Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Clinical Lead
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £66,582.00 to £77,368.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £66582.00 - £77368.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2026 |
| Location: | Greater Manchester, OL6 7SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9311-26-0307 |
Summary
As a principal clinical/ counselling psychologist, the post-holder will Provide a high level of specialist expertise with complex and, or challenging cases within the secondary care adult psychological therapies service/ community pathway. Provide clinical leadership and supervision to the psychological practitioners working in specialist mental health teams across boroughs , ensuring provision of a high-quality specialist psychology service to service users referred within the community pathway. This will also incorporate some operational management duties. Support colleagues in the management of referrals to the service and applying appropriate criteria in assessing suitability Contribute to the delivery of the Community Transformation work and to the implementation of defined transformation initiatives, such as addressing health inequalities and increasing access to psychological therapies and interventions for those underrepresented in psychological therapies. Please see Job Description for more details