Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist, or Psychological Therapist to be part of a psychological intervention team offering a range of therapies to those presenting with significant mental health difficulties as part of the Newcastle North and East Adult Community Treatment Team (CTT) a multi-disciplinary service.
The post sits within the non-psychosis pathway, offering interventions for service users with Complex Emotional Difficulties (including Personality Disorder) and other presentations (OCD, PTSD, Complex trauma, Severe Depression and Anxieties). We work alongside a range of specialist NHS and third sector services, such as for those presenting with an eating disorder, or First Episode Psychosis.
The successful candidate will be based at Molineux Centre Byker, within an established psychology service. The team is made up of experienced psychologists offering a range of evidence- based psychological interventions, including CBT, EMDR, DBT, SCM and CAT. You will be working alongside committed psychological therapies staff, supported by a dedicated and experienced MDT, with supportive, strong and progressive leadership from senior psychological staff.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing a qualified specialist psychological therapy to clients in a Newcastle North and East CTT, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions, in addition to clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of evidence-based assessment, formulation, care and treatment.The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.The post-holder will provide clinical supervision and clinical consultation/ advice in accordance with service needs.The post-holder will take a lead role within the team for psychological treatments in the pathway, including responsibility for checking adherence to NICE guidance through clinical supervision and monitoring.The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.The post-holder will contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and other research within the remit of the post.The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
We recognise that the people who work for us are our greatest asset, and when you feel supported and happy at work this positively reaches those very people we are here for - our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Opportunities for the successful applicant include varied work on well-established intervention pathways, offering appropriate evidence-based psychological treatments and care, supporting a range of colleagues, and enabling service development. You will be working alongside other therapists and MDT colleagues, as part of a Community Mental Health Service at an exciting time of Community Transformation and change in terms of psychological interventions. These improvements will lead to the further development of psychological therapies within the CTTs.
There are opportunities for personal development, including through our strong links with local supervisors and training initiatives, as well as funded training courses that are currently linked with Community Transformation.
If youre interested in working within psychology services in a busy multi-disciplinary team, based in the centre of Tyne & Wear, for a large Trust rated as Outstanding by CQC, then please dont hesitate to apply, and/ or contact us to find out more.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2025
Closing date : 24th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Opportunities for the successful applicant include varied work on well-established intervention pathways, offering appropriate evidence-based psychological treatments and care, supporting a range of colleagues, and enabling service development. You will be working alongside other therapists and MDT colleagues, as part of a Community Mental Health Service at an exciting time of Community Transformation and change in terms of psychological interventions. These improvements will lead to the further development of psychological therapies within the CTTs.
There are opportunities for personal development, including through our strong links with local supervisors and training initiatives, as well as funded training courses that are currently linked with Community Transformation.
If youre interested in working within psychology services in a busy multi-disciplinary team, based in the centre of Tyne & Wear, for a large Trust rated as Outstanding by CQC, then please dont hesitate to apply, and/ or contact us to find out more.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2025
Closing date : 24th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Additional requirements
Essential
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate study in specialist areas relevant to this field of practice
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Memberships of appropriate professional body: HCPC, NMC
- Qualifications in two evidence-based therapies (CAT, CBT, MBT, DBT, Family therapy, EMDR)
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and experience of complex assessments, treatment plans and outcome measures for adults with symptoms, or a diagnosis, of personality disorder
- Advanced knowledge of personality disorders
- Experience in supervising other psychologists/psychological therapists
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge and application of psychology in the specialty of personality disorders
- Advanced knowledge of trauma informed care
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Advanced skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership skills
- Highly developed skills and abilities to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to support and advise other professionals working with this group of patients
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Emotional stamina and ability to respond constructively in highly stressful situations where individuals hold very different perspectives, and there is a high level of distress, ambiguity and conflict
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Flexible attitude towards work
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Person Specification
Additional requirements
Essential
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate study in specialist areas relevant to this field of practice
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Memberships of appropriate professional body: HCPC, NMC
- Qualifications in two evidence-based therapies (CAT, CBT, MBT, DBT, Family therapy, EMDR)
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the HCPC and British Psychological Society.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and experience of complex assessments, treatment plans and outcome measures for adults with symptoms, or a diagnosis, of personality disorder
- Advanced knowledge of personality disorders
- Experience in supervising other psychologists/psychological therapists
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge and application of psychology in the specialty of personality disorders
- Advanced knowledge of trauma informed care
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Advanced skills in managing emotional impact of dealing with highly emotive and distressing situations through self-management and use of the clinical supervision process.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership skills
- Highly developed skills and abilities to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to support and advise other professionals working with this group of patients
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Emotional stamina and ability to respond constructively in highly stressful situations where individuals hold very different perspectives, and there is a high level of distress, ambiguity and conflict
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Flexible attitude towards work
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
