Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Unplanned Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 338-7850663-26
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Miranda House
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Practioner Psychologist Adult Inpatient
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
Are you an experienced psychologist ready to offer leadership and consultation role in Adult Inpatient mental health services? We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Practitioner Psychologist with significant post-qualification experience in adult mental health settings or of consultation with teams around trauma informed pathways and service delivery.
The successful applicant will join the adult inpatient psychology hub, which is a group of friendly clinical and counselling psychologists, trainees and assistant psychologists and be part of the broader divisional psychology team with community based colleagues. You will support the professional development of colleagues through supervision and clinical leadership, whilst having access to your own regular specialist supervision and extensive CPD opportunities.
You will be responsible for the systematic provision of consultation and complex formulation to help teams to think about with trauma informed care and discharge planning. You will work closely with a Peer Principal Psychologist and will have the opportunity to define areas of specialism across the inpatient psychology offer.
You will hold a small caseload of 1-1 provision of highly specialist psychological services to individuals with complex mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership within in-patient services for the in-patient psychology team including supporting delivery of high-quality psychological services, promoting the role of psychology within the service and offering professional guidance and support to the psychology team to aid development.
Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, therapy and consultation into multi-disciplinary teams for individuals with complex mental health needs utilising evidence-based practice.
Contributing to service development and service delivery, promoting a trauma informed approach within the service, supporting with workforce development in line with service need and contributing to a positive culture.
Drive quality improvement initiatives, audits, and research to ensure the service remains at the forefront of forensic mental health practice.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Work closely with and provide advanced/specialist advice and consultation to all other professionals within the speciality
- To take a senior clinical role in partnership with the clinical team in managing complex cases
Desirable criteria
- Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities etc.)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active service user/carer involvement/participation
Desirable criteria
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
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
- Dr Jodie Woodward-Loft
- Job title
- Lead Psychologist for Inpatient Psychology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816372818
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