Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-SPE-7634-26
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingsway Site
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic clinical psychologist with experience in psychological assessment, therapy and reflective practice, and an interest in developing your leadership and business skills? This is an exciting opportunity to help shape Positive Difference Health and support Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s developing private patient offer.
Positive Difference Health is seeking a motivated and organised clinical psychologist to play a central role in the service’s clinical and operational delivery. Initially based at the Ashbourne Centre, Kingsway, with some remote working and work into other settings, you will provide clinical input, support staff onboarding and training, develop service offers, evaluate impact and help the business grow.
We are looking for someone professional, patient-focused, flexible and creative, who delivers excellent clinical care and can contribute ideas to strengthen the clinical offer and support business development. As this is a new service, the post holder must be comfortable working with some uncertainty, keen to develop their skills, able to prioritise competing demands, and willing to travel across Derbyshire and further afield when required, including into settings such as prisons
Main duties of the job
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Positive Difference Health is a new private patient service established by Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The first phase of service delivery will focus on delivery of psychological assessment and treatment as well as supervision/reflective practice in a variety of locations which may include prisons, health and local business. There are plans to expand into additional clinical areas over time. This is a start-up environment operating within an NHS organisational framework, and the postholder will be central to making the service operationally functional from day one.
The post holder will be a key member of staff within Positive Difference Health. The role will combine direct clinical work with overall service development and doctoral level evaluation / publication. The post holder will have experience of assessing and treating a range of MH presentations in adults, including work with those having a range of complex mental health needs. The post holder will deliver evidence-based interventions to those fee-paying clients. As well as direct clinical work the post holder will deliver reflective practice / supervision to external clinical and non-clinical staff.
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The post holder will work flexibly to help develop the service and future roles within the area. The right candidate will be a self-starter who takes ownership of their work and is willing to help grow and develop the service.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Band 8a
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) giviGood Honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) giving eligibility for graduate membership of the BPSng eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS
- Postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS and giving eligibility for membership of the Health Care Professions Council HCPC
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- In addition to routine CPD and supervision, has demonstrated a clear commitment to developing a specialist area of expertise relevant to the post through significant training, personal study, experience and/or research as evidenced by CPD log, appraised during IPR process
- Experience of working with people with a range of mental health / psychological problems and across the lifespan and in a variety of settings
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC
- Evidence of taking full clinical responsibility for clients with a range of mental health problems and severity, within the context of multi-disciplinary care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lydia Davison
- Job title
- Personal Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07990 914641
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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