Clinical/Health Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Clinical/Health Psychologist in our Clinical Health Psychology Department which provides specialist psychological therapy to service users experiencing distress as a consequence of their physical health conditions. Our service provides psychological intervention, consultation, supervision & training across a diverse range of physical health specialisms, working closely with our MDT colleagues.

There will also be opportunity to utilise complex clinical skills across the specialisms we serve, including stroke services, diabetes, cancer, pain, bariatrics, burns, plastics and other long term physical health conditions, both inpatients & outpatients. This is a great opportunity to exercise breadth in clinical work whilst developing your areas of interest further. We are a forward thinking service & want a dynamic psychologist to help grow, develop and drive the profile of Clinical Health Psychology. We are an outstanding and award winning Trust & our aim is for the Clinical Psychology Department to reflect this.

You will be part of a high performing Clinical Psychology Department with access to psychology colleagues to support, reflect with, maintain your CPD portfolio and receive high quality clinical supervision from. You will work with the broader MDT within your specialisms and be a key member of our MDT teams. You will provide treatment in inpatient settings, outpatient clinics in the department and virtual treatment.

Main duties of the job

We are a full team of Clinical and Health Psychologists working as one team to deliver high quality psychological care across a range of physical health conditions across St Helens and Knowsley locality. We also pride ourselves on offering EMDR and receive EMDR Consultant supervision to enable best practice delivery of this service offer. Applicants trained in EMDR are welcomed. EMDR training can be sought as a CPD opportunity for the successful candidate.

Main duties of this post will include individual and group work with outpatients and inpatients, working with clients with a range of psychological difficulties across the lifespan with long term physical health conditions. As a qualified clinician you will take responsibilities over aspects of the service offer to enable development. You will also provide clinical supervision for Trainees where placements are available. Supervision of MDT staff, teaching and training and consultation are also key opportunities of the role. There are opportunities to attend the MDTs of some specialties and to present to support groups and be involved in psychoeducational events. You will be involved in audit, evaluation and publishing to promote clinical health psychology for the Trust and beyond.

UK HCPC Registration is required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral Degree or equivalent qualification in Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology
• Full registration with the Health Professions Council
• Eligible for Chartered Status with the British Psychological Society or equivalent body

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience during or post qualification in a physical health environment
• Experience of research design, methodology, data analysis and interpretation
• Experience of working effectively in an MDT
• Management of patients expressing suicidal ideation or plans

Desirable

• Experience in psychological assessment and intervention within clinical health psychology
• Experience of teaching health professionals
• Experience of providing consultation to health professionals
• Experience of clinical supervision of assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, other healthcare professionals

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a variety of complex problems
• Demonstrable skills in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with multiple co-morbidities
• Demonstrable skills in the process of analysis, understanding and decision making, as applied to the psychological assessment, planning of intervention, and treatment of complex psychological problems
• Knowledge of psychological theory and therapy as applied to patients presenting with medical and psychological problems
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies
• Knowledge of national and local legislation, policies and guidelines (e.g. Data Protection Act, NSF guidelines, NICE guidelines etc.)
• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating complex and sensitive and contentious information, orally and in writing, to individual patients, groups of patients, carers and other professionals
• The ability to access and use relevant scientific databases and literature
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology

Our Values

Essential

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Closing Date: 30 September 2026