# Clinical Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for InMind.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** InMind
- **Location:** Sturdee Community Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Salary:** £65000.00
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T15:05:24.519Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0126-26-0026
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/E0126-26-0026/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=E0126-26-0026
- **Employer website:** https://inmind.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are recruiting a Psychologist (12-Month Maternity Cover) to join our team.

Join our dedicated multidisciplinary team at Sturdee Community Hospital in Leicester.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Psychologist to join us on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a specialist mental health service, supporting women on their recovery journey.

At Sturdee Community Hospital, we are committed to providing holistic, personalised care for women aged 1865 with complex mental health needs. Our service comprises 31 beds across two locked rehabilitation wards and nine semi-independent flats, offering a supportive, structured environment where every individual is empowered.

### Main duties of the job

Main job function:

Assess and evaluate individuals problems through the use of case history, interview and observation and provide individual or group counselling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational and vocational development and adjustment.

### About us

Sturdee Community Hospital is a dedicated service in Leicester, committed to providing holistic, personalised care for women aged 1865 who have complex mental health needs. With 31 beds across two locked rehabilitation wards and nine semi-independent flats, we offer a supportive and structured environment in which every individual can work towards their recovery goals.

Sturdee Community Hospital is more than a traditional inpatient settingit is a dynamic environment where women with complex mental health needs can find renewed hope. By integrating clinical expertise, evidence-based psychological interventions, and a fervent commitment to patient empowerment, we strive to create a place in which each individual can rediscover a sense of purpose and direction.

### Details

- Date posted: 21 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £65,000 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: E0126-26-0026
- Job locations: Sturdee Community Hospital, 58 -62 Runcorn Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 9FS, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Experience and knowledge of Psychologist:

- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and in a community setting.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation.
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process within clinical services.
- Evidence of audit competency.
- Experience in management roles, both clinical and non-clinical

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Skills:
- Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in a multi-disciplinary team.
- A capacity to replace old knowledge with new, to develop new skills and adopt new attitudes.
- Calmness with challenging patients, carers, colleagues and team members.
- High standards of interviewing skills is essential.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to develop leadership skills with a multi disciplinary team.
- An interest in how people think and feel.
- Excellent and listerning skills.
- The ability to put people at ease and inspire trust and confidence.
- Good investigation skills.
- An interest and ability in science and medicine.
- The ability to work under pressure and make well judge decisions.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualifications to work as an Clinical Psychologist
- Full registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology).
- Doctoral level qualification (or equivalent) in Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology.
- Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) is desirable.
- Additional training in CBT, DBT, trauma-informed approaches, EMDR or Positive Behaviour Support is desirable.

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