Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
£49,387 – £64,750 / year
Salary
Within the market range
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Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2225 (97% match) is an eligible occupation, and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2225 Clinical psychologists Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
We are offering a development 7 to 8a post to an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our Haltemprice Community Mental Health Services in the East Riding. The post is for 0.7wte at band 7 reducing to 0.6wte at band 8a to remain within the financial envelope. We are looking for someone with prior experience of working within a community setting for adults with trauma, severe mental health difficulties and complex needs.
This is an opportunity to share a team psychologist role with an experienced colleague, making it an ideal development environment. You will work together on the delivery of psychology and benefitting from the close support of a peer within the same team. We are also in the process of aligning our psychology delivery to a Neighbourhood Teams model and we welcome your input into that process and having a voice in shaping services.
We have recently reconfigured our community services to optimise the level of support for psychology staff and support the governance of psychology provision across Hull and East Riding. To that end we have recruited two Principal Psychologists across these areas.
Additional hours may be immediately available to cover maternity leave.
We also welcome applicants meeting the criteria for the 8a role.
Job description
With regards to this vacancy, please refer to the job description and person specification for further information.
Please see additional documents for further information on the post, the development paperwork , the AMH specialty and the wider service.
We would very much welcome a discussion with you about the post and contact details are within the additional document attached to the advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if qualified before 1996)
Desirable
- Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice.
- Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychology practice
- Completion of BPS accredited supervision course enabling supervision of doctoral trainees.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working with trauma cases
Desirable
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills - written and verbal
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/project management skills at an advanced level
About the employer
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Clinical psychologists (SOC 2225) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~11k in sample- Offer £49,387–64,750
- Middle half £39,260–64,844
- Median £53,560
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£39,260–64,844), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
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