Job requirements
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Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.
- Experience
Teaching, training, consultancy and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
- Education/Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Education/Qualifications
HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
- Education/Qualifications
Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Education/Qualifications
Registration with BPS
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Clinical Psychologist, Wolverhampton Stroke & CNRT Service based at West Park Hospital (potential for this to be increased to 30 hours per week).
You may wish to discuss combining this role with another role within our Clinical Health Psychology Service. We would also encourage applications from recently qualified Clinical Psychologists who are interested in a development role, from band 7-8a. We are also expecting that some additional sessions in this service area will become available in the near future.
Main duties of the job
Are you a compassionate and committed Psychologist who champions inclusivity? Would you like to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service in Wolverhampton Stroke & CNRT Services to help facilitate coping and adjustment to the impact of Stroke and improve the mental health and wellbeing of people within our service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Clinical Psychologist to work in our Stroke & CNRT Service based at West Park Hospital, in Wolverhampton. The post-holder will have an essential part to play in ensuring that psychological perspectives are taken into account across the service. You will provide specialised clinical input to individuals referred, and work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams working with this patient group. As well as work with patients and their families, you will also be part of our team supporting staff teams with training, consultation and supervision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Although the base for this post is at West Park Hospital, the successful applicant may be required to support other parts of the stroke service, should service need require this. Full clinical and operational support will be given if this is ever required.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Applied Psychologist in RWT Stroke with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 PA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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