Senior Clinical Psychologist

NHS; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist for its evolving mental health service team at the Sutherland Centre. This role offers the chance to work with individuals facing complex mental health difficulties, providing support and contributing to psychological service developments within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to CPD opportunities

Wellbeing support initiatives

Qualifications

• Postdoctoral level training accredited by BPS.
• Experience with diverse psychological therapies required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and provide treatments.
• Supervise assistant psychologists and contribute to MDT meetings.
• Engage in CPD and quality innovation activities.

Skills

Clinical Psychologist

Psychological therapies

CBT

CFT

CAT

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology

Job description

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Job Summary

We are a friendly and innovative team looking for a like-minded Clinical Psychologist to join us at the Sutherland Centre in Dresden, Stoke-on Trent. We would gladly consider a newly qualified B7 for a preceptorship post and provide support to move to the 8a in due course. The post provides an exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving and fast paced adult community mental health service and to work with service users who have complex mental health difficulties. We have been developing services to improve our offer of psychological therapies and to embed new clinical pathways, putting us in a great position to support team members in pursuing specific areas of interest such as evidence-based interventions for psychosis or complex trauma.

Job Summary

We are a friendly and innovative team looking for a like-minded Clinical Psychologist to join us at the Sutherland Centre in Dresden, Stoke-on Trent. We would gladly consider a newly qualified B7 for a preceptorship post and provide support to move to the 8a in due course. The post provides an exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving and fast paced adult community mental health service and to work with service users who have complex mental health difficulties. We have been developing services to improve our offer of psychological therapies and to embed new clinical pathways, putting us in a great position to support team members in pursuing specific areas of interest such as evidence-based interventions for psychosis or complex trauma.

Main duties of the job

On appointment, you will be a core and valued part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, working alongside a Consultant and Principal Clinical Psychologist, as well as other psychology and therapy colleagues. There are opportunities to develop your clinical skills in a range of group and individual interventions such as CBT, CFT and CAT. In addition, the role will involve working closely with the wider MDT to develop psychological mindedness and support others to develop psychological skills and knowledge. You will have the opportunity to receive excellent supervision and there are a range of CPD opportunities. We provide access to supervision and interest groups in various models (CAT, CFT, EMDR), as well as opportunity for participation in quality innovations, research, and audit. We have strong links with the local Clinical Psychology Training course at Staffordshire University.

About Us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £62,682 a year Pro rata, per annum (salary uplift for 2025/2026)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7195349

Job locations

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The role provides opportunity to cultivate skills in supervising others too, such as assistant psychologists, CAPS and MHWPs. In addition, the supervision of other professional groups in the team is valued, as are other team-based activities such as joint formulation and contributing to MDT meetings and training. We are supportive of flexible working and would welcome applications from those wishing to blend time at the office with remote working.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The role provides opportunity to cultivate skills in supervising others too, such as assistant psychologists, CAPS and MHWPs. In addition, the supervision of other professional groups in the team is valued, as are other team-based activities such as joint formulation and contributing to MDT meetings and training. We are supportive of flexible working and would welcome applications from those wishing to blend time at the office with remote working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
  
  

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

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 4LR

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (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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