Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical and Counselling Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunity for existing NHS employees)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 419-7569084-SCP-CSD
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Old Chapel
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Band 8a
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We are delighted to invite applications from Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, to help us make a significant difference to the lives of people living with cancer in York and Scarborough.
Working within our experienced and dynamic cancer psychology team, primarily based in York, you will have an office and clinic space in our friendly and well established Department of Psychological Medicine.
Our department has an ongoing commitment to flexible and hybrid working, so will include some working from home. Good quality supervision and CPD are essential to the well-being of our staff, and we make this a priority.
For current NHS employees, please see permission from your line manager before applying for this post on a secondment basis.
Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to provide a psychological service to people under the care of York and Scarborough Trust's cancer services, who are referred to the cancer psychology service.
You will provide individual input to patients alongside providing training, advice, consultation and reflective practice to MDT colleagues and will be supported by the Lead Principal Clinical Psychologist and an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist as well as being part of the wider Acute Medicine Psychology Team.
As a member of the Department you will have the opportunity to contribute and gain experience in the way we are developing both direct and indirect psychological care across our organisation.
Working for our organisation
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
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Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
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27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
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A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
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A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
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Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
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NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
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An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
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Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
If you would like your application considered for secondment, please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager before applying.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology. Two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualification in specific models of therapy, e.g. ACT, CFT, EMDR.
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and in-patient settings
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework and application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with Clinical Health populations
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 Katy Silverman
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 725353
- Additional information
Contact name: Dr Nicky Bould
Contact job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist
Contact email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: (01904) 725353
or
Contact name: Ruth Bulmer
Contact job title: Admin Manager
Contact email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: (01904) 725353
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