Band 7/ 8a Clinical Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) serving adults across West Norfolk based at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and intervention for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties. The team has expertise in a wide range of therapist including CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Art Therapy and Lifespan Integration. The role offers opportunities to work closely with colleagues across the wider pathway, supporting the delivery of high-quality, psychologically informed care and contributing to the continued development of services for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.

This post would suit a qualified or newly qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking to further develop their skills in adult mental health, multidisciplinary working and service development. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about delivering high-quality psychological care, confident in using research evidence and national guidance to inform clinical practice, and committed to improving outcomes and experiences for service users and carers.

For newly qualified psychologists, we can offer a comprehensive programme of support, including regular supervision, opportunities to develop skills in consultation and reflective practice, and access to relevant training.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist psychological leadership within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), promoting psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches to care across the service

Offer consultation, supervision, reflective practice and psychological advice to multidisciplinary colleagues to support effective assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with complex mental health needs.

Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for adults presenting with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including those with complex and enduring mental health problems.

Lead and support psychologically informed approaches to formulation, risk assessment and risk management, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professional networks.

Contribute to the development and delivery of training that supports best practice, promotes trauma-informed and neurodiversity-informed care, and enhances the psychological skills of the wider workforce.

Work closely with colleagues across secondary care, primary care and voluntary sector partners to ensure joined-up care and improved outcomes for service users.

Support the collection, evaluation and use of outcome measures, audit findings and service data to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychological services.

Provide clinical placements, mentorship and supervision for trainee psychologists and other colleagues as appropriate, supporting workforce development.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
• Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical/counselling psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
• Registered (or in process of registering) as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapiest)

Relevant experience

Essential

• Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7) or as a trainee Clinical Psychologist
• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Well -developed communications skills (oral and written)
• Skills in neuropsychological assessment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.

Other

Essential

• Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Able to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to travel independently

Closing Date: 8 November 2026