About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to work into one of our Inpatient Rehabilitation Adult Mental Health wards at St George's Park in Morpeth, Northumberland. The service is part of the complex psychosis pathway.
This is a fixed term contract until the end of June 2027, 0.8WTE (4 days a week) role to cover maternity leave and support the team to continue to deliver psychological work within the pathway.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about promoting psychological thinking at every level and working with complex presentations and systems. The successful candidate will be working as part of a small team of Psychologists into the ward.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological assessments, formulations and interventions. This includes neuropsychological assessments.
The post holder will contribute to clinical discussions and decision making alongside the wider multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will facilitate team formulations and reflective practice as well as clinical supervision and consultation in accordance with service needs.
The post holder will be supported to undertake research, teaching and supervision experience as part of the role and we are keen to support individuals to pursue their interests and areas of expertise.
About us
Within inpatients our Psychology team is made up of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Art Psychotherapists and Assistant Psychologists- across three pathways; acute, rehab and older adults.
We are a friendly, inclusive and diverse group of practitioners who bring a range of interests, experience and skills to the work we do. The Psychology team is well embedded into the respective wards within each pathway but are also located together in terms of office space at St George's Park which means that we maintain strong working relationships with each other across pathways as well.
Within our rehab psychology team the ethos is very much about meeting people where they are at, adapting our psychological work to make it more accessible and understanding problems as not just located within the person but as a product of the wider system, and as such working with that system to seek better outcomes for our patients.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 2nd June2026
Closing date : 16th June 2026
We welcome your application.
Informal conversations about the role are encouraged, please contact: Dr Sammy Man, Consultant Clinical Psychologist - [email protected].
We will accept applications from current final year trainees who are due to complete their Clinical training.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC. HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Desirable
Clinical experience working in inpatient settings
Skills and Competencies Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
Experience working with psychosis
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.
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 Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address St George's Park Hospital
Morpeth
NE61 2NU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)