Qualified Practitioner Psychologist
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,471.72 to £51,101.96 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44471.72 - £51101.96 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L1 9EF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0080-25-0007 |
Summary
This role provides an exciting progression opportunity for HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologists who are seeking to develop their skills within a formal and supported preceptorship, with ongoing opportunities for professional development. Having qualified you will be supported to complete our preceptorship programme over a period of approximately two years. Upon successful completion there will be an opportunity for you to progress within your role, with an ongoing Highly Qualified Practitioner Psychologist opportunity. We are looking for a qualified Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist to ensure the delivery of high quality, accessible and inclusive psychological services. Under the supervision of a senior psychologist, you will offer and support the delivery of a range of evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions relevant to the people we serve. You will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior Psychologist. Our national Psychology Team provides connection, peer support, reflective practice and CPD. You will need an appreciation of Change Grow Lives values, the people who use our services and how everyone within our diverse team can make a difference. If you can bring with you qualities such as emotional intelligence, openness to new ideas and ways of working, flexibility, patience, compassion and the ability to work with individuals and teams this will be of huge benefit. We want all of our services to be Psychologically Informed. We support people experiencing difficulties associated with a range of challenges, most frequently including drug and alcohol use. We want to define clearly how we will focus our Psychology resources to support equity and assure quality and delivery of evidence-based interventions as outlined in Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2017. Across your area you will work as part of multidisciplinary teams and your focus will be the excellent delivery of recommended specialised interventions. These form the primary Job Plan for all Psychology positions as they are clearly identified as contributing to supporting recovery. Primary Functions: Plan, develop and implement localised: Contingency management initiatives in local services, aligned to evidence-based practice. Social behaviour network therapy (SBNT) interventions embedded within the available range of psychosocial Interventions. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational enhancement techniques, engaging in direct delivery of these interventions i.e. Assessing and then offering 6 sessions of CBT on cycle to people for whom this is indicated. Behavioural couples therapy (BCT) and trauma-focused interventions for co-occurring disorders. i.e. Assessing and then offering 6 sessions on cycle to people for whom this is indicated. Support the implementation of localised approaches using Motivational Interviewing (MI, providing appropriate support and supervision to practitioners and connecting to associated national teams. Explore and implement localised third-wave CBT approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention. Support localised trauma-informed care approaches, embedding associated practice within the local team. Develop and establish mechanisms to measure outcomes, undertake fidelity checks, and evaluate the effectiveness of the above interventions. Develop and establish mechanisms to support equity of access to the above specialised interventions. Clinical Supervision: Offer formal group clinical supervision to service staff on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Support broader staff teams in adopting psychologically informed practices. Support the development of quality benchmarks for continuous professional development strategies. Collaboration within MDT: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated care and holistic support. Participate in regular communication and case review meetings to adjust treatment approaches. Support emergent MDT development. Through consultancy, clinical supervision, training, and clinical case management, you will help to create innovative and effective service that adheres to best practice guidelines and delivery of high-quality care including drug and alcohol use. We want to define clearly how we will focus our Psychology resources to support equity and assure quality and delivery of evidence-based interventions as outlined in Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2017. Across your area you will work as part of multidisciplinary teams and your focus will be the excellent delivery of recommended specialised interventions. These form the primary Job Plan for all Psychology positions as they are clearly identified as contributing to supporting recovery.