Senior Principal Clinical Psychologist

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Scunthorpe is seeking an experienced Senior Psychologist for its Comprehensive Emotional Care Service. This role involves providing psychological assessments and therapies for complex emotional needs. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in multi-agency collaboration. The position offers opportunities for leadership and progression within the organization.

Benefits

Structured supervision and support

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Monthly learning half-day for colleagues

Qualifications

• Skilled in engaging therapeutically with complex trauma.
• Confident in multi-agency working and building effective partnerships.
• Motivated by service improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention.
• Deliver evidence-based therapies, including EMDR and DBT.
• Lead and supervise a group of psychological professionals.

Skills

Engaging with complex trauma

Strong communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Service improvement

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Psychologist, you will work within the Comprehensive Emotional Care Service, bringing together the Community Mental Health Team and Primary Care Mental Health pathway. The post is primarily clinical, offering psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention, and also provides the chance to lead and develop our community of psychological professionals. The role is suitable for experienced psychologists at Band 8b level, with a development pathway to progress to 8b through structured supervision and support. The service is based in a new, purpose-built base designed to support staff and the population we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for people experiencing complex emotional needs and trauma.
• Offer expertise in risk assessment and management, supporting colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver a range of evidence-based therapies, with opportunities to contribute to and develop innovative approaches beyond CBT (e.g., EMDR, DBT, systemic approaches).
• Lead, supervise, and support a group of psychological professionals, helping to shape service delivery and nurture staff wellbeing.
• Contribute to service development and governance, working alongside colleagues to embed trauma-informed care across pathways.
• Provide consultation, supervision, and training for MDT colleagues, and support the next generation of psychologists through links with the University of Hull Clinical Psychology course.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Skilled in engaging and working therapeutically with people with complex trauma.
• A strong communicator, able to share complex ideas with compassion and clarity.
• Confident in multi-agency working and building effective partnerships.
• Motivated by service improvement, innovation, and quality.
• Willingness to consider sponsorship where eligible under the skilled worker or health & care visa route; note that not all vacancies or applications are eligible for sponsorship.

Working for our organisation

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route. Please note, not all vacancies or applications are eligible for sponsorship.

• Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
• Please note, there have been changes to Home Office guidance regarding salary thresholds for sponsorship applications from 9 April 2025 and from 22 July 2025.
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 colleagues across mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services. We are committed to developing our people and hold a monthly learning half-day for colleagues. We value staff wellbeing and strive to attract and select the right people to share our vision and values. Our strategy can be viewed here: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
• To find out more about working for RDaSH and the benefits we offer, visit: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
• We are committed to inclusive cultures; view our Allyship video here: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
• The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

We are looking for a Psychologist to join our Comprehensive Emotional Care Service, which brings together our Community Mental Health Team and Primary Care Mental Health pathway. The post offers both clinical work and leadership opportunities within the psychology group, with supervision and support to progress within a Band 8 structure.