Clinical Psychologist/Forensic Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9311-26-0079 |
Summary
Essential Criteria Good honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology; or Forensic Psychology qualification HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist Experience of working in a community setting. Demonstrable experience of delivering highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions (individual and group) within an NHS mental health environment. Experience of working within multidisciplinary services in mental health providing therapy to service users with high levels of complexity Experience of providing clinical supervision to other psychological therapists Experience in teaching / training of other qualified mental health staff / non psychology staff Knowledge of the application of clinical governance and risk management policies Skills in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health community rehabilitation services. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention. Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stress of others. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS Ability to play an active role in service development via evaluation, audit and research. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups Ability to prioritise work, manage waiting lists, meet deadlines and revise work plans accordingly Desirable Criteria Further qualifications and / or training in a range of therapy models / interventions Further training and / or qualifications in the delivery of clinical supervision Experience of providing line management to other psychological therapists Expertise in administration and interpretation of specialist psychological assessment tools Knowledge of procedures that maintain and contribute to the improvement of psychological services Knowledge of systems theory and organisational change Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.