Principal Applied Psychologist

Tewv Brits; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Harrogate is seeking a Principal Applied Psychologist on a fixed-term basis. The role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team within the Perinatal Mental Health Team, providing clinical work and supervision while contributing to the development of psychological services across the region.

Benefits

Opportunities for CPD and peer support

Access to teaching and training resources

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in psychology and registration with the HCPC required.
• Experience in delivering and supervising evidence-based interventions for severe mental health problems.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and legislation affecting clinical practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical work and administer psychological assessments.
• Supervise team members and deliver training in psychological theory.
• Promote wellbeing and contribute to service development and improvement.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Risk assessment

Training and supervision

Complex problem solving

Education

Post-graduate training in clinical/counselling psychology

HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Post-doctoral training in specialized psychological practice

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Applied Psychologist

The closing date is 29 June 2025

The North Yorkshire and York Perinatal Mental Health Team are looking to appoint a band 8b Principal Applied Psychologist to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team on a 12 month fixed term/secondment basis covering maternity leave.

The perinatal team supports women and birthing people from conception up to 12 months post natal. The perinatal team covers a large geographical area; based clinically within the Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire cell, but also offering leadership skills and support into the wider York and North Yorkshire Team. Independent travel is essential in this role.

Applicants will be required to have post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS and be registered in as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC. Significant experience and competencies in delivering and supervising evidence based psychological intervention for SMHP is also essential.

Main duties of the job

A key part of the role is to provide direct clinical work, promote psychological thinking with all members of the team by helping staff to develop formulations for clients, offering supervision and joint work with the team, supporting staff wellbeing and providing training in psychological theory and its implementation.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working psychologically with people who experience severe mental health problems and competencies in an evidence based psychological therapy for SMHP. They will contribute to the collective clinical leadership of the service. They will be responsible for the provision of specialist psychological assessment and formulation, and the delivery of evidence based psychological therapy and clinical supervision. The post holder will contribute to service development and improvement within the locality and the professional leadership of psychological professions.

About us

We provide excellent opportunities for peer support/supervision, CPD, teaching/training, and research and audit in line with strategic developments. There are also strong links to the local Hull and Teesside D Clinical Psychology Programme as we are key providers of academic and clinical experience components both in terms of teaching and supervision.

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.

Job responsibilities

Applicants need to be motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resilient. Knowledge and experience of working with people with complex mental health issues including psychosis and personality disorders is essential.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experiance

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical/counselling 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
• Registration with BPS

Knowledge

• 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 and its implications for clinical practice.
• Audit and research methodology
• Social Inclusion agenda
• Knowledge of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
• Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour

Skills

• Must be able to provide effective clinical leadership
• Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental difficulties/social communication difficulties
• Articulate the value added by applied psychology within the context of multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
• 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

£62,215 to £72,293 a yearpro rata, per annum