Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Middlesbrough, TS4 3EB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

We welcome applications from staff who are currently coming to the end of their training in Clinical or counselling psychology that on successful completion will achieve the required qualification and registration with HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. 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 find the attached job description and person specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Within our psychology service, there is significant diversity in our approach, however, all within the ethos of a trauma informed compassion focused framework. In addition to our clinical work there are opportunities to engage in research projects and the department has strong links with the Teesside Doctoral training course with regular opportunities to work with specialist and research trainees. Please refer to the attached job description and person specifications for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

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