Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job Summary
B7/8a Preceptorship Clinical Psychologist Post
We are a friendly and innovative team looking for a like-minded and experienced Clinical Psychologist to join us at the Sutherland Centre in Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent. We would consider a newly qualified B7 for a preceptorship post and provide support to move to the 8a in due course. The post provides an exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving and fast-paced adult community mental health service and to work with service users who have complex mental health difficulties. We have been developing services to improve our offer of psychological therapies and to embed new clinical pathways, putting us in a great position to support team members in pursuing specific areas of interest such as evidence-based interventions for psychosis or complex trauma.

Main duties of the job
On appointment, you will be a core and valued part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, working alongside a Consultant and Principal Clinical Psychologist, as well as other psychology and therapy colleagues. There are opportunities to develop your clinical skills in a range of group and individual interventions such as CBT, CFT and CAT. You will have the opportunity to receive excellent supervision and there are a range of CPD opportunities. We provide access to supervision and interest groups in various models (CAT, CFT, EMDR), as well as opportunities for participation in quality innovations, research, and audit. We have strong links with the local Clinical Psychology Training course at Staffordshire University.

About Us
As a Trust, we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high-quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognize that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

• Date posted: 14 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 232-CMT-7508851
• Job location: Sutherland Centre, Stoke on Trent, ST3 4LR

Job Description
Job responsibilities
The role will involve working closely with the wider MDT to develop psychological mindedness and support others to develop psychological skills and knowledge. The role involves supervising others too, such as assistant psychologists, CAPS and MHWPs. In addition, the supervision of other professional groups in the team is valued, as are other team-based activities such as joint formulation and contributing to MDT meetings and training.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working effectively as a qualified clinical psychologist with adults with complex mental health needs

Knowledge
Essential

• Theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches to complex mental health difficulties including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for service users with personality disorder and complex trauma.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Additional information
Employer details

• Employer name: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
• Address: Sutherland Centre, Stoke on Trent, ST3 4LR