Psychologist jobs in United Kingdom

This post provides clinical and professional leadership to Clinical Psychologists within CAMHS. The post-holder will provide expert highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions overview for children and young people with the most complex needs in Core CAMHS. To provide highly specialist expert supervision advice and consultant to CAMHS clinicians. To provide expertise to the CAMHS clinical leadership team on the development of specialist evidence-based psychological therapy and work with partner agencies in the provision of mental health services. The post-holder will provide professional, high-level, and effective line management and clinical supervision structures to psychological professionals (primarily focused on Core CAMHS). To support the delivery of Care Unit leadership functions including but not limited to, governance, service development and workforce planning.

1. To lead on, and provide expert, specialist psychological advice, guidance and contribute to highly-specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people with complex needs in CAMHS (primarily in Core).
2. To lead on the provision of high quality evidenced-based therapies in CAMHS working closely across multidisciplinary teams and with the service’s senior management team.
3. To contribute to care unit management functions such as quality governance, contributing to service improvement, quality assurance and governance across the Service, including an overview/emphasis on Audit, NICE (National Institute for Excellence) Guidelines, ROMs (Routine Outcome Measures) and patient experience.
4. To work as part of the Care Unit management team and take a lead role in appropriate service-wide developments.
5. To provide collaborative and compassionate clinical leadership that enables positive engagement and skills development, and managerial support for the psychological workforce.
6. To deputise for the service lead duties.
7. To provide managerial supervision to the psychological workforce.
8. To provide psychology advice beyond the care unit, supporting functions across the wider organisation.
9. To develop and maintain close working relationships with system service providers.

The founding principles of the NHS have significantly influenced our “Leading the Chesterfield Way”, and our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental well-being. This role is hugely important to us and we look forward to hearing from you.

Located in the heart of the peak district, in the beautiful spa town of Buxton, this post (at one of our Core CAMHS bases) offers a fantastic location with circular walks, parks, spa facilities, a range of shops and cafes; and boasting impressive Georgian and Victorian architecture.

There will be some opportunities to carry out work at one of our other bases in the historic market town of Chesterfield: either at our main hospital on a greenfield site with abundant countryside and lovely views or our newer CAMHS base (where some therapy clinics are currently based) ideally located near Chesterfield train station and the town centre.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Please find out more about our service at camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk

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Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025