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• Job title: Band 7/8a Preceptorship – Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (ICoN Team).

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• Employer: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).

• Location: Park House, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1JN, United Kingdom.

• Salary: Advertised at around £49,387–£64,750 per annum, depending on the appointed band.

• Employment type: Permanent.

• Work arrangement: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9 am–5 pm. A combination of face-to-face and remote working is available, with travel across South Staffordshire required.

Job overview:

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join its Integrated Co-occurring Needs (ICoN) Team. The service was established in January 2023 through a partnership between the Trust and Staffordshire County Council’s Public Health Team.

The ICoN pathway provides integrated, needs-led support to individuals experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties alongside substance-use problems. The successful candidate will deliver specialist psychological assessments, develop treatment plans and provide evidence-based interventions for people with complex and co-occurring needs.

This is a development opportunity suitable for newly qualified psychologists approaching the end of their training, established Band 7 professionals seeking progression to Band 8a, and experienced Band 8a psychologists looking for a new challenge. The preceptorship arrangement provides opportunities for professional development, clinical leadership and career progression.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for individuals with complex mental health and substance-use difficulties.

• Develop psychological formulations to understand patients’ distress and inform appropriate treatment.

• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions tailored to individual needs.

• Provide specialist clinical opinions and recommendations to support care planning.

• Promote trauma-informed, recovery-focused approaches across the ICoN pathway.

• Encourage service-user and carer involvement in treatment decisions.

• Work collaboratively with statutory organisations, voluntary agencies and community services.

• Provide clinical consultation, training and supervision to multidisciplinary colleagues.

• Advise healthcare professionals on complex psychological presentations and treatment plans.

• Support service development and initiatives aimed at improving access to mental healthcare.

• Contribute to reducing social exclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.

• Maintain high professional and clinical standards when managing complex cases.

Requirements

• Postgraduate doctoral-level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

• Eligibility for BPS registration as a Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

• Postgraduate training and accreditation in recognised psychological approaches.

• Experience working as a qualified psychological therapist at a highly specialist level.

• Extensive experience supervising other professionals.

• Experience supporting individuals with psychosis and severe mental health difficulties.

• Ability to manage complex and emotionally challenging clinical presentations.

• Experience taking clinical responsibility for patients’ psychological treatment and care.

• Strong clinical assessment, formulation and intervention skills.

• Excellent communication, leadership and multidisciplinary working abilities.

• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable:

• Experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance-use needs.

• Experience representing psychology within multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience applying psychological therapies across different cultural settings.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: NHS Band 7–8a salary ranging from £49,387 to £64,750 annually.

• Permanent employment: Opportunity to secure a long-term position within an established NHS Foundation Trust.

• Career progression: Structured preceptorship supporting progression from Band 7 to Band 8a.

• Professional development: Access to ongoing specialist training and development opportunities.

• Clinical leadership: Opportunities to develop leadership, supervision and consultation skills.

• Flexible working: Combination of remote and face-to-face working.

• Multidisciplinary experience: Collaboration with experienced mental health and substance-use professionals.

• Service development: Opportunity to contribute to innovative integrated mental health services.

• Inclusive workplace: Commitment to equality, diversity and staff wellbeing.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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