Clinical/Counselling psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To provide a specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to adults with complex mental health problems in step 4 Nottingham County South.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.

To offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Service’s policies and procedures.

To contribute to the psychological therapies pathway development across AMH.

To contribute to the service development in Nottingham County South.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the service where appropriate

To undertake relevant teaching, training and supervision within Step 4 County South, and more broadly in AMH where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications – Academic / Craft / Professional

Essential

  • oHighly developed specialist knowledge oProfessional knowledge acquired through degree, postgraduate doctoral degree clinical supervision oRegistered with HCPC oDoctorate level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) or Counselling Psychology accredited by the BPS

Training

Essential

  • oCore Doctoral Level Training in either Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Desirable

  • Specialist training in specific therapeutic approaches or clinical specialties

Experience

Essential

  • Of working psychologically with adults who have a range of mental health difficulties, and of interventions with individuals and care systems. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting Evaluating and auditing professional work

Desirable

  • Supervising other clinicians Publication in peer-reviewed research journals. Teaching mental health professionals about psychological issues.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of theories and interventions relevant to adults with Mental Health Difficulties, their families and support systems Risk assessment and risk management Knowledge of a range of therapeutic approaches Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology

Desirable

  • Critical awareness of current themes in Adult Mental Health policy and research Extended knowledge in additional interventions/assessments/ models

Skills

Essential

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills and relationship building skills. Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention using a range of psychological models with service users with mental health difficulties Planning skills to organise workload and delivery of client care Effective IT skills

Desirable

  • Skills in providing consultation and training to other professional and non-professional groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 September 2026

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