Senior Clinical Psychologist/ Counselling Psychologist/ Psychological Therapist: Band 8a, 18.75 hours per week.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist, or Psychological Therapist to be part of a well established and supportive psychological team working with clients presenting with significant mental health difficulties as part of the South Tyneside Community Treatment Team (CTT).
The post sits within the non-psychosis pathway, offering interventions for service users with complex and enduring mental health difficulties including PTSD, dissociative disorders, personality difficulties and long standing affective disorders.
The successful candidate will be based at Palmer Community Hospital, Jarrow, within a large and established multi disciplinary team. Alongside colleagues from various disciplines, you will be central to providing a range of evidence- based psychological interventions, including CBT, EMDR, DBT, and CAT. The role also involves providing clinical supervision and scaffolding to the wider team. Furthermore, there are opportunities to link in with the wider psychology team across the locality to contribute training and research.
The post-holder is responsible for providing a qualified specialist psychological therapy to clients in South Tyneside CTT, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions, in addition to clinical supervision, advice and consultation to colleagues, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of evidence-based assessment, formulation, care and treatment.
The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
The post-holder will provide clinical supervision and clinical consultation/ advice in accordance with service needs.
The post-holder will take a lead role within the team for psychological treatments in the non-psychosis pathway, including responsibility for checking adherence to NICE guidance through clinical supervision and monitoring.
The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
The post-holder will contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.
The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and other research within the remit of the post.
The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
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.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th July 2026
Closing date : 4th August 2026
We welcome your application.
