Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Other
Able to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
- Other
Ability to travel independently
- Skills
Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills
Well -developed communications skills (oral and written)
- Skills
Skills in neuropsychological assessment.
- Knowledge
Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
- Qualification
Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
- Qualification
Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical/counselling psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
- Qualification
Registered (or in process of registering) as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Relevant experience
Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7) or as a trainee Clinical Psychologist
- Relevant experience
Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Relevant experience
Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualification
Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Qualification
Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapiest)
Job overview
This post represents an exciting opportunity to join a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) serving adults across West Norfolk based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and intervention for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties. The team has expertise in a wide range of therapist including CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Art Therapy and Lifespan Integration. The role offers opportunities to work closely with colleagues across the wider pathway, supporting the delivery of high-quality, psychologically informed care and contributing to the continued development of services for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.
This post would suit a qualified or newly qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking to further develop their skills in adult mental health, multidisciplinary working and service development. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about delivering high-quality psychological care, confident in using research evidence and national guidance to inform clinical practice, and committed to improving outcomes and experiences for service users and carers.
For newly qualified psychologists, we can offer a comprehensive programme of support, including regular supervision, opportunities to develop skills in consultation and reflective practice, and access to relevant training.
Main duties of the job
Offer consultation, supervision, reflective practice and psychological advice to multidisciplinary colleagues to support effective assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex mental health needs.
Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including those with complex and enduring mental health problems.
Lead and support psychologically informed approaches to formulation, risk assessment and risk management, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professional networks.
Contribute to the development and delivery of training that supports best practice, promotes trauma-informed and neurodiversity-informed care, and enhances the psychological skills of the wider workforce.
Work closely with colleagues across secondary care, primary care and voluntary sector partners to ensure joined-up care and improved outcomes for service users.
Support the collection, evaluation and use of outcome measures, audit findings and service data to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychological services.
Provide clinical placements, mentorship and supervision for trainee psychologists and other colleagues as appropriate, supporting workforce development.
- Provide specialist psychological leadership within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), promoting psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches to care across the service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
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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 Band 7/ 8a Clinical Psychologist with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Kings Lynn, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 gross per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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