Consulting Psychologist in Bradford

Consultant Psychologist

Rehabilitation & Recovery Services – Leeds Area

Part-time or Full-time | Single or Dual-Site Role

We are recruiting a Consultant Psychologist to join established multidisciplinary teams across two Level 2 rehabilitation hospitals in the Leeds / West Yorkshire area.

The role can be structured as:

• Part-time at one site (approx. 22.5 hours), or
• Full-time across two sites (37.5 hours), with time split between locations

Both services provide high-dependency recovery and rehabilitation for adult male patients with complex mental health needs, including severe and enduring mental illness, neuropsychiatry, physical health comorbidities, and community-focused rehabilitation pathways.

The Services

• Site 1: A 19-bed high-dependency rehabilitation and recovery service
• Site 2: A dual-ward rehabilitation service supporting individuals with increasing physical and mental health needs

Both services are recovery-focused and aim to support individuals to build confidence, independence, and skills to progress toward community living.

The Role

You will play a senior clinical and strategic role within the services, contributing directly to patient care, team development, and service improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for patients with complex needs
• Developing and delivering behavioural and psychologically informed interventions
• Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning and risk management
• Providing clinical supervision, support, and guidance to psychologists, assistants, and trainees
• Contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives
• Supporting staff teams with psychologically informed approaches to care
• Operating at a strategic level within the service while maintaining strong clinical involvement

What We’re Looking For

This is a demanding but highly rewarding role. The successful candidate will demonstrate resilience, leadership, and strong clinical expertise.

Essential criteria:

• Qualified Consultant Psychologist
• Strong working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, plus at least two additional therapeutic modalities
• Training in an intervention suitable for working with complex and/or location-specific disorders
• Significant experience working with complex service users in rehabilitation or similar settings
• Experience delivering highly specialist psychological interventions
• Training and experience in clinical supervision
• Strong leadership, service development, and strategic working experience
• Willingness to undertake further training where required

Why Join

• Flexible working options (part-time or full-time)
• Opportunity to shape and develop rehabilitation services
• Supportive, compassionate multidisciplinary teams
• Meaningful work with individuals at critical stages of recovery