We wish to recruit an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Clinical Health Psychology Service in Gateshead for a permanent 0.8WTE band 7 role.
The post holder will provide direct and indirect psychological services to adults with physical health difficulties who are referred to the Gateshead Clinical Health Psychology Service from specialities within General Medicine.
The successful candidate will have a firm grasp of the local and national guidance in relation to psychological need in the management of those with acute and chronic physical health conditions and possess the skills and experience needed to deliver both direct and indirect services from within an acute healthcare setting, including working with multidisciplinary teams.
They will be capable of integrating knowledge from these to contribute to the development and delivery of psychological services for people with long term health conditions.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Health Psychology Service based in Gateshead, which offers a high standard of professional and managerial support.
The post holder will work alongside senior psychologists and other clinicians providing psychological services to a range of specialities within Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust including General Medicine, Pain Management, Cancer Care and paediatric Diabetes services.
We have good links with other psychology services within Gateshead, with local Clinical and Counselling Psychology courses and there are many opportunities for co-working, teaching, supervision, and research.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 4th November 2025
Closing date : 11th November 2025
We welcome your application.