Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 345-CSU9-7851863
- Employer
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of Hartlepool
- Town
- Hartlepool
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 NA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist (Community Pain)
Band 7
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.
If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
Job overview
*Please note this post will be closed early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to work within the Community Pain Management Service within the Medical Psychology Department at Group Hospitals of Tees. The post is to support patients who are living with persistent pain, encouraging self-management and the utilisation of psychological coping strategies, whilst also reducing the reliance on pharmacological intervention. You will be working within a team of psychologists, psychological therapists, applied psychologists, assistant psychologists and physiotherapists, to provide a high quality and responsive care to patients who live with persistent pain.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative Psychology Team. The post-holder will be based within a diverse Medical Psychology Department at the Group with their main base at the University Hospital of Hartlepool, working alongside motivated and compassionate psychology colleagues. This post provides excellent additional opportunities, including strong peer support, quality supervision and an emphasis on CPD.
Main duties of the job
The successful post-holder will:
Offer specialist assessment and evidence-based, psychologically-informed support to patients accessing the Community Pain Management service within the Medical Psychology Department.
Work to provide a high-quality, compassionate and trauma-informed service to all individuals.
Implement a range of specialist psychological approaches, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
Undertake psychological risk assessment and risk management, as well as providing specialist advice to colleagues across the MDT.
Provide psychological consultation to the wider MDT, alongside training and psycho-education as required.
Engage collaboratively with colleagues in service evaluation, audit and research.
Support opportunities aimed at improving services.
Receive clinical supervision and adhere to CPD/professional registration requirements.
Working for our organisation
At Group Hospitals of Tees, our main priority is to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff achievements and dedication through the Star and Team of the month, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Job Description and Person Specification has been provided in the document link, which provides full detail of the role and requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent, i.e. High Intensity IAPT Course/Post Grad CBT, a recorded/registered qualification as a psychological therapy practitioner, demonstrating the competences as required
- Accreditation with BABCP
- Full driving license and ability to use a car in accordance with the needs of the post.
Desirable criteria
- A post-graduate qualification and evidence of supervised practice in an evidence-based psychological therapy model (e.g. IPT, CBT, EMDR, ACT, CFT)
- Experience of working in a health setting for one year or more.
- Accreditation for other NICE-compliant psychological therapies such as IPT, Behavioural Couple Therapy for Depression, EMDR.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients.
- Experience of working with people experiencing anxiety, depression and the lasting impact of stigma and trauma.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Demonstrable experience with routine outcome monitoring.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Acute Care Services.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of healthcare staff
- Completed clinical audits within a service
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment with patients with complex needs
- Psychological assessment, formulation and intervention skills.
- Knowledge of psychological theory and practice relevant to clinical settings including developmental and lifespan approaches.
- The ability to analyse complex data and make expert judgements based on information from a variety of sources.
- The ability to understand the role and contribution of colleagues and collaborate effectively with colleagues from all disciplines and across agencies.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with specific difficult to treat groups
- Knowledge of the wider community in which the services are located, and consideration of the impact this may have on clinical presentations and social/emotional concerns
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of anxiety, depression and trauma and how it may present in physical healthcare settings.
- Ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues and other relevant legislation
Desirable criteria
- Takes initiative in service improvement projects or clinical developments
- Contributes to shaping care pathways or integrating psychological support into wider services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Reshmee Diro Ejara
- Job title
- Senior Psychological Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01429 522049
- Additional information
All enquiries should be directed to our psychology administration team in the first instance who will facilitate any enquiries. They can be reached on 01429 522049 or via email [email protected]. We would also warmly welcome any requests for an informal visit of the Medical Psychology Department.
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