Specialist or Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist Progression 7/8a


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	York, YO10 4DU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

This is a joint initiative between Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and City of York Council - bringing health and social care together to meet the needs of young people. The City of York are a relatively small but dynamic local authority with huge ambitions and aspirations for our children, families and communities; relentless in our determination that all children and young people in York get 'a better start in life'. We have a reputation for delivering high quality services, however, we're not complacent and with true Yorkshire resilience, we constantly strive for further improvement. We need practitioners who are passionate, skilled, innovative and people-centred. People who want and are driven to make the difference to families, to our team, and for themselves. The post holder will have a proven track record of working with vulnerable and care experienced children, young people, families and carers, in health or local authority settings, many of whom have experienced trauma and can have multiple, complex needs. We are looking for someone creative and flexible to work in partnership with health and social care. Trainee Counselling Psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their 3rd year of the doctoral training and have the following confirmed as completed by the university. This information may be requested prior to interview: a. All clinical competencies. b. 80% of the 450 supervised clinical practice hours (360 hours). Trainee Clinical Psychologists are eligible to apply for and to be shortlisted for interview and to be offered qualified posts when they are in their third year of training, as they will have completed their core clinical competencies by this stage of the course. Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, due to the part time hours the starting salary for this role would not meet the required salary threshold for this post to be eligible for sponsorship under the Health and Care (Skilled Worker) visa. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

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