Overview
We are seeking an experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist with expertise in neuropsychology to join our Community Rehabilitation Team. This service supports Community Mental Health Services across Bradford and Craven, with a focus on individuals living with complex psychosis.
You will provide specialist, evidence-based psychological assessment and therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions while offering strong clinical and professional leadership. Working as part of a diverse, supportive multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to service development, supervision, consultation, teaching, and research, helping to shape trauma-informed and culturally responsive care.
Qualifications and requirements
The successful candidate will hold a doctoral qualification in clinical or applied psychology, be HCPC registered, and have significant post-qualification experience, including specialist training in neuropsychology or a related therapeutic modality. You will bring a commitment to NICE guidance, clinical governance, reflective practice, and reducing health inequalities, alongside a passion for developing staff and services.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping a growing community service and improving outcomes for people with complex mental health needs.
Role specifics
The Clinical Psychologist (neuropsychological expertise, ideally evidenced by a Masters degree or PG Dip/PG cert in clinical neuropsychology) will form a key component of the Community Rehabilitation Team, providing consultation, specialist assessment, formulation & intervention as well as training, supervision & reflective spaces for the wider team and teams supporting CRT’s clients, wherever they are based. We welcome innovation and holistic ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse communities.
Application process
We welcome your application and any questions you may have.
Values and benefits
- We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
- We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
- We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Benefits
- We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a range of benefits including:
- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more
We are proud to pledge support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are encouraged to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anita Brewin, Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist/CPPO, Email: anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07738977326
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