Senior Clinical Psychologist

Superchem Industries; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is looking for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join their multidisciplinary team. This part-time role focuses on delivering high-quality psychological therapy to individuals experiencing psychosis within the community. The successful candidate will receive regular supervision and opportunities for professional development, contributing to innovative care practices and research projects.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with complex presentations and psychosis is essential.
• Registration with the HCPC or BABCP is required.
• Interest in working with psychosis and experience with various client groups is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual psychological therapy (CBTp and other models).
• Supervise psychological therapy colleagues including trainees.
• Contribute to service audits and evaluations.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Leadership

Education

Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology

CBT qualification

Job description

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Job Summary

This role is two days (possibly extendable to 2.5 days) based in the community with NSTEP (Northamptonshire Service for the Treatment of Early Psychosis), a passionate and innovative multidisciplinary team working with 14-65 year olds presenting with a first episode of psychosis.

Job Summary

This role is two days (possibly extendable to 2.5 days) based in the community with NSTEP (Northamptonshire Service for the Treatment of Early Psychosis), a passionate and innovative multidisciplinary team working with 14-65 year olds presenting with a first episode of psychosis.

The postholder will work alongside Clinical Psychologists and CBTp Therapists to deliver individual therapy. A proven interest in working with people experiencing psychosis would be an advantage and experience of working with complex presentations would be essential. N-STEP often hosts DClinPsy trainees and has a good relationship with local researchers in psychosis.

Reporting to the Principal Clinical Psychologist at NSTEP, you will receive regular supervision and opportunities for further development. If the successful candidate is not already qualified in CBTp (CBT for psychosis), an agreement to complete this training will be a requirement of employment.

Should the successful candidate be seeking full-time employment, there is the option of an additional post with our Community Brain Injury Service.

Main duties of the job

Individual psychological therapy (CBTp plus other models of psychological intervention).

Supervision of psychological therapy colleagues (including Trainee Clinical Psychologists) and the NSTEP MDT.

Involvement in the design and implementation of service audit and evaluation.

Supporting the delivery of psychologically-informed research projects.

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.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience Preceptorship is available for newly qualified applicants.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG114-MH

Job locations

Campbell House

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job Description

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.

Job Description

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

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology OR CBT qualification. Registration with the HCPC or BABCP as appropriate.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• A demonstrated interest in working with people with psychosis and their families.
  
  

Desirable

• Post-training qualification in CBTp.
• Experience of working with psychosis.
• Knowledge of the developmental needs of young people.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' care and treatment.
• Experience of lone working and risk management.
  
  

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• Able to build strong working relationships with service users, families and colleagues.
• Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members.
• A positive approach to working with difference and diversity.
• Demonstrable leadership around the promotion of psychological ways of working.
• Able to work in a flexible way and respond to changing service needs.
  
  

Desirable

• Strong capacity for self-reflection and the ability to encourage and foster the importance of this in others.
• Able to support and encourage others to develop their own practice.
• Able to work with service users and families experiencing acute distress.
  
  

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to build strong working relationships with service users, families and colleagues.
• Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members.
• A positive approach to working with difference and diversity.
• Demonstrable leadership around the promotion of psychological ways of working.
• Able to work in a flexible way and respond to changing service needs.
  
  

Desirable

• Strong capacity for self-reflection and the ability to encourage and foster the importance of this in others.
• Able to support and encourage others to develop their own practice.
• Able to work with service users and families experiencing acute distress.
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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