Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This temporary post is for an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to cover maternity leave within the Calderdale Core adult mental health team. The role involves providing psychological therapy to service users with complex needs and supporting the psychological thinking within the wider multidisciplinary team. You will also offer clinical supervision and contribute to a rich and varied therapy offer, including individual and group therapies. The team is collaborative and supportive, offering opportunities for professional development and training.
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Personal Attributes
- Caring.
- Team Player.
- Commitment to supervision and support.
Desirable criteria
- Flexible.
- Committed to client group.
- Special Knowledge/Skills
- Communication skills.
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role
- IT Literate.
- Research skills.
- Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.
- Hons. Degree in Psychology.
- Doctoral qualification clinical or counselling psychology.
- Appropriate safeguarding training
- -
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- 2:1 min.
- Eligible for chartered status
- Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
- Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
- -
- Different theoretical approaches.
- .
- Work with other disciplines.
- Work with people who have disabilities.
- Physical Attributes
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Personal Attributes
- Caring.
- Team Player.
- Commitment to supervision and support.
- Flexible.
- Committed to client group.
- Special Knowledge/Skills
- Communication skills.
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role
- IT Literate.
- Research skills.
- Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.
- Hons. Degree in Psychology.
- Doctoral qualification clinical or counselling psychology.
- Appropriate safeguarding training
- -
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- 2:1 min.
- Eligible for chartered status
- Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS.
- Ability to work within two models of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post
- -
- Different theoretical approaches.
- .
- Work with other disciplines.
- Work with people who have disabilities.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Seeking enthusiastic and compassionate Clinical or
Counselling Psychologist for temporary post to cover maternity leave.
The Calderdale Core team is a collaborative adult mental
health team, comprised of mental health nurses, occupational therapists,
psychiatrists, support workers and clinical and counselling psychologists and
psychotherapists. We are embracing
trauma informed practice and exciting developments in mental health community
transformation.
Within your role, you will provide psychological therapy to
service users and support the psychological thinking within the wider
team. Offering clinical supervision is
also a part of the working role and we will support you to develop in this area
(particularly if employed as newly qualified).
Currently we have a broad psychological therapy offer and the
service offers both individual and group therapies, contributing to a rich and
varied experience in the working role.
We are a collaborative and supportive team with support for continued
professional development, clinical supervision, and line management. Opportunities for further training and gaining experience
in other clinical areas will also be supported.
You will be supported
by the managerial and leadership structure of the cor
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