# Principal Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Location:** Nelson House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Salary:** £58,250 / year
- **Contract type:** Permanent - Part Time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-11T16:48:50.897Z
- **Source information URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/a13111fd-f5bc-4b9e-ac7a-8fc4b7430edd
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/a13111fd-f5bc-4b9e-ac7a-8fc4b7430edd
- **Employer website:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/

## Job Content

Priory Hospital Nelson House Salary - £58,250 per annum FTE Part-time - 22.5 HoursWe are seeking a Principal Psychologist to join the team on a part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week. The actual salary for these hours is £34,950 per annum.Priory Hospital Nelson House, Gosport, Hampshire is a rehabilitation service offering level 1 and level 2 care for males with mental health conditions and complex needs, including behaviours that challenge and substance misuse issues. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes along Rowner Road and Portsmouth Harbour railway station approximately 3–4 miles from the service.

### What you'll be doing

- Provide senior clinical leadership within the psychology service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions.
- Lead the assessment, formulation and treatment planning for patients with complex mental health needs, ensuring care is personalised and recovery focused.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, contributing psychological expertise to risk management, care planning, clinical reviews and discharge planning.
- Provide clinical supervision, consultation and guidance to the psychology and wider clinical teams, promoting best practice and professional development.
- Drive the development and continuous improvement of psychological services at Priory Hospital, ensuring practice aligns with clinical governance, safeguarding requirements and Priory standards.

### What we will give you in return

- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses

## Person Specification

### What you'll bring to the role

**Essential**

- Essential for the Role Applicants must hold a recognised postgraduate qualification in Psychology that meets the requirements for HCPC registration and must be currently registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist. Candidates should have formal training in at least two therapeutic modalities, alongside relevant post-qualification experience and the clinical competencies required to work at Principal Psychologist level. This position is not suitable for newly qualified psychologists or applicants who are not yet HCPC registered.

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