Job summary
Closing Date: 17th September 2026
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: 18th September 2026
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: W/C 28th September 2026

We are genuinely delighted to be able to offer this unique role for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with people affected by homelessness in Bradford.

The post is based in the Clinical Health Psychology Department at BTHFT, who have specialised in working with patients with complex physical health difficulties for over 30 years, but involves working with a wide range of service providers in the homelessness sector in Bradford - from street outreach services to hostels and inpatient wards.

Main duties of the job
Above all we are looking for applicants with enthusiasm for working with people affected by homelessness and some experience and skills in working clinically with the kinds of complex difficulties they face - whether physical health problems, mental health difficulties and/or substance use issues.

In addition to providing specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions to individual clients, the job involves working closely with MDT colleagues across primary and secondary care as well as third sector, including providing reflective practice groups to staff.

The role would suit applicants drawn to complexity and systemic working, who embrace the challenges and rewards of working in dynamic contexts and for whom a commitment to social justice is a core value.

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.

Job responsibilities
The role sits within the well-established and friendly Clinical Health Psychology Department at BTHFT with all the professional and collegial support this brings. We are keen to support staff development through CPD opportunities and place a high value on clinical supervision and informal support.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist within NHS
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Experience of delivering teaching, training and clinical supervision
• Experience of representing Clinical Psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience of working with adults with significant mental health difficulties (i.e. complex trauma) and/or substance abuse issues

Desirable

• Experience of the application of working in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of working with adults with physical health difficulties

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation & supervision to other professional and non-professional groups
• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
• 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.

Desirable

• Skills in the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological assessments

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two highly specialised psychological therapies
• Knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group.
• Completed post-qualification supervision training

Qualifications
Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Registered with HCPC

Other
Essential

• Demonstrable interest in and enthusiasm for working with this specific clinical population
• Ability to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
• 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 drive within the working day between settings
• Ability to work flexibly in a range of contexts: acute hospital wards, outpatient settings, hostels, street outreach

Desirable

• Fluent in Urdu/Punjabi

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.

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).

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

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr Rob Whittaker
robert.whittaker@bthft.nhs.uk
01274365176

Details
Date posted: 20 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 389-26-7986310
Job locations: Clinical Health Psychology, Extension Block St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, BD5 0NA, United Kingdom

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