# Specialist / Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-highly-specialist-applied-psychologist/a204f705-1605-4932-9d5f-6e9c8802cfe3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-highly-specialist-applied-psychologist/a204f705-1605-4932-9d5f-6e9c8802cfe3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Darlington - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T11:22:44.064Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Middlesbrough/Tees_Esk_Wear_Valleys_NHS_Trust/Health_Justice/Health_Justice-v8039267 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8039267?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is advertised as an 8a post, we are willing to consider applications from Psychologists who do not yet meet the essential criteria for a Band 8a, but who would be interested in undertaking the post at a Band 7 initially, with a supportive plan for development and progression in due course. We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours) Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course. ### Main duties of the job This post is based at Roseberry Park Hospital and working across Teesside, Redcar & Cleveland and Durham & Darlington. The Forensic Community Service (FCS) is a regional service which provides care and treatment for adults (both male and female) who have a history of offending and/or pose a risk to others. Our service users have come into contact with the criminal justice system and have been within the secure in-patient pathway, and we provide Care Co-ordination for these patients upon discharge. The team also provides scaffolding and risk advice to other mental health services. We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Applied Psychologist to join our team. We are seeking a creative and flexible psychological professional to help improve access to psychological therapies and deliver interventions. Patients will be working towards discharge from secure services and may also be in the community, working alongside community mental health teams. You will be expected to have the necessary skills, training and experience to undertake direct clinical work, offer clinical supervision to others, including a higher assistant psychologist, and consultation to the wider MDT. Candidates should have excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service. We will support training in a governed psychological therapy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ## Job Details This post is advertised as an 8a post, we are willing to consider applications from Psychologists who do not yet meet the essential criteria for a Band 8a, but who would be interested in undertaking the post at a Band 7 initially, with a supportive plan for development and progression in due course. We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. Trainee counselling psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours) Trainee clinical psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course. ## Job Description This post is based at Roseberry Park Hospital and working across Teesside, Redcar & Cleveland and Durham & Darlington. The Forensic Community Service (FCS) is a regional service which provides care and treatment for adults (both male and female) who have a history of offending and/or pose a risk to others. Our service users have come into contact with the criminal justice system and have been within the secure in-patient pathway, and we provide Care Co-ordination for these patients upon discharge. The team also provides scaffolding and risk advice to other mental health services. We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Applied Psychologist to join our team. We are seeking a creative and flexible psychological professional to help improve access to psychological therapies and deliver interventions. Patients will be working towards discharge from secure services and may also be in the community, working alongside community mental health teams. You will be expected to have the necessary skills, training and experience to undertake direct clinical work, offer clinical supervision to others, including a higher assistant psychologist, and consultation to the wider MDT. Candidates should have excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service. We will support training in a governed psychological therapy. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Must be able to: Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people - Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities. - Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision - Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities - Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems - Utilise psychometric tests competently - Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours. - Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work - Use approved breakaway techniques - Demonstrate effective keyboard skills **Desirable** - Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations ### Knowledge **Essential** - Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role - Risk assessment and risk management - Clinical governance - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. - Audit and research methodology - Social Inclusion agenda ### Experience **Essential** - Must have experience/interest in: - Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area) - Multi-disciplinary team working **Desirable** - Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systematic therapy - Experience of research and audit ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. - HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist - Trained in clinical supervision (within agreed timescale) - Trained in care co-ordination (within agreed timescale) - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Post-graduate qualification showing evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapeutic model - Registration with BPS ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [band 7 leadership & model card (pdf, 40.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327675) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 244.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [band 8a leadership & model card (pdf, 42.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327673) - [band 7 job description and person specification (pdf, 263.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327674) - [band 8a job description and person specification (pdf, 268.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327672) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.