Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Older People)

The closing date is 27 October 2025

Job summary

This can be a development post for a band 7 or an 8a post to a candidate with the right experience.

We are looking to appoint an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist to join our welcoming and psychologically minded team to provide a service of excellence forOlder People within Hertfordshire. This post brings a diversity of experience, from providing specialist assessments and intervention, to supervising and supporting other members of the psychology team, and working closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. We regularly offer placements to trainee clinical psychologists and the post holder will play a central role in offering supervision and working closely with the local university.

We also recognise the key role that consultation can play in developing our services and being a central part of our psychology offer. The ideal candidate for us will be someone who shares our values about offering compassionate and trauma-informed services, whether in the psychological therapies or the neuropsychological assessment aspect of the service. The ethos of the team is one of continuous quality improvement and co-producing what our clients require, and we are looking for candidates who share a passion for service development and innovation. We hope that candidates will bring skills and knowledge to support audit, research, and project development within the service.

For more information contact Angie/Marianne angela.clarke69@nhs.net /marianne.kreutz@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

The key duties of the job will involve completion of specialist psychological assessment (including risk assessment) and treatment of clients referred to the service. The postholder also will be responsible for providing highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a client's formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.

The key duties will also involve providing professional and clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists working in the service. Other important duties will involve supporting psychological aspects of service development, evaluation, research and teaching and maintaining standards in supervision and CPD.

Please see job description and person specification for further details.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Date posted

13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £64,880 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

367-SS-9775

Job locations

Older People's Services, Roseanne House, Welwyn Garden City and/or Oxford House, Bishops Stortford

Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6QW; Oxford House London Road Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 5LA

Welwyn Garden City & Bishops Stortford

AL8 6QW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detail of the main responsibilities of the job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detail of the main responsibilities of the job.

Person Specification

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION

Essential

Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent.
Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Desirable

Additional post graduate training or qualification in a specific psychological therapy or Neuropsychology.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of specialist assessment and therapy with service users across a range of care settings.
Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups with presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of working with older people in a clinical role.
Direct experience of using therapy with older people
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of the application of psychological services in different cultural contexts.
Experience of neuropsychological working

Person Specification

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION

Essential

Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or equivalent.
Registered as either a clinical/counselling psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Desirable

Additional post graduate training or qualification in a specific psychological therapy or Neuropsychology.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of specialist assessment and therapy with service users across a range of care settings.
Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups with presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of working with older people in a clinical role.
Direct experience of using therapy with older people
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Experience of the application of psychological services in different cultural contexts.
Experience of neuropsychological working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Older People's Services, Roseanne House, Welwyn Garden City and/or Oxford House, Bishops Stortford

Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6QW; Oxford House London Road Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 5LA

Welwyn Garden City & Bishops Stortford

AL8 6QW

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Older People's Services, Roseanne House, Welwyn Garden City and/or Oxford House, Bishops Stortford

Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6QW; Oxford House London Road Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 5LA

Welwyn Garden City & Bishops Stortford

AL8 6QW

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)