Clinical Psychologist / Team Clinical Lead Welwyn Garden City

Job summary

We are delighted to advertise this exciting post for a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist in the Hertfordshire MHST. This is a part time (0.6 WTE) post based in the Hertfordshire area with some opportunities for remote working. The ability to travel independently between different MHST base locations to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a flexible, motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Psychologist with the genuine passion and skills to support both children and young people, parent/carers and the wider workforce.

This role will provide clinical leadership and oversight within the MHST, including service development, improvement and quality evaluation whilst building outstanding supportive and responsive relationships with colleagues across the Hertfordshire system.

The role will include supporting school engagement, staff recruitment and retention, monitoring clinical outcomes and data, and supporting participation.

The Team Clinical Lead will be responsible for the systematic provision of a highly specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to clients of the MHST multi-disciplinary team, as well as contributing to the provision of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the MHST service (for example CBT and systemic practice).

Main duties of the job

To oversee the formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children, and young people being supported by the MHST - using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service, both individual and group.

To support MHST clinical supervisors and team leaders in their task of overseeing the formulation, treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children, and young people being supported by the MHST practitioners using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group.

To provide clinical/professional supervision to less experienced practitioner psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists, and non-psychologist colleagues within the MHST.

To provide placements to trainee clinical/counselling psychologists.

As a senior leader working in partnership with schools and school leaders, supporting children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

To support and empower children, young people, and families to make informed choices about the intervention.

To always operate from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects diversity.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Details

Date posted 11 September 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 8a

Salary £59,798 to £67,020 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Part-time

Reference number 367-CYP-101582

Job locations Rosanne House Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HG United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or approved equivalent.
• Registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist with significant experience with people with mild to moderate mental health problems
• Experience of working with a range of people, across the range of clinical severity in community and residential settings
• Experience of working in team with multiple disciplines and managing complex inter-disciplinary situations.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
• Already completed or willing to complete a postgraduate certificate in supervision; either a low intensity supervision course or Psychological Therapies supervision course

Desirable

• Experience in managing and leading service development projects.
• Experience in providing psychological consultation to other service providers in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address Rosanne House Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HG United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: MHST Clinical Lead

Gemma Antoniak-Green

gemma.antoniakgreen@nhs.net

07974846599