Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment until 26th September 2026)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 246-WSN7327485
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 7 Unthank Road
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Band 8a
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Job overview
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, or Counselling Psychologist, for the North Norwich Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team. This is a 12-month fixed-term post to cover a secondment, funded at 26.25 hours (0.70wte) per week.
For interested candidates, there is also opportunity to work in the West Norfolk EIP team in King’s Lynn, for up to 15 hours (0.40wte) per week. This post is substantive and will be available after the 12-month fixed term post in the North Norwich team ends. The number of hours to be spent in the North Norwich and West Norfolk teams will be discussed and negotiated with interested candidates during the recruitment process.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide psychological assessment and treatment for people with psychosis and their families and carers. The post holder will form an integral part of the North Norwich EIP multi-disciplinary team (and the West Norfolk EIP multi-disciplinary team if choosing this option). Job planning will be completed with the successful candidate to ensure that they are able to work safely and competently in accordance with professional guidelines and wellbeing.
Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Bipolar (CBT PB) and/or Family Interventions is desirable, but not essential. In-house training and supervision are available for these models if required.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Norfolk and Waveney EIP Service has undergone significant expansion over the last eight years following funding from NHS England for the Access and Waiting Time Standard. The Therapeutic Interventions for Distressing and Unusual Experiences (TIDES) team, which works with people aged 14-35 who are at-risk for developing psychosis, is also included in the Norfolk and Waveney EIP service. The successful candidate will have opportunity to work with colleagues across the service.
Newly qualified psychologists are encouraged to apply. There will be support to achieve individual aims and goals using the Trust preceptorship programme. Please note that those exiting training programmes will be placed on Band 7 whilst completing preceptorship and Band 8a will be awarded once this is complete (if continuing with the substantive West Norfolk EIP role).
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapies)
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 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.
- Experience of supervision and teaching.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Well -developed communications skills (oral and written).
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
- Skills in consultation to professional and non - professional groups.
- Skills in training and supervision. Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.
- Skills in neuropsychological assessment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
- Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS.
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.
Other
Essential criteria
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Dave Heavens
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07552008106
- Additional information
If you have any questions or wish to discuss the advertised post in more detail, please contact Dr Dave Heavens (Principal Clinical Psychologist) on 07552 008106 or at [email protected].
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