Highly Specialist Psychologist

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in York invites applications for a Highly Specialist Psychologist to join the Neurodevelopmental Team. The post supports clinicians with specialist psychology input, supervision and service development within a busy CAMHS framework.

This fixed-term maternity cover role offers opportunities for career development, supervision, and collaboration across a strong psychology network. Sponsorship may be considered for eligible applicants.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level) in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology (or equivalent).
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Post doctoral training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Trained in clinical supervision and supervision of doctoral trainees.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Registration with BPS.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions in CAMHS within a multidisciplinary team.
• Offer supervision, advice, consultation and training to other team members.
• Engage in service development initiatives and lead on practice improvements.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners and supervise doctoral trainees.

Skills

Complex communication

Clinical adaptability

Clinical training

Team leadership

Multiagency collaboration

Psychometrics

Caregiver support

Clinical governance

Breakaway techniques

Multimedia presentations

Education

Doctoral level training

HCPC registration

Postdoctoral training

Clinical supervision training

Care coordination training

CPD

BPS registration

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Psychologist

The closing date is 25 November 2026

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist to join our welcoming team, here in the wonderful City of York. We are seeking the right individual to become part of our Neurodevelopmental Team in providing their specialist psychology lens to an already well-established service.The role will be in supporting our highly experienced Consultant Psychologists in delivering and developing our patient focused Pathways and offering their expertise to the wider team. If you are interested in working in a busy and challenging environment with a committed and exceptional clinical team, then this could be the role for you.We welcome opportunities to meet with all interested candidates prior to application or interview so feel free to contact our service to discuss the role further.

This is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave and would provide a great opportunity for career development.

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 successful applicant will be joining a well-established community team, and the post will involve working in the community within the supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to young people and their families. The post holder will also offer supervision, advice, consultation and training to other members of the team, and there are multiple opportunities to be involved in service development initiatives as the service is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of our population.

Experience of working with young people and families is important, as well as the ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with our multi-agency partner organisations. Experience of working systemically would be beneficial. The post holder will receive regular supportive supervision from the Consultant Psychologist within the service. There is a strong psychology network across the trust and within the CAMHS directorate.

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

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists 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 Academys 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.

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

For further details regarding this post, or to arrange an informal discussion as it would be good to hear from youplease contact:

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Person Specification

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
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Trained in care co-ordination
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registration with BPS

Experience

• 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.
• Quality and service improvement and evaluation.
• Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies

Knowledge

• 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

Skills

• 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.

personal Attributes

• Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours
• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in highly distressing and challenging circumstances
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
• Committed to continual quality and service Page 9 of 11 improvement
• Self aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision

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.

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