Senior Clinical Psychologist
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
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| Salary: | £57,528 - £64,750 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4ND |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Sept 2026 |
Summary
1. To provide specialist psychological assessment of adults with mental and physical health difficulties utilising information from a broad range of structured psychometric and semi-structured clinical methods. To integrate this information into a psychological formulation of the client and his/her psychosocial environment, drawing on a range of psychological theoretical perspectives. 2. To provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals and groups in a community clinical health psychology team setting in order to facilitate emotional adjustment and promote improved quality of life. 3. To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, drawing on a number of psychological models and employing a range of modalities. To make decisions about treatment options taking into account highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. 4. To keep up to date with best practices and advances in practice. 5. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under the care of the liaison service integrating the contribution of other professionals on the basis of client need. 6. To take substantial professional responsibility and exercise autonomous judgement with regard to his/her professional practice. 7. To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi-disciplinary assessment of service users and their families or carers.