Principle Clinical Psychologist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum (pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham / Nottinghamshire, NG17 7AG |
| Company: | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7579889/186-1378-25-MH |
Summary
Principal Clinical Psychologist
Band 8b (30 hours) Community CAMHS Intellectual Disability Team (CAMHs ID) Nottingham/Nottinghamshire
We have an exciting opportunity as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team to shape and develop services for children and young people with intellectual disabilities and complex mental health needs. In addition to providing specialist assessment and intervention, you will provide clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to a skilled team of clinicians, while also contributing to service development, quality improvement, and strategic planning.
You will work closely with families, schools, social care, and other health professionals to deliver psychologically informed care that makes a real difference. The post holder is required to hold a post graduate doctorate in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS and have Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration. Additional post qualification experience within a CAMHS ID or relevant provision is essential. For employees of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust secondment opportunities will also be considered. Post holders will also join an integrated, friendly and supportive group of 27 Psychologists working across the Nottingham City and conurbation multi-disciplinary CAMHs. There are good opportunities for CPD, strong mechanisms for support and good links with the DClinpsy courses at Trent, Sheffield and Leicester University.
The post holder will be a member of a Specialist CAMH Intellectual Disability multi-disciplinary service, which serves the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County areas. Working with individuals, parents and/ or carers; liaison with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including health, education, social services, voluntary agencies and care systems will be key aspects of this post. The post holder will also provide support through consultation and joint working with staff within the team and offer supervision to other CAMHS psychology colleagues.
The post holder will form part of the senior leadership team within the CAMHS Intellectual Disability Service. The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire , Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
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To lead a specialist psychology service offering direct and indirect clinical psychology provision to address the complex needs of children and young people up to 18 and their families in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County in conjunction with other partner agencies and services.
The post holder will be a member of a Specialist CAMH Intellectual Disability multi-disciplinary service, which serves the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County areas. Working with individuals, parents and/ or carers; liaison with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including health, education, social services, voluntary agencies and care systems will be key aspects of this post. The post holder will also provide support through consultation and joint working with staff within the team and offer supervision to other CAMHS psychology colleagues.
The post holder will form part of the senior leadership team within the CAMHS Intellectual Disability Service. The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025
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