The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Senior Practitioner Psychologist

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a (0.5 WTE) band 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist / Specialist Psychological Therapist to join an innovative and growing Psychological Services Department within a large acute hospital Trust. The department comprises clinical psychologists, practitioner psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors working into a range of specialities including Neuropsychology, Spinal, Pain, Burns, Oncology and Palliative Care Services. We actively encourage and support supervision, CPD and service-related research. As a department we take trainees from several local training courses in Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, and Counselling Psychology, and have good academic links to the local training courses. Clinical supervision and professional support will be provided by experienced Practitioner Psychologists within the MY Psychological Services Department. The post holder will provide input into the Medicine Speciality within the MY Psychological Services Department. The post-holder will provide support to a range of patients accessing the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust across 3 hospital sites. The applicant should be enthusiastic, highly motivated, and resourceful with strong skills in delivering psychological treatment and working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide input into the Medicine Speciality within the MY Psychological Services Department. The post-holder will provide support to a range of patients accessing the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust across 3 hospital sites. The post-holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment to patients with complex medical conditions (e.g. cardiology, dermatology, diabetes and endocrinology, and gastroenterology), as well as advice and consultation to professional colleagues.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

000725

Job locations

Dewsbury District Hospital

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

To provide highly specialist psychology assessment, intervention, teaching and training to adult in- and out-patients within the Medicine Speciality. To also support families, carers and allied health professionals.
To provide clinical services at a highly specialist level of expertise, supporting and advising colleagues on issues concerned with the psychological needs of patients with complex medical conditions. The post-holder should also provide expert consultation and professional guidance to allied health professionals.
To contribute to strategic planning and development of the Medicine Speciality, including integrating with other stakeholders where necessary to improve patient care.
To respond to service need, interpreting professional policies and ensuring that the service operates at the highest level of best practice. The post-holder will work to develop a culture in partnership with others which leads to policies and strategies that improve patient services.
To conduct relevant research, evaluation and audit. To support colleagues in undertaking relevant research, evaluation and audit.

To provide placements for Doctoral Trainees from appropriate courses.
To provide clinical supervision where appropriate.

To act independently and to be accountable for own actions within professional guidelines and Trust policies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

To provide highly specialist psychology assessment, intervention, teaching and training to adult in- and out-patients within the Medicine Speciality. To also support families, carers and allied health professionals.
To provide clinical services at a highly specialist level of expertise, supporting and advising colleagues on issues concerned with the psychological needs of patients with complex medical conditions. The post-holder should also provide expert consultation and professional guidance to allied health professionals.
To contribute to strategic planning and development of the Medicine Speciality, including integrating with other stakeholders where necessary to improve patient care.
To respond to service need, interpreting professional policies and ensuring that the service operates at the highest level of best practice. The post-holder will work to develop a culture in partnership with others which leads to policies and strategies that improve patient services.
To conduct relevant research, evaluation and audit. To support colleagues in undertaking relevant research, evaluation and audit.

To provide placements for Doctoral Trainees from appropriate courses.
To provide clinical supervision where appropriate.

To act independently and to be accountable for own actions within professional guidelines and Trust policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

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.