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Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Competencies
Skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process.
- Skills and Competencies
Specialist skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Skills and Competencies
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills and Competencies
Skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups relevant to the client group
- Knowledge and Experience
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge and Experience
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
- Knowledge and Experience
Formal training in clinical supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and other staff.
- Knowledge and Experience
Substantial post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrate further specialist training and experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months or an alternative agreed by the Associate Psychological Services Director.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Education and Qualification
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
- Education and Qualification
HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Education and Qualification
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Education and Qualification
Additional qualification in at least one therapeutic model, evidence-based for use with this client group
Job overview
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and dynamic psychologist to join our busy multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment team working in Sunderland. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members alongside the Principal Clinical Psychologists, and Assistant Psychologist assessing children and young people. Professionally there are links with the wider network of psychologists who deliver psychology into our mental health and learning disability teams.
The successful candidate will be supported to develop their leadership skills and to contribute to service development and innovative practice. There will also be opportunities to engage in delivering teaching, training, service evaluation and research according to interests and service need. We will expect the post holder to actively pursue continuous professional development and will support them to identify needs and to develop. There will also be opportunity to work into the mental health pathway to support maintaining therapeutic skills and interests.
Main duties of the job
You will be working in an environment where there is strong emphasis on teamwork and quality of clinical care. You will be responsible for leading assessment and formulation of complex presentations, exploring possible neurodevelopmental vulnerabilities and/or disorder as well as thoroughly considering wider factors and comorbidity. Our assessments provide thorough profiling of young people’s strengths, needs and difficulties helping to ensure that they have access to the most appropriate understanding and supports as they develop and grow. We are looking for a clinician who has significant experience, knowledge and training in neurodevelopmental assessment skills and who is able to put the young person and their family at the centre of every assessment.
As a service, we value the role of robust, supportive and effective supervision and you will have access to separate clinical and management supervision. The post-holder will contribute to the supervision of assistant psychologists, and also team members from wider professions. We have close links with our local clinical training courses and there is opportunity to supervise trainee clinical psychologists on both core and elective placements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 2nd October 2026
Closing date : 16th October 2026
We welcome your application.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Psychologist with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Oct 2026.
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