Specialist Clinical Psychologist | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £57,528 - £64,750 Band 7 preceptorship will be considered for newly qualified staff |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2026 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL3 6RN |
| Company: | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7883274/241-291CS-26 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 8a clinical/counselling psychologist to join the existing clinical health psychology team at Bolton Foundation Trust. The Clinical health psychology service has a supportive team working into a number of different specialities within the trust, with well established links to the North West Clinical Psychology training courses.
As a specialist psychologist, you will work in an already established Heart failure team and Young Persons Diabetes Team. You will be responsible for clinical psychology provision within the Heart Failure service and Young persons Diabetes service.
The post holder provides specialist psychological assessment and intervention, advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues, across heart failure/ cardiac care and young persons diabetes care . You will provide specialised assessments and interventions in these multi-disciplinary settings including wards and medical out-patient clinics. You will provide training and supervision to members of the multidisciplinary team in order to improve psychological input. In addition to working within these services, you will provide specialised assessment and intervention to general health patients from other specialisms for e.g. palliative, cancer, gastroenterology.
This post is full time and permanent.
Flexible working is supported wherever possible, including the opportunity for some remote working.
Would you like to develop your skills and experience in Clinical Health Psychology? We are looking to welcome a clinical/counselling psychologist or soon to be qualified psychologist to our clinical health psychology service at Bolton Foundation Trust. We are a friendly and supportive team of psychologist who provide specialist input for people wit a range of physical health conditions using approaches including ACT, CBT, CFT and EMDR.
Applications from newly qualified or final year trainees who wish to pursue a Band 7 - 8a preceptorship are welcomed.
Please see the attached job description and person specification, which provide full details about the role.
This advert closes on Friday 29 May 2026
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