Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

CompanyMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

LocationTelford, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/29/2026

UK Visa Sponsorship Analytics

Analytics are greyed out due to low classification confidence (48.0%).

Occupation Type

Other psychologists

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

Sponsorship Salary Threshold

Varies by national pay scale

Healthcare national pay scale applies

⚕️ Healthcare job - uses national pay scale
View healthcare pay scales →

Above analytics are generated algorithmically based on job titles and may not always be the same as the company's job classification. You can also check detailed occupation eligibility, and salary criteria on our UK Visa Eligible Occupations & Salary Thresholds page.

Disclaimer: Hunt UK Visa Sponsors aggregates job listings from publicly available sources, such as search engines, to assist with your job hunting. We do not claim affiliation with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. For the most up-to-date job details, please visit the official website by clicking "Apply Now."

Description

Job overview

Are you an experienced clinical or counselling psychologist who is passionate about working with adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, and the systems around them? Would you like to be part of a community mental health team that values compassion, collaboration, and innovation in responding to complex challenges?

Are you looking for opportunities to contribute to service development and take on leadership responsibilities?

You will be a reflective and thoughtful practitioner who enjoys working with relational dynamics and values collaborative working. You will also be a strong team player with excellent organisational and time management skills.

We are committed to investing in our team and offer a wide range of opportunities for ongoing training, professional development, and career progression.

There are ample opportunities for professional and personal growth in this role. This includes the development of clinical skills, supervision of others, leadership and service development in line with the needs of the Telford & Wrekin area. We work from a range of therapeutic models such as, DBT, MBT, CFT, CBT, ISTDP, ACT and CAT.

We have a fantastic psychologically minded and compassionate collective leadership team in Telford and Wrekin CMHS, and a supportive Psychology presence within the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Care Group, regular psychology meetings to keep everyone informed of developments as well as excellent training.

Main duties of the job

To support the development of specialist assessments and short-term interventions at the 'front door' of the service, working closely alongside the assessment team to strengthen early engagement and care pathways. This will be a key service development project with significant scope for innovation and impact.
To provide specialist psychology assessment, one to one and group interventions to clients experiencing severe and enduring mental health issues that meet Trust and Directorate objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements, and user and carer needs and expectations.
To support the development and implementation of systemic interventions. This includes reflective practice groups with the team, psychology consultations, teaching and training, and systemic interventions.

To utilise opportunities for reflection and the continuing development of your own skills.

To work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of MPFT's policies and procedures.

The post holder will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics.

To employ research skills for audit, policy and service evaluation and development and research.

To work with inpatients, outpatients, staff of the primary care and various secondary care mental health services, and third sector organisations where required.

To contribute to care group and wide trust initiatives and development projects.

For more information about the role, please click on apply.