We are seeking an experienced & 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 & Craven, with a particular focus on people living with complex psychosis.
You will provide specialist, evidence-based psychological assessment & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions while offering strong clinical & professional leadership. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to service development, supervision, consultation, teaching & research, helping to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed & culturally responsive care.
The successful candidate will hold a doctoral qualification in clinical or applied psychology, be HCPC registered, & have substantial post-qualification experience, including specialist training in neuropsychology or a related therapeutic modality. You will be committed to NICE guidance, clinical governance, reflective practice & reducing health inequalities, alongside a passion for developing staff & services.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a growing community service & improve outcomes for people with complex mental health needs.
The post holder will also provide specialist clinical expertise & supervision to the Craven CMHT for two days per week, delivering direct & indirect support to service users and colleagues across the wider team.
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 two days a week, 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. The other two days a week will be committed to the Craven CMHT providing therapeutic interventions, consultation, joint work with the MDT and clinical supervision (including the team's Assistant Psychologist) working across the Craven patch.
We welcome your application and any questions you may have.
Closing Date: Monday 17th August 2026
Shortlisting Date: From Tuesday 18th August 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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 benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 4 500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many 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 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 .
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 and reside in 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 Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of 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 you maintain the 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 visa expiration , revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in 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.
