Job summary
Principal Clinical PsychologistBand 8b0.8 WTEPermanent
Main duties of the job
We offer excellent clinical supervision and support. There are a wide range of CPD opportunities available. EMDR training and ongoing supervision will be available to the postholder. The post is hospital based and will involve a combination of face to face and remote working. There will be dedicated office space and administrative support. Flexible working can be considered.The University Hospitals of North Midlands are proud to provide safe, compassionate and personalised maternity care to families across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Our maternity services have been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, reflecting the significant improvements and dedication of our teams in delivering high‑quality, well‑led and safe care.We are equally committed to caring for the people who make this happen: our workforce. We prioritise staff wellbeing, development and a supportive culture where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to grow.University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Details
Date posted: 08 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part‑time
Reference number: 232-CMT-8193286
Job locations: Royal Stoke Hospital, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites n Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world‑class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Post‑doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Clear ongoing commitment to specialist area of expertise through post‑doctoral study and experience.
Desirable
- Registration with BPS
- Training in, and experience of delivering trauma models (EMDR, TF‑CBT)
Experience
Essential
- Working as a qualified applied psychologist with a wide variety of client groups, with a range of clinical severity across care settings.
- Experience of working with people with complex co‑morbid physical and mental health needs.
- Experience of taking full clinical responsibility for clients with risk issues and range of complex psychological and physical health problems.
- Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
- Experienced in delivering supervision to psychology and non‑psychology staff.
- Experience in providing consultation to non‑psychology staff including medical professionals
- Lead in quality and service improvement initiatives.
- Experience of working with or within the maternity system
Desirable
- Experience working as a qualified psychologist within a relevant clinical setting (e.g. any maternity setting, perinatal mental health, paediatrics, acute hospital settings, staff support services).
- Lead and development of research projects
- Experience of management and/or leadership of professional staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence‑based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Proven ability and experience of devising and delivering specialist training in a range of subjects relevant to the clinical area
- 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
- Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
Desirable
- Experience working as a qualified psychologist within a relevant clinical setting (e.g. any maternity setting, perinatal mental health, paediatrics, acute hospital settings, staff support services).
- Lead and development of research projects
- Experience of management and/or leadership of professional staff
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address: Royal Stoke Hospital, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
Employer’s website: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Rebecca Hutton
rebecca.hutton@combined.nhs.uk
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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