# Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-clinical-psychologist/b960a61d-f4d8-472c-9be0-228b862e4fc5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-clinical-psychologist/b960a61d-f4d8-472c-9be0-228b862e4fc5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** 1 year (12-month fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 7.5 hours per week (flexible working available) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T14:21:37.177Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Shrewsbury/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychology/Psychology-v8045317 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8045317?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical psychologist to join the award-winning rough sleeper mental health team. We are seeking an individual to work within the rough sleeper and RESET service. Providing clinical services directly to people with complex alcohol/substance misuse and mental health problems. Supporting individuals as well as service staff to use strategies that enhance their psychological well-being. The postholder will be expected to participate in the multi-agency RESET meetings to provide guidance, signposting and clinical knowledge to the MDT. Provide assessment, formulation and trauma informed psychological understanding and therapeutic interventions. The post holder will also provide reflective supervision for the service alongside any debriefing and staff support that may be required. ### Main duties of the job The systematic provision of a psychology service to people with complex alcohol/substance misuse and mental health needs served by the service who are also rough sleeping. This is to involve providing specialist psychological assessments, leading to psychological formulations   of distress; interpretation and opinion; and forming judgements to inform service provision and providing necessary psychological interventions. Provide input to the Service, to attend team meetings and contribute to the team’s processes and functions. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.  In so doing, will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics and standards.  Will be accountable for both professional and clinical actions. As a senior clinician, the post holder will develop a field of expertise that is a basis for providing advice to the service within which they work and will contribute to service and project development across the wider Trust area.  This to include leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance aspects of the specific models of service delivery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role as well as details about the RESET service. ## Job Details This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical psychologist to join the award-winning rough sleeper mental health team. We are seeking an individual to work within the rough sleeper and RESET service. Providing clinical services directly to people with complex alcohol/substance misuse and mental health problems. Supporting individuals as well as service staff to use strategies that enhance their psychological well-being. The postholder will be expected to participate in the multi-agency RESET meetings to provide guidance, signposting and clinical knowledge to the MDT. Provide assessment, formulation and trauma informed psychological understanding and therapeutic interventions. The post holder will also provide reflective supervision for the service alongside any debriefing and staff support that may be required. ## Job Description The systematic provision of a psychology service to people with complex alcohol/substance misuse and mental health needs served by the service who are also rough sleeping. This is to involve providing specialist psychological assessments, leading to psychological formulations of distress; interpretation and opinion; and forming judgements to inform service provision and providing necessary psychological interventions. Provide input to the Service, to attend team meetings and contribute to the team’s processes and functions. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. In so doing, will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics and standards. Will be accountable for both professional and clinical actions. As a senior clinician, the post holder will develop a field of expertise that is a basis for providing advice to the service within which they work and will contribute to service and project development across the wider Trust area. This to include leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance aspects of the specific models of service delivery. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role as well as details about the RESET service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Must have substantial experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist at a highly specialist level - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties - Experience of being a lead professional for staff members who are working and encountering distressing situations. Psychological debriefing and staff care skills required **Desirable** - Prior experience of working in drug & alcohol services - Prior experience in working with homeless individuals or services that support them ### Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of professional qualification relevant to role and post qualification experience - Experience of working with a client group who present with difficulties relating to emotional dysregulation, high risk challenging and chaotic behaviour, highly complex needs relating to trauma **Desirable** - Experience of facilitating psycho-educational and/or skills-based groups - Evidence of leading and supporting staff members in trauma informed MDT discussions ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 536.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337278) ## 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.