Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Adult Mental Health Crisis and Inpatient Pathway team. The post involves working within a hospital environment, specifically Newbridges 18-bedded male inpatient treatment unit, and across the crisis pathway. You will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions, supporting teams through reflective practice and supervision. The role also contributes to service development, quality improvement, and teaching within the Inpatient Services.
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of policy implementation and development
- Evidence of undertaking research
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Skills and competencies
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and Diversity
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Qualifications and Knowledge
- Post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS
- Evidence of policy implementation and development
- Evidence of undertaking research
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Skills and competencies
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and Diversity
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a team member for our Adult Mental Health Crisis and Inpatient Pathway.
Would you like to join us as a full time permanent band 7 to 8a development role as a clinical or counselling psychologist? We are ideally looking for someone with prior experience of working within a hospital environment supporting adults with trauma, severe MH difficulties and complex needs.
This is an opportunity to work alongside other psychologists and assistant psychologists with the support of a senior psychologist within a flexible hub model whilst retaining a main base,ward identity and presence, which would be Newbridges 18 bedded male inpatient treatment unit.
The role involves working in your main ward, assessment and treatment wards as well as crisis pathway.
You will provide specialist psychological assessment and formulation to help people as they enter and leave our service with opportunity to finish short term pieces of work in the community if necessary and liaison with wider services to provide a consistent, safe, trauma informed patient pathway. You will support teams through reflective practice, team formulations and providing supervision, consultation and specialist psychological advice
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