Applied Psychologist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £64,750 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2026 |
| Location: | Doncaster, DN4 8QN |
| Company: | Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8057948/376-DCGM-0291-A |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Applied Psychologist to join our mental health services across Rotherham and Doncaster and contribute to making a meaningful impact on the lives of older people and their families. We welcome applications from those at band 7 (or due to be qualified) as this is a preceptorship role with scope to progress to 8a over time. The post provides an opportunity to develop a broad range of skills within both community-based multidisciplinary teams and inpatient services. Candidates must be qualified psychologists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a range of skills as the role is split between settings, with time spent in a Older Person’s Community Mental Health Team, contributing to wider CMHTs across Doncaster through a psychology hub, and working within an inpatient service for acute mental health problems and dementia. Responsibilities include delivering specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments and interventions across both care environments. Suitable candidates should be a suitably qualified psychologist and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. We are keen to hear from anyone who has a passion for working in a trauma informed way with older people experiencing complex mental health challenges and/or neurodegenerative conditions, and has a collaborative, team-orientated approach.
Deliver trauma-informed and evidence-based interventions, consultations, and psychological and neuro-psychological assessments.
· Provide psychological input to multi-agency risk management / treatment plans.
· Offer consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues and external agencies to promote psychological understanding.
· Contribute to service delivery, development and quality improvement initiatives.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jun 2026
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