Critical Care Psychologist | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7430137/234-25-A0657-A |
Summary
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist, to take up a new role working with the Critical Care team at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital. It is an exciting opportunity to set up a new service supporting patients in intensive care and their families.
The Critical Care Complex is a 28 bedded unit, with a multi-disciplinary staff team of consultants, specialist nurses and other AHPs. There has not previously been a dedicated clinical psychologist in Critical Care, although the team have benefitted from input from the mental health liaison team. The Critical Care Team are looking forward to working with the Clinical Psychologist to develop this new provision and expect them to be a fully integrated member of the CCC. Experience of working in a critical care setting and knowledge of the specific challenges associated with this context is desirable.
An important component of this role will be to identify the priorities for how to use the psychology hours most effectively, liaising with key stake holders, identifying referral criteria, and collecting data to demonstrate the value of the role. Key performance indicators and quality requirements have been developed for this role, these are provided in the attached document.
The inpatient work will follow the patient’s journey from theatre, recovery, intensive care and follow-up after discharge for those who are struggling with adjustment. Clinical referrals might include support related to delirium, mood symptoms, cognitive impairment, and symptoms of psychological trauma.
The role will also include supporting families and staff as well as staff education around psychological issues.
We want to become a more diverse and inclusive department; therefore we welcome and actively encourage applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds, with different lived and learned experiences.
Norwich is voted one of the Best Places to Live in the UK by The Sunday Times 2021. It provides the perfect balance between city, countryside and coastline, with picturesque beaches within a 30-minute drive. Norwich is a UNESCO city of literature, with many independent cafes, restaurants, and shops. It has excellent transport links to Cambridge and London, affordable housing, and award-winning schools.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025