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Principal Clinical Psychologist (8B)
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 2 day(s) ago
Reference: 2448947
Job summary
Would you like to work alongside other friendly, enthusiastic and supportive psychological therapists in Adult Community Mental Health in Bolsover in Derbyshire? We are looking for a Principal Clinical Psychologist, Band 8B to provide cover for a maternity leave in the North County area of Derbyshire, based in Bolsover. This role is 22.5 hours (3 days per week) for 54 weeks, commencing in January or sooner.
Our team of Psychologists & Psychological therapists are passionate about developing services that create meaningful change based on lived experience, so that people flourish, feel connected and empowered to pursue their aspirations.
We warmly welcome enquiries for a chat about options and your interests.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to provide individual and group clinical work jointly with your colleagues. You will also promote psychological ideas by offering advice and consultation in addition to supervision and training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary practitioners, the wider organisation and contribute to service development. As a senior psychological clinician, you will also be providing leadership, supervision and management roles across the North County as well as providing clinical work in the Bolsover locality.
We support and develop our staff to work with complexity, for example, by access to training resources to support your work. We offer specialist clinical supervision 1:1 or in facilitated groups e.g. CFT, complex trauma and dissociation supervision.
Working in our friendly care group of Psychology and Psychological Therapies, you will be well supported in CPD opportunities. Our team report feeling valued and supported working in a service focused on staff well-being and development, and service transformation.
About us
You will be based in the Bolsover Adult CMHT, joining a dynamic group of over 260 staff in our care group of Psychology & Psychological Therapies. We are committed to our compassionate framework within which your development and well-being will be nurtured. You will be joining us at a time of exciting, innovative and values based transformation as we develop and progress our services to deliver place based and needs led integrated care across our localities, with trauma informed and trauma sensitive practice at the forefront of these developments.
This is an exciting transformational time for us in developing our services with our focus on 'Living Well' Community Mental Health Framework changes and developing trauma-informed care in our CMHTs: transformation movements with collaboration, lived experience and compassionate relationships at their core and in which Psychological Services have a pivotal role.
Details
Date posted
26 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
54 weeks
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
383-SPE-7913-26
Job locations
The Old Vicarage, Bolsover
High Street
Bolsover
S44 6HF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the Job Description & Person Specification click link APPLY FOR THIS JOB for re-direction to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not have an account.
The full job description and person specification can be found on the job application page.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for Chartered status of B.P.S.
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC
- Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
- Significant post qualification specialist training/experience in assessment and intervention to people with complex, severe and enduring mental health / psychological problems
- Specialist training across a range of relevant adult mental health presentations
Desirable
- Post qualification training in a therapy model
- Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
- Specialist accredited psychotherapy training for complex presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems in a broad range of settings
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist including at a highly specialist level (usually for a minimum of four years, including two years at a highly specialised level)
- Substantial experience working with a wide variety of clients with complex presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Clear commitment to developing a specialist area of expertise relevant to the post through significant training, personal study, experience and/or research
Desirable
- Expertise and interest in a specialist area relevant to adult mental health
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for Chartered status of B.P.S.
- Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC
- Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
- Significant post qualification specialist training/experience in assessment and intervention to people with complex, severe and enduring mental health / psychological problems
- Specialist training across a range of relevant adult mental health presentations
Desirable
- Post qualification training in a therapy model
- Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
- Specialist accredited psychotherapy training for complex presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems in a broad range of settings
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist including at a highly specialist level (usually for a minimum of four years, including two years at a highly specialised level)
- Substantial experience working with a wide variety of clients with complex presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Clear commitment to developing a specialist area of expertise relevant to the post through significant training, personal study, experience and/or research
Desirable
- Expertise and interest in a specialist area relevant to adult mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Old Vicarage, Bolsover
High Street
Bolsover
S44 6HF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Old Vicarage, Bolsover
High Street
Bolsover
S44 6HF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)