Lead Consultant Psychologist

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 97,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS seeks a Lead Consultant Psychologist to oversee a highly skilled team within the Specialist Recovery Division. This part-time role involves clinical contributions across services, management responsibilities, and opportunities for applied research, all aimed at improving mental health care quality and patient outcomes.

Benefits

Continuing professional development opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist required.
• Experience with challenging behavior and mental health issues.
• Ability to manage, shape, and develop services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a psychology team in a mental health charity.
• Contribute to clinical services including Male PICU and Rehabilitation houses.
• Drive professional initiatives and improve quality of life for service users.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Risk Management

Mental Health Assessment

Education

HCPC registered Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Job description

Job summary

Looking for a Lead Consultant Psychologist role where you can lead and develop a highly skilled and passionate psychology team?

Specialist Recovery Division

Part Time Hours: 30 hours a week (flexible)

This role will be suitable for an established Consultant Clinical / Forensic Psychologist who is looking for that next step up.

You will join a team of over 20 Consultant Psychologists, and50 registered Psychologists based across our 3 sites (Northampton, Birmingham and Essex) and our Community Partnerships division. As such, there will be lots of support but also great opportunities for people to progress in their future too.

Main duties of the job

The Role & Person

We are currently seeking an HCPC registered Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join our established service as Lead Psychologist in the Specialist Recovery Division. In this senior role you will play a central part in managing, shaping and developing the service. You will contribute clinically across both ends of the service pathway including Male PICU services and Specialist Rehabilitation houses.

You will contribute to professional initiatives across different aspects of the organisation and play a significant part in developing quality of life and service user involvement strategies. Interests in risk management and assessment and in developing skills by working on complex cases including severe mental illness, and substance misuse are all particularly relevant.

You will be joining an expert multi-disciplinary staff group and work with a team of psychologists who are focussed on delivering a range of psychological interventions for a diverse patient group.

This is a post for an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant Psychologist with demonstrated leadership abilities and experience of working clinically with service users who have challenging behaviour and complex mental health problems within inpatient/secure settings.

There will be good opportunities to develop a special interest and conduct applied research relevant to the field. Continuing professional development opportunities are actively encouraged and supported.

About us

Take on a new leadership challenge at the forefront of Mental Health Care

We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

Come and join us and support us to help people transform their lives.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence every single day

For more information, please contact James Farrelly on 07827856634 [e-mail]

Interviews TBC but early applications would be encouraged.

Details Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£82,831 to £96,500 a year (inclusive of travel allowance) pro rata plus excellent benefits

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

B0354-JFSTAH36703

Job locations

St. Andrews Healthcare

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5DG

Job description Job responsibilities

Please contact the recruitment team if you would like the job discription and to discuss the role further. Feel free to send a CV to [e-mail] with contact number to set up a call.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please contact the recruitment team if you would like the job discription and to discuss the role further. Feel free to send a CV to [e-mail] with contact number to set up a call.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• HCPC registered Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Desirable

• Experience working with the patient groups we care for
• Able to manage, shape & develop the service

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• HCPC registered Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Desirable

• Experience working with the patient groups we care for
• Able to manage, shape & develop the service

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

St Andrew’s Healthcare

Address

St. Andrews Healthcare

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5DG

Employer's website

https://www.stah.org (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

St Andrew’s Healthcare

Address

St. Andrews Healthcare

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5DG

Employer's website

https://www.stah.org (Opens in a new tab)