Trainee Applied Psychologist
The closing date is 22 June 2026
We are offering the opportunity for a Trainee Applied Psychologist (forensic, counselling or health psychology) in or approaching their final year of doctoral study, to join our team of Psychologists/psychological practitioners working within Telford Local Authoritys Family Safeguarding service. The post is fixed term for a twelve‑month period.
The Family Safeguarding Parent Mental Health Service is delivered by Psychologists employed by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and embedded within Telford County Councils Family Safeguarding Service. The service aims to provide timely mental health assessments, risk evaluations and evidence‑based psychological interventions for parents involved in child protection who may otherwise struggle to access mental health services.
This is a varied and dynamic role aimed to meet the mental health needs of parents, and you will be well supported by both the existing psychological practitioners working into Family Safeguarding and the wider group of Psychologists in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Work collaboration includes multidisciplinary teams such as Children’s Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Recovery Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners and Strengthening Families.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be embedded into the work of the Telford Family Safeguarding service, working collaboratively with other MPFT Psychologists/psychological practitioners and the wider Local Authority Family Safeguarding team.
Key responsibilities include:
* Offering specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for parents involved in child protection.
* Providing specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, in particular social workers.
* Ensuring that learning outcomes required for the relevant programme of study are achieved.
Qualifications
* Working towards doctoral level training in applied psychology accredited by the BPS, either in final year or approaching final year of study.
* First degree in Psychology which confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
* Further postgraduate training or degree in relevant areas of professional psychology.
Experience
* Work experience of direct relevance to the field of applied psychology.
* Experience of paid work in the NHS.
* Experience of working directly with a qualified practitioner psychologist.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to confirm no prior convictions.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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