Principle Applied Psychologist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Principle Applied Psychologist to provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs. The post holder will manage a significant clinical caseload and contribute to clinical leadership and safeguarding across teams.

You will guide service development, quality improvement and strategic planning while promoting psychological safety and reflective

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for complex mental health needs.
• Experience in senior leadership, supervision and clinical oversight of therapists and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to influence service development, quality improvement and strategic planning within NHS pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise psychological therapies within a senior clinical role.
• Provide consultation to multidisciplinary teams and pathways.
• Promote psychological safety and staff wellbeing across services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Consultation

Job description

Principle Applied Psychologist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

This exciting role provides highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic models. The post holder will work with complexity, risk and uncertainty, offering psychological expertise to support formulation-driven and integrated care.

Alongside a significant clinical caseload, the post holder will take a senior leadership role, providing supervision, clinical oversight and consultation to psychological therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues. They will support reflective practice and promote psychologically informed thinking across teams and pathways.

Working with senior clinical and operational leads, the post holder will contribute to service development, quality improvement and strategic planning, supporting effective pathways and responsive, high-quality care within system pressures. Strong leadership, communication and consultation skills are essential, with the ability to influence.

A key aspect of the role is shaping and sustaining a culture of psychological safety, containment and shared responsibility. The post holder will promote reflective practice, curiosity and psychologically informed responses to clinical and organisational challenges, supporting staff to think and work with complexity.

They will also support staff wellbeing and resilience, helping teams process the emotional impact of clinical work and maintain effective, cohesive functioning in high-pressure environments.

We particularly welcome applicants with an interest in trauma and complex emotional needs.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust