OpCOURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community, which includes:
helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma
providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use
liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment
referring to other NHS services, where needed
recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this.
Join OpCourage, the NHS specialist service for veterans, as we expand our dynamic therapy team.
We are seeking a committed and compassionate clinical psychologist to help us provide high-quality, evidence-based care to ex-armed forces personnel.
You will work within a supportive team compromising of psychologists, psychological therapists, substance misuse workers, peer support workers, and senior mental health practitioners, delivering care across a range of presentations including PTSD, complex trauma, depression, anxiety and substance misuse.
To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of patient's mental health and the presenting problem(s), based upon the appropriate theoretical and conceptual framework of the patient's problems, via the employment of methods based upon evidence based practice and efficacy.
Provide timely access to trauma-informed, recovery-focused interventions tailored to the needs of those who have served.
To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for patients, carers and families. Adjusting and refining psychological formulations and drawing upon a range of theoretical perspectives and different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
Offer specialist trauma-focused therapy e.g., EMDR, TF-CBT, CAT where qualified.
Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting, contributing to care planning and clinical reviews.
To chair clinical meetings, developing knowledge and clinical skills of the practitioners whilst working collaboratively with Op Courage and system partners.
Provide clinical supervision to team members.
Contribute to service development and evaluation initiatives.
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.
OpCourage North - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is a provider collaborative delivering specialist mental health services to Veterans, reservists, and their families across the North of England.
The collaborative is made up of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust as the lead provider, working with NHS partners Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and Charitable organisation partners Combat Stress and Walking With The Wounded.
This role will cover the North East locality and be initially based at Monkwearmouth Hospital in Sunderland. Please note this office base is temporary and will be relocated within the local area of Sunderland.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 24 th July 2026
Closing date : 9th August 2026
We welcome your application.
Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received.
