Principal clinical psychologist/ neuropsychologist 8b


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	13 Aug 2026

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Summary

1 Clinical: Responsible for: Provision of specialist psychological assessments based upon theappropriate use,interpretationand integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews withservice users, family members and others involved intheircare. Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups,adjustingand refining psychological formulations as required in person and remotely over Attend Anywhere, TEAMS or telephone asappropriate. Evaluating and making decisions about treatment options,taking into accountboth theoretical and therapeutic models andhighly complexfactors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual,familyor group. Consulting, advising, and/or supervising colleagues from otherteams anddisciplineswith regard topsychological formulation and management ofpeoplewithcognitive and emotional issues. Directly leadingapsychologically-basedframework of understanding and care for all patients in the service. This would include integration with the wider clinical psychology services in Derbyshire Mental Health NHS Trust and Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Managing the requests for psychology from the four ESD team/s asrequiredwhile being asequitableas possible. 2PolicyAndService Development: Responsible for: Devising andleadingthe implementation of policies and procedures relevant to the delivery of services within the agreed area of work. Leading the ESD psychology provision and developing links with staff in services that refer to the stroke team.The 8b role is a development role that and therefore the nature and proportion of remote contact, clinical work and travel will develop as the post does. This would include taking on management responsibility for parts of the stroke service andrepresentingESD, the stroke psychology team, or Derbyshire Healthcare NHS trust asappropriate. Leading the development,evaluationand monitoring of the ESD psychology services operational policiesandensuringthe psychological liaison with the psychologist and staff of the inpatient ward/s. Human Resources: 3.1 Clinical Supervision, TeachingandTraining. Responsible for: Receiving regular clinical supervisionin accordance withTrust and professional good practice guidelines. Offer training and provide supervision to otherteamsrelated to their psychological work, asappropriate. Observing a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources usedin the course ofones own work. Remotely attending service and business meetings within thePsychology and Psychological Therapies Serviceasrequiredand agreed with the Leadfor Psychology and Psychological Therapies and the Lead for Specialist Care Psychology. Providing, asrequired, professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologistsand traineesincluding workload management. 3.2 Management andrecruitment To managethe workloadsof AssistantPsychologists within theservicefollowing theframework ofthe team/services policiesand procedures, asrequiredand asappropriate. To be involved, asappropriate,in the shortlisting and interviewing of Assistant Psychologistsand Psychologists and Psychological Therapists as agreed with the Lead for Specialist Care Psychology and the Lead for Psychology and Psychological Therapies. 4ResearchAndDevelopment: Responsible for: Conducting and supervising research, particularly in areas of clinical relevance ifappropriateand agreed. Utilising theory, evidence-basedliteratureand research to support evidence-based practice in individual work. Undertaking clinical project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, within the service to help develop service provision. 5. Information Technology: Collecting, recording,maintaining, and providing data and statistics, including clinical information,in accordance withTrust and National(SSNAP)requirements and policy, andcomply withappropriate monitoring and review processes asrequired. Processingtext andconstructing databasesand spreadsheetsfor teachingand/oraudit orresearch purposes. 6. Information Governance The DerbyshireHealthcare Foundation NHS Trust requires its stafftocomply withInformation Governance related standards and policies at all times when dealing with confidential information, which includes any information relating to the business of the Trust and its service users and employees. Post-holders mustmaintainhigh standardsof quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately and kept up to date.The post-holder must only access information, whether paper, electronic or in other media, which is authorised to them as part of their duties. 7.General To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holders professional and service manager(s). To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of appliedpsychology and related disciplines. Tomaintainthe highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governancein accordance withprofessional codes of practice of the Health & Care Professions Council. British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures. Tomaintainup to date knowledge of legislation, national and localpoliciesand issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health and/or learning disabilities. To be noted: This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the8bpost holder maybe requiredto undertake othermanagementduties that fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their manager.

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