About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Principal Clinical Psychologist with expertise in neuropsychology to join our newly developed Community Rehabilitation Team. This innovative service supports Community Mental Health Services across Bradford and Craven, with a particular 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, and developing multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to service development, supervision, consultation, teaching, and research, helping to shape high-quality, trauma-informed and culturally responsive care.
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.
Closing Date: 8th June 2026
Shortlisting Date: W/C 9th June 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be experienced working with adults with complex mental health needs (particularly those experiencing psychosis) and familiar with working through a trauma informed and culturally sensitive lens to understand what has happened to people and ways to alleviate their distress. The Clinical Psychologist (with 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, creativity and holistic ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse communities.
We welcome your application and any questions you may have.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
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
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 fantastic range of benefitsincluding :
Increase mileage rates for >4500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plusmany more.
We are also proud to pledge our 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 actively encouraged and supported toparticipatein training and toidentifyand 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 ifa sufficient number ofapplications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work andresidein the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond theexpirationof your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential youmaintainthe legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visaexpiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, mayimpactyour eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work statusimmediatelyand to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visain a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc.
Desirable
Leadership training. Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience Training in trauma informed care. Training in advanced clinical supervision Master or PG Dip/Cert in Clinical Neuropsychology
Training Essential
Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practise. Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service. Application of specialist psychological therapy within individual and group modality Involvement in innovative clinical practice. Clinical leadership experience
Desirable
Leadership of clinical research programmes. Publication of research relevant to psychological therapy. Experience of leading or participating in regular reflective practice around themes such as anti-racism in therapy, power in mental health, the impact of health inequality and cultural curiosity. Experience working within a trauma informed framework. Leading innovative clinical practice.
Knowledge Essential
Significant clinical knowledge relevant to a specific clinical pathway(s). Able to contain explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of wider cultural and religious models of mental health.
Attitude/approach Essential
Commitment to ethos of the clinical service and MDT working. Commitment to working creatively and flexibly to provide psychological therapy to individuals, their families and systems from all walks of life and reducing inequalities in access to and outcomes from psychological therapy for marginalised communities. Aware of racial, culture, sexuality, neurodiversity and gender issues and their impact on mental health and in therapy Openness to working with diversity and difference and addressing issues such as power and safety in the therapeutic relationship and in teams
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 Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address New Mill
Victoria Road
Saltaire
BD18 3LD
Employer's website https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)