Principal Psychologist

This post is based within the Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation Service, working with individuals with long term neurological conditions, acquired brain injury, stroke, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring psychological thinking and formulation are embedded across the multidisciplinary service. You will provide highly specialised psychological assessment, intervention, and consultation for individuals referred to the service, while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues.

As a Principal Psychologist, you will provide professional leadership, clinical supervision, and support to applied psychologists within the Clinical Health Psychology Service. The role includes leadership of a small team of Senior Clinical Psychologists and contributing to the continued development of high-quality psychological provision across the pathway.

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and compassionate clinician with strong communication and collaborative working skills, alongside the creativity and flexibility to apply psychological approaches within complex physical health settings.

Applicants should have substantial experience of working in physical health services and demonstrate a strong understanding of the psychological needs associated with neurological conditions and rehabilitation, alongside knowledge of relevant models of psychological care.

Job description

Clinical supervision of Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists

2.2. Supervises Band 7 and 8a Applied Psychologists

2.3. Specialist psychological supervision and scaffolding in a care pathway/cluster

2.4. Line manage Assistant Psychologists

2.5. Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required.

2.6.

To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with HCPC requirements.

2.7. To contribute, as appropriate, to the teaching offered on the local Applied Psychology training courses.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of care settings.

About the employer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Clinical Health Psychology Service within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Our Clinical Health Psychology Service supports individuals in adapting to and managing the psychological impact of physical health conditions, helping people develop meaningful and creative ways of coping with complex health challenges. The service currently operates across Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell & West Birmingham, delivering a range of specialist contracts across the Black Country.