Registered Psychologist

NHS; Royston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a part-time Registered Psychologist for a 30-hour week in Royston. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering psychological assessments and interventions to support clients with various mental health difficulties. Applicants must have a recognized doctoral qualification and relevant experience in adult mental health services. The role involves working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, maintaining high standards of clinical governance while contributing to service development and innovation.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic).
• Substantial experience in adult mental health services.
• Experience with depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, or personality difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments using evidence-based approaches.
• Provide psychological input for holistic care planning.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Evidence-based interventions

Collaboration within multidisciplinary teams

Continuous professional development

Education

Recognised doctoral or equivalent postgraduate qualification in psychology

Job description

Located in Royston, Hertfordshire, within a purpose-built facility and spacious grounds, Priory Hospital Kneesworth House is a level 2 rehabilitation service, which provides a range of specialist recovery pathways, all at one site.

The hospital also provides acute and psychiatric intensive care, medium and low secure services, and bespoke therapeutic placements. Priorys acute and PICU services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions using evidence-based approaches (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT, systemic or psychodynamic models) to support clients with a range of emotional, behavioural, or mental health difficulties.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing expert psychological input to support holistic care planning, treatment reviews, and risk management.
• Provide consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues, trainees, and other professionals to promote psychological understanding and practice across the service.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, including accurate and timely record-keeping, adherence to professional and ethical guidelines, and participation in audit, research, and service evaluation.
• Contribute to service development and innovation, using data and feedback to improve access, outcomes, and patient experience.
• Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) to maintain HCPC registration and ensure practice reflects current research and policy.

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Priory Hospital Kneesworth is looking to recruit a Registered Psychologist to join the team. This is a part time role working 30 hours per week.

Person Specification

Requirements

• The successful candidate will be a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic) with a recognised doctoral or equivalent postgraduate qualification in psychology. You will have substantial experience working within adult mental health services, providing psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for adults experiencing a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and complex mental health difficulties.
• Experience in working with individuals presenting with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, or personality difficulties is essential. You should be confident in delivering both individual and group-based interventions and in applying psychological models to support recovery-focused, trauma-informed, and person-centred care.

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.