# Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-principal-clinical-psychologist/6bce1370-9068-46ad-96d5-04e0cdb0c463 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-principal-clinical-psychologist/6bce1370-9068-46ad-96d5-04e0cdb0c463.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 gross per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 18.75 hours per week (There may be some limited scope for flexible working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T15:06:53.839Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8337862 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8337862?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about improving outcomes for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health difficulties? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join NSFT's innovative psychology team working across Norfolk's Change Grow Live (CGL) drug and alcohol services, whilst also contributing to the strategic Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health (CoSUM) work within NSFT. This unique role sits at the interface of mental health and addiction services, supporting one of the most underserved populations in healthcare. You will provide specialist psychological consultation, assessment, formulation and intervention for people experiencing co-occurring conditions, alongside overseeing and supervising qualified and trainee Psychology colleagues in their CGL clinical roles, and contribute to NSFT’s strategic CoSUM system development work. We are looking for someone who is: - HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist. - Experienced in working with adults with complex mental health needs including significant substance use. - Skilled in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention. - Passionate about reducing stigma and improving access to care. - Motivated to influence practice beyond individual clinical work and contribute to wider system transformation. - Committed to co-production of training and services. - Able to be creative and flexible with how care is delivered to best meet the needs of our service users. ### Main duties of the job Working as part of a growing psychology team led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will: - Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex CoSUM presentations. - Provide specialist consultation in relation to the mental health needs of CoSUM service users to staff in both treatment systems - Support referral pathways and access to mental health services. - Facilitate joint case management and integrated care planning. - Supervise and oversee the work of qualified and trainee Psychologists working in their CGL clinical roles. - Contribute to service development, audit, evaluation and workforce training. - Support the strategic work of the Lead Psychologist. - Help shape culture change and improve the experience of care for people with co-occurring conditions across the local system. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join NSFT's innovative psychology team working across Norfolk's Change Grow Live (CGL) drug and alcohol services, whilst also contributing to the strategic Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health (CoSUM) work within Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise in addiction, complex mental health difficulties and system leadership, while working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across NHS and voluntary sector services. - Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex CoSUM presentations. - Provide specialist consultation in relation to the mental health needs of CoSUM service users to staff in both treatment systems - Support referral pathways and access to mental health services. - Facilitate joint case management and integrated care planning. - Contribute to service development, audit, evaluation and workforce training. - Supervise and oversee the work of qualified and trainee Psychologists working in their CGL clinical roles - Support the strategic work of the Lead Psychologist - Help shape culture change and improve the experience of care for people with co-occurring conditions across the local system. 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. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice. - Able to identify, and employ appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice. - Ability to travel Independently - Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role **Desirable** - Experience of working within a multicultural framework. - Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff. ### Skills **Essential** - Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. - Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology. - Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS **Desirable** - Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal setting. - High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.) - Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy. - Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems ### Experience **Essential** - Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity. - Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training. - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. **Desirable** - Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts). - Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS - Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice ## Documents - [band 8b clinical psychologist (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661724) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.