Clinical or Counselling Psychologist / Senior Psychological Therapist
Job Summary
The post holder will provide psychological consultation, formulation, assessment and intervention for service users and carers within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) context. The role includes delivering evidence-based individual and group interventions such as DBT, supporting the team to provide psychologically informed care, providing training and supervision, and contributing to the development of the complex emotional needs, personality disorder and trauma pathway.
Responsibilities
* Provide psychological consultation, formulation, assessment and intervention to service users and carers.
* Attend relevant weekly team and psychology meetings.
* Deliver individual and group interventions (e.g., DBT) and other evidence‑based therapies.
* Provide training and support to the wider team.
* Develop a therapeutic model or specialism to augment provision of evidence‑based therapies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential - Post‑graduate degree (or equivalent if trained before 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by the BPS.
* Essential - Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
* Desirable - Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
* Essential - Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7) and supervising trainee clinical psychologists.
* Essential - Experience working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
* Essential - Experience of supervision and teaching.
Skills
* Essential - Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Knowledge
* Essential - Doctor‑level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
Other
* Essential - Ability to travel independently.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to confirm no previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcomed and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employment Details
Reference number: 246-CEN7504836
Job location: The Peddars Centre, Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton Rd, Norwich, NR6 5BE
Band: 8a
Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full‑time, flexible working
Date posted: 20 October 2025
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
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