Principal Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Daventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to lead Clinical Psychology and Therapy services within the Gender Identity Services. Responsibilities include overseeing care delivery and collaborating with various health professionals. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in neurodiversity and clinical assessments. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact patient care significantly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clinical leadership for psychological services.
• Expertise in neurodiversity and clinical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee delivery of Clinical Psychology and Therapy care.
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Understanding of gender

Neurodiversity experience

Job description

Overview

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Main duties of the job

This post is for a Principal Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist to provide overall clinical leadership for Clinical Psychology and therapy services within Northamptonshire Gender Identity Services. They will lead and oversee delivery of Clinical Psychology and Therapy care within the gender service.

The post holder will provide expertise in relation to neurodiversity, undertaking clinical assessments. They will work closely with the multi-disciplinary service, working with Assistant Psychologist, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Endocrinologist, General Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Speech and Language Therapy.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

• Understanding of gender
• Neurodiversity experience

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust