Job summary
We have an opportunity for a Consultant Applied Psychologist (8C) to work into Change Grow Live (CGL) who offer the drug and alcohol service into Stockton. We are looking for an organised, creative psychologist who wants to use their psychological skills in a variety of ways. It is for a fixed term contract for 6 months based in Stockton for 37.5 hours a week.
The main aims of the role are to:
Review the current psychology provision within the wider context to meet the psychological needs of service users and report on this with clear recommendations.
Provide some direct service delivery
Work in tantum with TEWV stockton hub team
To provide leadership and supervision to the psychological professions.
Provide expert psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to client's diagnosis, formulation and intervention plan.
1. You will be required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist. The Trust is committed to providing support and supervision for continuing professional development and we have an excellent track record for developing our psychology workforce.
Main duties of the job
Psychologists 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 Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles on their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
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
01 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
346-DDA-067-25-C
Job locations
Stockton Recovery Service
32-34 William Street
Stockton on Tees
TS18 1DN
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
2. Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
3. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
4. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
5. Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
6. Trained in care co-ordination
7. Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Attributes
Essential
8. Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
9. Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in highly distressing and challenging circumstances
10. Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
11. Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
12. Committed to continual quality and service improvement
13. Self-aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision
14. Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, theories and application.
Other
Essential
15. Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Experience
Essential
16. Must have substantial experience of: Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
17. Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team
18. Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
19. Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
20. Research and development
21. Project management of quality and service improvement initiatives
22. Must have experience of: Providing clinical and professional leadership to other qualified and non-qualified members of the profession
23. Managing multi-agency service delivery models