Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 25 November 2025

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for two Band 8a Clinical Psychologist posts based in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. We are willing to consider newly qualified Clinical Psychologists with relevant experienced Band 7 who can be offered a preceptorship to achieve an 8a banding over their first year post qualification.

We have two EIP teams based within the City of Nottingham and in the County of Nottinghamshire, which have a range of mental health professionals working within them and support people who either present with an at risk mental health state that could lead to psychosis or are actively experiencing a first episode psychosis. There may in addition be other mental health problems that may be experienced alongside the psychosis, including complex trauma, depression, anxiety, dissociation, self-harm and life threatening behaviours. The successful applicants will work within team based posts where they will be supported by other experienced Psychologists already working in the Adult Mental Health Community Services and will be responsible for the provision of psychological interventions with patients who are under the care of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Teams.

Main duties of the job

We see the role of psychologists working in Adult Mental Health services as:

• To enhance the psychological mindedness of the Multi Disciplinary Team and Adult Mental Health Service as well as improve the psychological competence and confidence of non psychologists within the MDT to deliver psychological interventions.
• To work with service users and support non direct work with staff within the EIP Team (supervision, training) together with initiatives which enhance the psychological mindedness of the wider directorate (e.g., articles, wider training). The role is ideally suited to someone who wants to work within an MDT setting and apply and develop skills and interests across a broad and varied range of activities.
• To act as a senior member of staff within the EIP Teams and develop leadership skills, research, service development and audit projects.

About us

comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

As well as working within the LMHTs, the successful candidates will be part of a vibrant and friendly group of psychological therapists who work across the Trust. We meet on a regular basis to share ideas and engage with CPD. Our commitment to you is that we will provide you with opportunities to develop professionally within a committed and supportive Adult Mental Health service, which plays an increasingly important role in supporting wider access to psychological therapies within community settings.

Our commitment to you is that we will provide flexible working, regarding both the hours and location of work, as well as job design and development opportunities.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Qualifications

• Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology (this may include clinical, counselling or forensic doctorate).
• Current HCPC registration.

Training

• Further training in specialist area such as neuropsychology.

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary setting.
• Experience of liaison and consultation with other professionals; involvement in the planning and development of psychological services.
• Supervising other clinicians.
• Evaluating and auditing professional work.
• Experience of working with psychosis.
• Teaching mental health professionals about psychological issues.
• Experience of clinically relevant research.

Knowledge

• Extensive and up to date knowledge of relevant theory and research through reading and CPD.
• IT skills sufficient for the purposes of word processing, data entry and statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Ability to undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and provide psychological interventions.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research, design and methodology.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and relationship building skills.
• Planning skills to organise workload and contribute to service co ordination and delivery of care to the individual and team.
• Skills for assessment involving complex facts where expert opinion may differ.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups.
• IT skills.

Contractual Requirements

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 per annum (pro rata for part time)