# Trainee Applied Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-applied-psychologist/075bdc08-5986-4f7d-8286-8ce31b40ab12 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-applied-psychologist/075bdc08-5986-4f7d-8286-8ce31b40ab12.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T15:30:39.849Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Telford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Practice/Psychological_Practice-v8040922 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040922?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are offering the opportunity for a Trainee Applied Psychologist (forensic, counselling or health psychology) in or approaching their final year of doctoral study, to join our team of Psychologists/psychological practitioners working into Telford Local Authority's Family Safeguarding service. The post is fixed term for a twelve-month period. The Family Safeguarding Parent Mental Health Service is delivered by Psychologists employed by Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (MPFT) and embedded within Telford County Council's Family Safeguarding Service. The service aims to provide timely mental health assessments, risk evaluations, and evidence-based psychological interventions for parents involved in child protection, who may otherwise struggle to access mental health services. The post involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including Children's Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Recovery Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, and Strengthening Families. This is a varied and dynamic role aimed to meet the mental health needs of parents, and you will be well supported by both the existing psychological practitioners working into Family Safeguarding, and the wider large group of Psychologists and psychological practitioners in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. For more information about the role, you are warmly welcomed to contact the Lead Psychologist for Family Safeguarding, Dr Kiran Sidhu \[email protected\] ### Main duties of the job This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn The postholder will be embedded into the work of the Telford Family Safeguarding service, working collaboratively with our other MPFT Psychologists/psychological practitioners, and the wider Local Authority Family Safeguarding team. The role includes offering specialist assessment, formulation, and interventions for parents involved in child protection, providing specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, in particular social workers. It is an expectation of the role that the postholder will achieve the learning outcomes required for the relevant programme of study. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed description of main responsibilities for this post. ## Job Details We are offering the opportunity for a Trainee Applied Psychologist (forensic, counselling or health psychology) in or approaching their final year of doctoral study, to join our team of Psychologists/psychological practitioners working into Telford Local Authority's Family Safeguarding service. The post is fixed term for a twelve-month period. The Family Safeguarding Parent Mental Health Service is delivered by Psychologists employed by Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (MPFT) and embedded within Telford County Council's Family Safeguarding Service. The service aims to provide timely mental health assessments, risk evaluations, and evidence-based psychological interventions for parents involved in child protection, who may otherwise struggle to access mental health services. The post involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including Children's Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Recovery Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, and Strengthening Families. This is a varied and dynamic role aimed to meet the mental health needs of parents, and you will be well supported by both the existing psychological practitioners working into Family Safeguarding, and the wider large group of Psychologists and psychological practitioners in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. For more information about the role, you are warmly welcomed to contact the Lead Psychologist for Family Safeguarding, Dr Kiran Sidhu \[email protected\] ## Job Description This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn The postholder will be embedded into the work of the Telford Family Safeguarding service, working collaboratively with our other MPFT Psychologists/psychological practitioners, and the wider Local Authority Family Safeguarding team. The role includes offering specialist assessment, formulation, and interventions for parents involved in child protection, providing specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, in particular social workers. It is an expectation of the role that the postholder will achieve the learning outcomes required for the relevant programme of study. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed description of main responsibilities for this post. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Work experience of direct relevance to the relevant field of applied psychology **Desirable** - Experience of paid work in the NHS - Experience of working directly with a qualified practitioner psychologist ### Qualifications **Essential** - Working towards doctoral level training in applied psychology as accredited by the BPS, either in final year or approaching final year of study - First degree in Psychology which confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society. **Desirable** - Further post graduate training or degree in relevant areas of professional psychology ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [job description/person specification (pdf, 736.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332573) ## 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.