Band 7/8A Clinical Psychologist – East Suffolk Specialist CAMHS: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist, a band 7 Clinical Psychologist seeking progression, or an existing 8A Clinical Psychologist ready for a new challenge? We would love for you to come and join us in the East Suffolk Specialist CAMHS Service!

Our service supports children and young people aged 0-18 experiencing a wide range of moderate to severe mental health difficulties. At East Suffolk Specialist CAMHS, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families. We are proud of our welcoming, compassionate and highly skilled multidisciplinary team, bringing together a wide range of professional expertise. We believe the best outcomes for children and young people happen when talented professionals work collaboratively, learn from one another and maintain a strong shared sense of purpose. Every day brings opportunities to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people and families.

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic and values-driven professionals to join our thriving multidisciplinary team in Ipswich. We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist who: is passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families; values multidisciplinary working; brings curiosity, compassion and clinical excellence; wants to contribute to an ambitious and developing service; and shares our commitment to co-production and involving young people in shaping care.

Main duties of the job

This is a senior clinical role combining specialist assessment and therapy, consultation to multidisciplinary teams, supervision and workforce development, service improvement, and leadership in psychologically informed care. Key responsibilities include:

  • Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families with complex mental health needs.
  • Deliver a range of evidence-based psychological therapies and interventions to service users, families and carers.
  • Provide psychological consultation, advice and formulation to multidisciplinary team colleagues to support psychologically informed care.
  • Undertake complex risk assessments and advise other professionals on the psychological aspects of risk management.
  • Provide supervision and support to trainee, assistant and newly-qualified psychologists, and contribute to developing the wider psychological workforce.
  • Contribute to service development, strategic planning and the implementation of psychologically informed practice across services.
  • Work collaboratively with health, social care and partner agencies to meet the recovery, safeguarding and wellbeing needs of service users and their families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
  • Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
  • Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
  • Experience of supervision and teaching.

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post

Knowledge

Essential

  • Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.

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: 30 September 2026

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