilient and sustainable.

Skills

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Flexibility

Education

BSc/BA Honours degree in Psychology

Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist CAMHS Learning Disabilities

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Are you a highly experienced and skilled psychologist? Are you passionate about improving mental health services for children and young people? Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to clinically lead a developing service?

Then we want to meet you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a counselling/clinical psychologist to join our CAMHS Learning Disability team in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The successful applicant will provide clinical leadership across both counties, with clinical work delivered in Worcestershire.

You will be highly skilled and experienced in delivering and developing an evidence-based therapeutic service, with a record of being a compassionate and inclusive leader. No two days will be the same, so flexibility, problem‑solving skills and a desire to make a difference are all vital for this role.

You will provide clinical supervision to the CAMHS LD Team and in turn will receive support from the most senior psychology leads in the Trust.

This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

As the clinical lead for this service you will be highly skilled and experienced in developing services in response to the needs of the cohort we work with. You will have a strong background working with children and young people with co‑morbid mental health and learning disability needs and will be comfortable developing clinical services and therapeutic interventions.

You will work closely with the leadership team to ensure the service is resilient and sustainable, with a well-supported team delivering evidence-based interventions.

Your leadership style will be based around compassion and inclusivity; you will encourage this in the staff you clinically supervise.

You will sympathetically and efficiently manage escalations and will keep patient, family and staff wellbeing at the heart of what you do.

We offer a flexible working pattern and are committed to upholding a compassionate and inclusive working culture. If you think this role may be for you, we are excited to speak with you!

About us

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust delivers outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4,500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We support you to thrive; we offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

Job responsibilities

A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area.

Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area.

Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists.

Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health.

Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings.

Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches for people with psychological problems including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex psychological presentations and physical health conditions.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience required specific to the role and clinical area
• A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area
• Experience of leading in relation to the development and organisation of psychological interventions within a given clinical area
• Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
• Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge across range of mental health presentations, including organic illness, functional mental health, and physical health
• Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
• Experience of multi‑agency/multidisciplinary working
• Therapeutic expertise in working with carers/families/couples
• Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
• Experience in training/teaching and student assessment

Knowledge

• Knowledge required specific to the role and clinical area
• Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches for people with psychological problems including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex psychological presentations and physical health conditions
• Well‑developed psychometric assessment skills
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis, as practiced within the field of Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Skills & Abilities

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• Ability to support the learning needs of self and others
• Ability to prioritise work dealing with a complex range of agendas
• Motivational leadership skills and effective team player
• Ability to develop new skills and manage change/conflict
• Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries

Additional Criteria

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Qualifications

• BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology
• Post‑graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Post qualification training/experience in specific, evidence‑based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span
• Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS
• Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS
• Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology
• Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

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.

Address

Aconbury North, Worcestershire, Royal Hospital

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