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Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist – Complex Mental Health Services
Pulse
South Yorkshire
Source: Pulse careers · View original posting
- Pay
- £55,000 — £60,000 GBP per year
Employer job description
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Job Title
Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Banding
Band 8a Equivalent
Location
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Working Hours
Part-Time – 3 Days per Week
Compensation
Salary
£55,000 - £60,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience
Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Are you an HCPC-registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist looking to develop your expertise in complex mental health, trauma, autism, personality disorders, eating disorders, OCD, self-harm and neurodiversity within a specialist inpatient setting?
Pulse is recruiting for an exciting part-time opportunity in South Yorkshire, working with adults who present with some of the most complex mental health needs in the UK. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering formulation-led, evidence-based psychological interventions while helping shape and develop specialist services.
Whether you are an experienced psychologist looking for your next challenge or a recently qualified psychologist seeking to build specialist expertise, this role offers excellent opportunities for supervision, professional development, research, teaching and service innovation.
If you're passionate about delivering outstanding psychological care and making a genuine difference to people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- As a Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, you will: Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for adults with complex mental health needs.
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions in individual, family and group formats.
- Support patients with presentations including autism, complex trauma, personality disorders, functional neurological disorder (FND), eating difficulties, depression, OCD and self-harm.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to develop effective care and treatment plans.
- Offer psychological consultation, advice and guidance to other professionals across the service.
- Contribute to risk assessment and risk management planning.
- Support patients and families throughout their recovery journey and preparation for life outside hospital.
- Supervise and support assistant psychologists, therapeutic support workers and psychology trainees where appropriate.
- Participate in research, service evaluation, quality improvement and audit projects.
- Deliver training and contribute to the ongoing development of psychological thinking across the service.
Benefits
- Competitive salary of £55,000–£60,000 pro rata
- Workplace pension scheme
- Career progression opportunities
- Regular clinical and professional supervision
- Opportunities to participate in research and service development
- Extensive CPD and learning opportunities
- Supportive multidisciplinary working environment
- Opportunities to contribute to teaching and trainee placements
Qualifications and Experience
- Essential
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist.
- Experience working with adults experiencing complex mental health difficulties.
- Excellent assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention skills.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong communication and report-writing skills.
- A compassionate, professional and recovery-focused approach to patient care.
- Desirable
- Experience working within inpatient, forensic, specialist mental health or eating disorder services.
- Experience supporting individuals with autism, complex trauma, personality disorders or other complex co-morbid presentations.
- Knowledge of therapeutic approaches such as Trauma-Focused CBT, CBT-ED, DBT, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) or neurodiversity-informed interventions.
- Experience in teaching, supervision, research or service development activities.
- We welcome applications from psychologists at all stages of their careers. If you do not meet every requirement listed above but feel you have relevant experience and transferable skills, we encourage you to apply.
- How to Apply
- To apply, simply submit your application through the Pulse website.
- A member of our specialist Psychological Therapies recruitment team will review your application and contact you to discuss your experience, answer any questions and guide you through the next stages of the process.
- Why Work with Pulse?
- Pulse is a leading healthcare recruitment agency with specialist consultants dedicated to Psychological Therapies recruitment.
- By working with Pulse, you'll benefit from: A dedicated recruitment consultant throughout your journey
- Access to exclusive opportunities across the UK
- Expert interview preparation and career guidance
- Support with compliance and onboarding
- Market-leading industry knowledge
- A personalised and professional recruitment experience
- Reasonable Adjustments
- Pulse is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application, interview or onboarding process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure appropriate support is in place throughout your recruitment journey.
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