# Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-applied-psychologist/368b1552-5dc0-4e26-ab58-7dbc9b9ec11f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-applied-psychologist/368b1552-5dc0-4e26-ab58-7dbc9b9ec11f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Roseberry Park - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** 13 months (Maternity leave cover - fixed term only) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:33:32.071Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8372312 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372312?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced Applied Psychologist to join the Psychology staff group within the Adult Acute Inpatient service at Roseberry Park Hospital. You will be working within a dynamic and supportive leadership team across the urgent care pathway to provide psychologically informed care to all service users. There is a well-established psychology staff group within the service and this post has been created to cover a maternity leave. This is a developmental position where you will be providing psychologically informed care as part of the wider multidisciplinary team including both indirect and direct assessments, as well as a therapeutic intervention, consultative and advisory services, as well as providing clinical supervision and training to other team members. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ### Main duties of the job The post holder will have a key role in providing psychologically informed care to individuals admitted within the service, including both indirect and direct support, including assessments as well as a therapeutic, consultative and advisory service in relation to adults and their families and carers, according to identified clinical need. In addition to direct clinical work, providing consultation and where necessary clinical supervision and training to other team members in regard to patients is an important element of the role Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Must have experience of: 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 - Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team - Teaching, training and clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses - Research and development - Quality and service improvement and evaluation **Desirable** - Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. - HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist - Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a - Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees - Trained in care co-ordination - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Registration with BPS ### Knowledge / Skills **Essential** - Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role - Risk assessment and risk management - Clinical governance - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health - Audit and research methodology - Social Inclusion agenda - Knowledge of: The Trust’s Quality Improvement System - Must be able to: Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people - Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities - Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team - Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities - Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems - Utilise psychometric tests competently - Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours - Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work - Use approved breakaway techniques - Demonstrate effective keyboard skills - Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [band 8a leadership and model card (pdf, 128.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700183) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 268.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700182) ## 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.