Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (with potential contract extension)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-GYW7389129
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hall
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical 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
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Job overview
Whilst advertised as Band 8a, we welcome applications from newly qualified candidates to commence at Band 7, with support to complete preceptorship requirements to progress to Band 8a.
Are you a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist passionate about working with and supporting young people, families/carers and the systems around them? Do you want to be part of a team that is working creatively and innovatively to engage children and young people? Norfolk’s Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) Team is a successful Health and Social Care partnership creating and delivering specialist training and providing consultation and support to professionals working with young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour. The team also hold a small specialist assessment and intervention caseload and have close links with Children’s Services, the Norfolk Youth Justice Service and the wider Child, Family and Young Person (CFYP) Mental Health Service.
Main duties of the job
This post is based at County Hall in Norwich but covers the entirety of Norfolk and Waveney. The successful applicant will be provided with opportunities to develop highly transferrable skills in a specialist role, through opportunities to receive training, undertake research and attend and present at events such as national conferences.
The post-holder will support professionals across Norfolk in considering the impact of trauma, neurodiversity and mental health within a population of young people who are also displaying HSB. In addition, there will be an opportunity to undertake specialist psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and provide supervision. The post holder will deliver some direct one to one work with young people with specific psychological needs linked to their HSB, with support from the HSB Specialist.
All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Norfolk’s HSB Team covers a wide area and there is an expectation that the post holder will be able to travel to different locations as appropriate. The post holder will have access to various office bases across the county and will be supported to work remotely as 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
This service is committed to providing a high quality, evidence based service to support young people presenting with harmful sexual behaviour across Norfolk and Waveney.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your key accountabilities. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a successful partnership service that makes real and tangible differences to young people and professionals. If you are interested in joining this innovative and progressive service then go ahead and apply!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- 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 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 creating and delivering presentations and training programmes.
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 settings and 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.
- Ability to travel independently
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Francesca Burgess
- Job title
- Operational Lead and HSB Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Alternatively you can contact Dr Michelle Trollope (Consultant Clinical Psychologist); [email protected]
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