NRC Clinical Psychologist in Rehabilitation: Sponsorship Available

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Job summary

Are you ready to join a team of pioneers ready to revolutionise the future of rehabilitation? Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.

The Psychological Health team at the NRC undertakes highly specialist assessment, formulation, and intervention, with patients with musculoskeletal, spinal and/or brain injury. Whilst you will work with the whole range of conditions, it is hoped that you will develop a special interest in musculoskeletal injury, and be at the forefront in developing this new specialism in Psychology at Nottingham.

This post is entirely based at the NRC, but organisationally it sits within the Department of Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This means that there are excellent opportunities for professional support, CPD and networking.

Why choose the NRC? You will be at the forefront of big change over the next few years. Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC as well as to engaging in research an innovation.

Main duties of the job

Your will provide highly specialist Clinical Psychology assessment, intervention and advice, working directly with patients and their families.You will also work indirectly, providing advice to other NRC staff in order to meet the psychological needs of patients.

You will contribute to the teaching and training of NRC staff in order to develop their skills and knowledge, in meeting psychological need.

You will provide direction and clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists within the team, and may be the primary supervisor for a trainee Clinical Psychologist on placement with us.

You will contribute to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of the service.

You will contribute to, lead and/or supervise research activities.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • BPS accredited doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology
  • Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.

Desirable

  • Further training in a highly specialised psychological therapy or assessment methodology

Experience

Essential

  • Worked with a wide diversity of patients in terms of health condition, cognitive ability, age, ethnic and social groups.
  • Worked in a range of health settings, including an NHS hospital.
  • Worked within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Worked in a neuro-rehabilitation setting or specialist physical disability/injury service.

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: 25 October 2026

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