Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Senior CBT Therapist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 472,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist. This role is part of an NIHR funded research trial focused on delivering therapy to young people experiencing paranoia. The successful candidate will have experience in cognitive behavioural therapy and work collaboratively with schools and healthcare settings to provide essential support. Flexible working options and a commitment to professional development are part of the package.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to professional development

Wellbeing services

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Deliver psychological therapy to young people experiencing paranoia.
• Support training and supervision of research assistants.
• Conduct recruitment for the trial.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly therapy based on a detailed manual.
• Work with young people, parents/carers in educational settings.
• Ensure high standards in delivering therapy.

Skills

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Working with young people

Clinical psychology qualifications

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to advertise for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist post working on an NIHR funded research trial of a therapy for young people with paranoia: Treating Unhelpful Suspicious Thoughts in Teenagers, funded by the National Institute for Health Research - Research for Patient Benefit Programme. This is a 22-month feasibility randomised controlled trial, led by Dr Christopher Taylor and Dr Jessica Kingston (Joint Chief Investigators) with a highly experienced co-applicant team. It will test a new imagery and values based therapy for young people experiencing paranoia in a schools based setting.

The role is to work as a clinical psychologist/trial therapist delivering therapy on a schools based paranoia research trial.

Are you due to qualify or newly qualified from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme?

Are you due to qualify or newly qualified from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme?

Role and duties

If appointed, you will join as a Band 7 post and will be paid under NHS AfC Band 7 (£47,1810 per annum, pro rata). We would support your development through the knowledge, skills and behaviour framework for future career progression. The main duties involve delivering therapy to young people identified in schools. The therapy is TRUST therapy and the post will include training and supervision of research assistants, supporting recruitment. Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy and/or working with young people is essential.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services across five boroughs of Greater Manchester—Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Organisation and culture

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care. We’re proud of our #PennineCarePeople and strive to be a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply. We also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness, either as an individual or as a carer.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Responsibilities

The main purpose of this post is to provide psychological therapy to young people in schools who are experiencing elevated paranoia. A course of therapy will be delivered weekly. The therapy is based on a detailed manual, and you will receive training prior to offering therapy to participants in the trial and close supervision during the trial.

The post holder will be expected to treat participants to an exceptionally high standard and to contribute to intervention development work necessary to adapt the therapy manual for the contextual and clinical presentations of young people with paranoia in schools. The role will involve working in both education and healthcare settings to support young people, parents/carers and education community with mental health and wellbeing related to paranoia.

Whilst it should be possible to treat most of the patients within regular hours, it may on occasion be necessary to see patients at other times. The post holder will need to be able to travel to different sites within the Trust and further afield to attend meetings, seminars, and supervision.

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025