NHS
Principal Clinical Psychologist
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Job Description
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- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Additional further training and qualification in area of relevant clinical experience
- Formal training in leadership or management relevant to healthcare
- training in an area relevant to acute mental health presentations
- Significant experience in working with acute mental health, risk or behavioural distress
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary teams
- Significant experience in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of complexity
- Experience of reducing restrictive practice
- significant experience of team formulation and care planning of complex presentations
- experience of adapting psychological work and including patients from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of leadership and serivice development
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI
- Experience of working within MHA/ MCA safeguarding legislation
- Evidence of delivering formal CPD to others
- Highly specialist knowledge in 2 or more modalities of assessment or intervention
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Additional further training and qualification in area of relevant clinical experience
- Formal training in leadership or management relevant to healthcare
- training in an area relevant to acute mental health presentations
- Significant experience in working with acute mental health, risk or behavioural distress
- Experience in leading in multidisciplinary teams
- Significant experience in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of complexity
- Experience of reducing restrictive practice
- significant experience of team formulation and care planning of complex presentations
- experience of adapting psychological work and including patients from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of leadership and serivice development
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychotherapeutic/psychological therapies for people with SMI
- Experience of working within MHA/ MCA safeguarding legislation
- Evidence of delivering formal CPD to others
- Highly specialist knowledge in 2 or more modalities of assessment or intervention
Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic principal clinical psychologist to join our acute mental health team of psychologists, psychotherapists and CAPs. The role is an interesting and exciting opportunity to develop your skills in clinical work, leadership and service development.
This post will provide you with the opportunity to support service users and their families within an established psychiatric intensive care unit through direct work, consultation, formulation, supervision and care planning. Psychology is highly valued by the ward leadership team. The Trust has a strong focus on trauma informed care, human rights and restriction reduction and you will be supported to lead in these areas.
You will be part of an acute psychology team which includes our acute wards, liaison and home treatment teams and this post would contribute to ensuring development of the team through supervision and CPD. The psychology team is research active and has close links with Sheffield University. Secondment for internal candidates would be supported.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified highly specialist clinical psychology service to service users of the psychiatric intensive care unit, Endcliffe ward. To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to psychologist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. In common with all Clinical Psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.
To provide clinical supervision to less experienced practitioner psychologists, therapists, assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals. The postholder is responsible for the co-ordination and organisation of the work of other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BPS professional policies/guidelines/standards. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team and service
About us
We prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Details
Date posted
23 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
457-25-7516658-D
Job locations
Endcliffe Ward, Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please take time to review the job description and person specification attached to find out more about the role and contact Jo Varela with any questions.
Job responsibilities
Please take time to review the job description and person specification attached to find out more about the role and contact Jo Varela with any questions.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Theory
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Theory
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Endcliffe Ward, Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Endcliffe Ward, Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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