Senior Clinical Psychologist

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bradford is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to lead a multidisciplinary team supporting users with complex mental health needs. The role involves delivering evidence-based psychological therapies and providing clinical leadership while fostering a trauma-informed approach. The ideal candidate will possess a doctorate in psychology, HCPC accreditation, and leadership training, with experience in teaching and clinical supervision. This position offers a competitive salary of £55,690 to £62,682 per annum.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates for >3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Doctorate level training in psychology with specific accredited models.
• Accreditation from HCPC essential for role.
• Significant experience in mental health practice required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for psychological therapists.
• Deliver psychological assessment and therapy autonomously.
• Support service development and undertaking research.

Skills

Compassionate attitude

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Trauma informed care

Teaching and training

Education

Doctorate in clinical or applied psychology

Accreditation from HCPC

Leadership training

Job description

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 07 January 2026

We are really excited to invite compassionate, dedicated applicants for a 1.0 WTE post for an 8a Senior Clinical Psychologist post to lead our S and W CMHT psychological therapists.

The team is supporting service users with complex mental health presentations associated with a high level of intersectional difficulties.

We are looking for a highly motivated experienced candidate, who is passionate to make a difference for our service users with complex mental health needs, is looking forward to work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, families and services users and is using a trauma informed approach to working with service users.

We welcome candidates who are confident and enthusiastic about working directly and indirectly to support formulation driven care with their therapy colleagues and wider teams.

Closing Date - 7th January 2026

Shortlisting Date - 8th January 2026

Interview Date - 15th January 2026

Main duties of the job

• Working closely with the Team Managers to provide clinical leadership for psychological therapists in the S and W CMHT including waiting lists, supervision of assistant psychologist, recruitment, reflective spaces, training and representation at locality leadership meetings.
• Provide supervision and training for trainee clinical psychologists from the Leeds Doctorate programme.
• Provide specialist evidence based psychological assessment, formulation & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice. Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies. Provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities. Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements. To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area. Work with the Team/Clinical Manager on service development, leading research and development activities.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
• Accreditation from HCPC
• Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
• Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, systemic / family work etc.
• Leadership training
• Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
• Training in advanced clinical supervision.
• Training in trauma informed care

Experience

• Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience delivering psychological therapies to patients with complex difficulties
• Clinical leadership experience
• Involvement in clinical research programmes
• Experience working within a trauma informed framework
• Involvement in the development and provision of clinical teaching programmes

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.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per Annum Pro Rata