Clinical Psychologist 7-8a in Rotherham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our age inclusive Primary Care Integrated Mental Health Hub (PCIMHH) within Rotherham. This team is a key part of local and national primary and community transformation to increase access for mental health support.

You would be clinically led by the principal clinical psychologist and be part of a significant group of psychological professionals, including Clinical Psychologists, CBT, Clinical Associate Psychologists, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists. The PCIMHH also includes staff from all our place partners to holistically meet the needs of service users with complex needs, therefore the role will include close collaboration with VCSE organisations, Social Care etc.

We have a strong and thriving community of clinical psychologists and psychological therapists within Rotherham primary and community mental health services. We are invested in supporting staff development through further training opportunities and there is a strong focus on quality supervision including specialist supervision groups for supporting clinical practice within particular models of practice including EMDR and CAT.

You will provide clinical psychology support to dedicated Primary Care Networks (PCN) including consultation, supervision and psychological assessment, formulation and brief interventions. You will work into the individual psychological therapies hub that sits alongside the PCIMHH and CMHT, providing evidence-based psychological therapies in line with NICE guidance. We have a well established groups hub within Rotherham, including therapist led group interventions and a key part of your role would also be working within the groups hub. You would also have a role in the development and supervision of non-psychological staff.

We are looking for a clinical psychologist with excellent clinical skills and a passion for working with people with a broad range of mental health needs across the lifespan. The successful candidate will have a strong drive to work collaboratively as part of the primary and community mental health systems to enhance and develop services. They will be committed to the principles of recovery, have effective interpersonal and time management skills, and be a responsive and motivated team player.

The successful applicant will have Post‑graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS; and HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (or pending registration from qualification September 2026).

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

• Working as an applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co‑ordinator and leader of a multidisciplinary team.
• Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies.
• Research and development.
• Project Management.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Demonstrate further specialist training/experience working as a specialist clinical psychologist.
• Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
• Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives.
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary working.

• Evidence‑based practice relevant to the role.
• Risk assessment and risk management.
• 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.
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System.
• Highly developed knowledge and skills in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behaviour.

• Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people.
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
• Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision.
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems.
• Utilise psychometric tests competently.
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
• Use approved breakaway techniques.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional, academic and public settings.

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.