Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)

Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 16 March 2026

To provide a qualified specialist Clinical Psychology service to service users of the Perinatal Community Mental Health Service. To provide specialist psychological assessments and therapy at the same time as offering highly specialised advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to other Psychologists / Psychological Therapist colleagues, non psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional members of the multidisciplinary team.

To provide clinical supervision to less experienced Psychologists/Therapists, Assistant Psychologist, and / or Trainee Clinical Psychologists or other professionals. The postholder is responsible for the allocation of clinical work within their own team to less experienced Psychologists/Therapists, Assistant(s), Trainee(s) or other professionals.

To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BPS. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team and service. In common with all Clinical Psychologists/Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients accessing Perinatal Mental Health Services with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm abuse or neglect including poor clinical practice reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client.
• Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients' mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.
• Implements a range of specialist psychological therapies for individual clients carers families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
• Provides specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to client's diagnosis, formulation and intervention plan.
• Facilitates decision-making by planning and mapping processes/interventions with members of the team to determine the most appropriate treatment modality or service for clients.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification Qualifications

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Trained in care co-ordination
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registration with BPS or ACP
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

• Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co-ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team
• Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
• Research and development
• Project Management
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Demonstrate further specialist training/experience working as a specialist clinical psychologist
• Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses
• Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary working

Knowledge

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical governance
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.
• Audit and research methodology
• Social Inclusion agenda
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System
• Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour

Skills

• Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
• Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision.
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
• Use approved breakaway techniques
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.

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.

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