Principal Clinical Psychologist (22.5hrs per week)

Job summary
**Closing date: 26th July 2026**
**Shortlisting to commence: 27th July 2026**
**Interviews to take place: W/C 3rd August 2026**
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join the Senior Leadership Team in the well-established and friendly Clinical Health Psychology Department in Bradford.
This role will entail managing and supervising a small team of clinical psychologists and counsellors working in physical health, contributing to the strategic and operational leadership of the wider department, as well as a service lead role in an adult clinical health specialty.

Main duties of the job
This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the multidisciplinary care for adults with long-term health conditions, to improve their overall health and wellbeing and to reduce the impact of illness on the local healthcare economy.

About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details
Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 389-26-7959971
Job locations: Clinical Health Psychology, Extension Block St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, BD5 0NA

Job description
Job responsibilities
It will involve working in the acute Trust, including seeing patients in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings. It will entail the full range of clinical health psychology activities including complex assessments, psychological therapies with individuals, couples and families, clinical supervision, teaching and consultation to psychology colleagues and the wider MDT.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Substantial experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, including in clinical health psychology
• Experience of working clinically with a wide range of people, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of an MDT
• Experience in offering consultation to MDTs in relation to patients who decline direct psychology input
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Track record of integrating well with clinical teams
• Experience in providing leadership, including managing clinical services, leading on significant service developments
• Experience of managing clinical staff
• Experience of representing Clinical Health Psychology in a range of stakeholder contexts (commissioning, regional strategy forums etc)

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, highly technical, contentious or clinically sensitive information to clients.
• High level of analytical and judgement skills with ability to understand complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison.
• High level ability to form and maintain collaborative professional relationships with colleagues across all levels and in working in teams.
• High level of organisational skills - managing workflow effectively and efficiently, responding effectively to changing priorities and contexts
• Ability to work in a complex and changing environment; demonstrable ability to work under pressure and according to changing priorities and service needs.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Ability to think and act strategically
• Skilled in working with clients in groups and managing group dynamics in the face of highly emotive and distressing issues.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the relevant population.
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological psychotherapies.
• Comprehensive understanding of current NHS issues and context, organisational structures, policy, strategic planning and clinical governance.
• Knowledge of the culture and demographics of the local community

Qualifications
Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD relevant to the post

Values
Essential

• We are one team
• We care
• We value people

Other
Essential

• Demonstrable interest in working in physical health
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to undertake research, audit and evaluation activity as necessary to own work and that of the service.
• Demonstrable commitment to social justice and providing inclusive, culturally-responsive services
• Ability to tolerate uncertainty, to make decisions under pressure and to adapt to changing contexts

Desirable

• Fluency in Urdu/Punjabi

Additional information
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Clinical Health Psychology, Extension Block St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, BD5 0NA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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