# Principal 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
- **Salary:** £58,266.45

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:59:07.250Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0358-26-0386?employerCode=E0358
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/734f6268-d8ed-43d5-bc9f-5a860c5a6dfa/applications/new?utm_medium=job_board&utm_source=nhs_jobs

## Job Content

### Job summary

Priory Hospital Woodbourne

Part-Time | 30 hours per week | Site based

Salary is £58,266 per annum FTE

HCPC registration is required

Priory Hospital Woodbourne has an opportunity for a Principal Psychologist to join our team. This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week, and the pro-rata salary is £46,600 per annum

### Main duties of the job

Our diverse and specialised range of services offers the opportunity to develop your skills and gain experience working with a wide spectrum of mental health conditions across five distinct service lines within the hospital. 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 also:

- Lead psychological care for designated wards/patients, including assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
- Work autonomously within professional and service guidelines.
- Supervise and support psychology staff, trainees, and students.
- Provide consultation, reflective practice, and staff training.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews, risk assessments, and patient care planning.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and manage administrative responsibilities.
- Support service development, audits, research, and evidence-based practice.
- Oversee referrals, waiting lists, KPIs, and governance of psychological practice.
- Build effective relationships with patients, carers, staff, and external agencies.
- Maintain CPD, supervision, and compliance with Health & Safety and Mental Health Act requirements.

### About us

Set in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, just a short distance from Birmingham City Centre, Priory Hospital Woodbourne provides a welcoming and well-connected working environment within beautifully maintained grounds. With excellent access to the West Midlands motorway network and strong local public transport links, the site is easily accessible.

### Details

- Date posted: 10 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £58,266.45 a year Salary is FTE
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 526537
- Job locations: 21 Woodbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 8BY, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

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.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

## Person Specification

### Requirements

**Essential**

- Applicants must hold a completed and recognised postgraduate qualification that leads to HCPC registration and have formal training in at least two therapeutic modalities.

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