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Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£62,215 - £72,293 pro rata
Profession
Psychologist
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
27 May 2025
Contract Type
12 months (fixed term)
Posted Date
13 May 2025

Job overview

This post is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover maternity. The role is based in Community Adult Mental Health Teams in the South of the county.

CMHTs are multidisciplinary teams that deliver specialist support and clinical interventions to people with a range of mental health difficulties.

The post-holder will be part of the leadership team within the CMHTs as well as supervising and supporting other practitioner psychologists and

team members. Psychologists are valued members of the MDT and are encouraged to play a key role in MDT working. You will work alongside

  • ther Principal Psychologists, working in both South and north CMHTs. The Principal psychologists are supported by the Adult Mental

Health Psychology Lead.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will supervise and line manage members of psychology staff who work into the CMHTs. They will also carry out clinical work and we are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge and skills of working with severe and enduring mental health difficulties such as complex trauma, psychosis and personality difficulties.

The postholder will aslo take a leadership role therefore leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a lead role in service development. We are looking for someone who can contribute at a senior level to the vision for the service working closely with various stakeholders.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.