Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic & dynamic Applied Psychologist - Fixed term (12 months) to join our Trustwide Adolescent Forensic Outpatient Service (AFOS) based at Acklam Road Hospital.
The post holder will be part of a wider mental health team providing a combination of consultation, formulation, intervention and training. The service aims to enhance professional understanding of the young people involved with the criminal justice system and embed trauma informed care principles within the local youth justice services across Durham Tees Valley. If you are passionate about being innovative in your work and making a real and meaningful difference to the lives of young people, we would be delighted to hear from you.
You will have excellent communication skills to promote and develop excellent interagency working and have experience of working with young people who present with a complex and multiple needs. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within multi-disciplinary teams contributing to overall service delivery improvements as required.
This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit
Main duties of the job
To provide a psychology service across Durham Tees Valley alongside other qualified psychologists, nurses, social worker and assistant psychologists.
To provide specialist psychological consultation, assessment and intervention for young people in the youth justice service who present with mental health or neurodisability concerns or who have significant complex trauma backgrounds.
To support the youth justice teams in embedding trauma informed care principles.
To provide supervision where appropriate to qualified staff, trainees and assistant psychologists.
To contribute to overall service delivery as required.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Details
Date posted
04 June 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSC-017-26
Job locations
Acklam Road Hospital
Middlesbrough
TS5 4EE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours)
Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
1. Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
2. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
3. Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale)
4. Trained in care co-ordination (within agreed timescale)
5. Evidence of continuing professional development
6. And - Knowledge of working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area)
7. Multi-disciplinary team working
8. Experience of research and audit
9. Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
10. Risk assessment and risk management
11. Clinical governance
12. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
13. Audit and research methodology
14. Social Inclusion agenda
Desirable
15. Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model
16. Registration with BPS