Principal Clinical Psychologist
The closing date is 13 May 2025
We have an opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join us on a 12-month secondment, primarily within the Living Well with Pain Service.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a high quality, comprehensive, and effective clinical health psychology service to relevant physical health specialisms, mainly the Living Well with Pain service.
- Ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist clinical health psychology service to clients and healthcare professionals.
- Supervise and support psychological assessment and therapy delivered by assistant and trainee clinical psychologists; contribute to supervision of clinical psychologists within the designated specialism.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines, overseeing the governance of clinical health psychology practice.
- Utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development, and research.
- Propose and implement policy changes within the team or service area.
- Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership, fostering a culture of collective leadership within the trust.
About us
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust manages hospitals across North Tyneside, Wansbeck, Hexham, and surrounding areas, covering a large geographical region. We are committed to innovation and quality, exemplified by our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. Join us to work in a high-performing NHS organization that values staff experience and offers a high quality of life in a vibrant area.
Job responsibilities
- Postgraduate Doctorate in clinical/counselling psychology, including models of psychopathology, psychometrics, neuropsychology, multiple psychological therapies, and lifespan development psychology, accredited by the BPS.
- Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, with ongoing CPD compliance, and eligible for BPS chartered status.
- Advanced knowledge through further training, including therapeutic modalities (e.g., CBT), supervision, training, research, and management skills.
Person Specification Qualifications
- Postgraduate Doctorate in clinical/counselling psychology with relevant specialisms.
- HCPC registration and eligibility for BPS chartered status.
- Additional post-qualification training and experience relevant to the role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a DBS check in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust