Full job descriptionClinical PsychologistNHS AfC: Band 8aMain area

Clinical Psychologist
Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract

Permanent
Hours

Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref

367-LD&F-101497
Site

Tekhnicon House
Town

Braintree
Salary

per annum, pro rata
Closing

19/08/2026 23:59
Interview date

04/09/2026
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewWe are delighted to advertise this exciting post for a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist in the North Essex Learning Disability Specialist Health Services, with a focus on the Mid-West Community Team. This is a part time (0.6 WTE) post based in Braintree, Essex, with some opportunities for remote working. The ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.
We are looking for a motivated individual, who is enthusiastic about working with people who have learning disabilities and their networks of care and who will enjoy the many opportunities to contribute to, and learn from a large group of psychologist with expertise in various areas. You would be joining a dynamic and supportive multi disciplinary team and become involved in a variety of psychological tasks such as assessments, formulations, individual and group therapy, neurodevelopmental assessments and interventions with clients, carers and families. As well as a clinical caseload, the post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in service development, research, teaching and training, depending on the applicant’s interest. You will receive regular supervision and there is the opportunity for internal and external training opportunities. The service has active links with both Essex and Hertfordshire Clinical Psychology Training Programmes.
Main duties of the jobTo provide a specialist Clinical Psychology service to adults with learning disabilities and service providers and carers within North East Essex, in particular to the Mid West Essex Community Team. To provide specialist psychological assessment and interventions, as well as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To use research skills for audit, service development and research. Contribute to identifying key areas and priorities for psychology service provision.
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ’Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description for more details about the main responsibilities of this post.
Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria*Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or approved equivalent.
*Registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Desirable criteria*Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
ExperienceEssential criteria*Previous experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist with significant experience with people with a learning disability.
*Experience of working with a range of people, across the range of clinical severity in community and residential settings
*Experience of working in team with multiple disciplines and managing complex inter-disciplinary situations.
*Experience of working in team with multiple disciplines and managing complex inter-disciplinary situations.
Desirable criteria*Experience in managing and leading service development projects.
*Experience in providing psychological consultation to other service providers in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors.
About usHPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services. We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional InformationHPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
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