Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist to work into Kinnersley which is one of our Inpatient Rehabilitation Adult Mental Health wards at St George's Park in Morpeth, Northumberland.  The service is part of the complex psychosis pathway.

This is a twelve month, 0.6WTE (3 days a week) role to cover maternity leave.

Kinnersley is a 23-bed mixed ward, it is unique in how it is set up providing both ‘core’ house accommodation and individual bungalows for patients to promote independence as part of transition back into the community.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about promoting psychological thinking at every level and working with complex presentations and systems, with demonstrable experience of clinical leadership and an ability to provide oversight of Psychology for the ward.

Within inpatients our Psychology team is made up of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Art Psychotherapists and Assistant Psychologists- across three pathways; acute, rehab and older adults.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously to provide psychological assessments, formulations and interventions.

The post holder will contribute to clinical discussions and decision making alongside the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will provide senior clinical leadership within the wider multidisciplinary team and will be actively involved in the ongoing development of the service.

The post holder will facilitate team formulations and reflective practice as well as clinical supervision and consultation in accordance with service needs.

The post holder will provide Clinical Supervision for a Higher Assistant Psychologist.

The post holder will be supported to undertake research, teaching and supervision experience as part of the role and we are keen to support individuals to pursue their interests and areas of expertise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a friendly, inclusive and diverse group of practitioners who bring a range of interests, experience and skills to the work we do. The Psychology team is well embedded into the respective wards within each pathway but are also located together in terms of office space at St George's Park which means that we maintain strong working relationships with each other across pathways as well.

Within our rehab psychology team the ethos is very much about meeting people where they are at, adapting our psychological work to make it more accessible and understanding problems as not just located within the person but as a product of the wider system, and as such working with that system to seek better outcomes for our patients.

We welcome informal conversations about the post.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 21st April 2026

Closing date : 5th May 2026

We welcome your application.