Clinical Psychologist Band 7-8a or 8a
The closing date is 16 July 2025
Job summary
Would you like to work alongside other friendly, enthusiastic and supportive psychological therapists in Adult Community Mental Health in Chesterfield in Derbyshire? We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist, Band 7 (Preceptorship) or 8a, depending on experience with progression by appraisal.
Our team of Psychologists & Psychological therapists are passionate about developing services that create meaningful change based on lived experience, so that people flourish, feel connected and empowered to pursue their aspirations.
We have an 0.4wte 12 months fixed term contract from August 2025, due to a member of staff taking a career break. We warmly welcome enquiries for a chat about options and your interests.
Please state which Banding you are applying for in 'Supporting Information'.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to provide individual and group clinical work jointly with your colleagues. You will also promote psychological ideas by offering advice and consultation in addition to supervision and training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary practitioners, the wider organisation and contribute to service development.
We support and develop our staff to work with complexity, for example, by access to training resources to support your work. We offer specialist clinical supervision 1:1 or in facilitated groups e.g. CFT, complex trauma and dissociation supervision.
Working in our friendly Directorate of Psychology and Psychological Therapies, you will be well supported in CPD opportunities. Our team report feeling valued and supported working in a service focused on staff well-being and development, and service transformation.
About us
You will be based in the Chesterfield Adult CMHT, joining a dynamic group of over 260 staff in our Directorate of Psychology & Psychological Therapies. We are committed to our compassionate framework within which your development and well-being will be nurtured. You will be joining us at a time of exciting, innovative and values based transformation as we develop and progress our services to deliver place based and needs led integrated care across our localities, with trauma informed and trauma sensitive practice at the forefront of these developments.
This is an exciting transformational time for us in developing our services with our focus on 'Living Well' Community Mental Health Framework changes and developing trauma-informed care in our CMHTs: transformation movements with collaboration, lived experience and compassionate relationships at their core and in which Psychological Services have a pivotal role.
Details
Date posted
09 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience Salary dependent on experience - either 7 or 8a
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
383-SPE-5870-25
Job locations
Bayheath House, Chesterfield S40 1JF
Chesterfield
S40 1JF
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bayheath House, Chesterfield S40 1JF
Chesterfield
S40 1JF
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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