# Consultant Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Town:** Manchester
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £68,250 to £78,250

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T14:31:36.519Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0358-26-0405?employerCode=E0358
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/2ec5d566-662e-48dc-b979-e7acdfd3caac/applications/new?utm_medium=job_board&utm_source=nhs_jobs

## Job Content

### Job summary

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill

Salary £68,250 £78,250

Full-time role of 37.5 hours

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill has an opportunity for a Consultant Psychologist with an HCPC registration to join our team. This role is a 12-month maternity cover from October 2026 to October 2027

### Main duties of the job

You will join the team across all of our wards. We have a Bespoke therapeutic placement in Acute and PICU. In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care

- You will provide support and guidance to other psychologists, assistants and trainee psychologists.
- You will be working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.
- You will develop and deliver formulation led care and be competent in a range of therapeutic delivery.
- You will be responsible for the delivery of/oversight of supervision and running reflective practice groups and do so with an understanding of the model underpinning your service.

### About us

Priory Hospital Burgess Hill, Goddards Green, West Sussex is an acute and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) service for adult males. The hospital is close to the A23, providing road access to Brighton, Gatwick and the M25. Due to the rural location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.

### Details

- Date posted: 21 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £68,250 to £78,250 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 547027
- Job locations: Priory Hospital Burgess Hill, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9LE, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

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For more information, please click APPLY NOW, where you will be diverted to our website to view a job description, or you can contact the HR at dianebutler@priorygroup.com

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here. For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

## Person Specification

### Requirements

**Essential**

- Applicants must be HCPC registered with a minimum of five years post-registration experience at Consultant level, demonstrating leadership and strategic experience. Essential training includes CBT and at least two further therapeutic modalities, including at least one intervention appropriate to the patient group

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