Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Psychologist or Senior Psychological Therapist to join our Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) at Airedale Centre for Mental Health.

You will be passionate about supporting people experiencing acute mental health crisis, as well as their carers & support networks. The successful candidate will lead the development of psychological therapies within the team, supporting the Care Closer to Home agenda & national guidance for psychological therapies in acute services.

You will promote psychologically informed care through formulation-based approaches to care planning & risk management. As part of a supportive network of psychologists, psychological therapists & psychotherapists working across Acute Community Services, you will contribute to improving access to trauma-informed & neuroaffirmative care and reducing health inequalities across Bradford & Craven.

Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide reflective practice, consultation & clinical supervision, while helping strengthen co-production with Involvement Workers & Experts by Experience.

You will deliver a range of adapted, time-limited, evidence-informed interventions. Previous training or experience in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) or Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) would be advantageous. The role includes providing specialist advice & consultation to staff supporting people in mental health crisis.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist evidence based psychological assessment, formulation & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies
• Provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities.
• Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements.
• To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
• Work with the Team/Clinical Manager on service development, leading research and development activities

PLEASE NOTE: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Closing Date: 24th November 2026
Shortlisting Date: 25th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC

About us
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 >4500
• 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.

Details
Date posted: 28 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year, Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-26-8398846
Job locations: Airedale Centre for Mental Health, Keighley, BD20 6TD, United Kingdom

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 Trusts 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 is 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. OR Specialist post graduate training to masters level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy AND Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP, HCPC via: (a) Professional route; requiring previous mental health qualification e.g. Clin. Psych., RMN, Dip. SW. or (b) where applicable, the KSA (knowledge, skills and attitude) route (e.g. with the BABCP).

Qualifications - Desirable

• Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT, DBT, solution focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic / family work etc.
• Leadership training

Experience - Essential

• Experience delivering psychological therapies to patients with complex difficulties.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Application of evidenced based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
• Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practice.

Experience - Desirable

• Experience applying specialist psychological therapy to patients who have complex difficulties.
• Involvement in innovative clinical practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Airedale Centre for Mental Health, Keighley, BD20 6TD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/

For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader Laura Turner, Laura.Turner@bdct.nhs.uk, 07525885303