Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychologist, or Psychological Therapist to be part of a psychological intervention team offering a range of therapies to those presenting with significant mental health difficulties as part of the Newcastle West Community Treatment Team (CTT) a multi-disciplinary service.

The post sits within the non-psychosis pathway, offering interventions for service users with Complex Emotional Difficulties (including Personality Disorder) and other presentations (OCD, PTSD, Complex trauma, Severe Depression and Anxieties). We work alongside a range of specialist NHS and third sector services, such as for those presenting with an eating disorder, or First Episode Psychosis.

The successful candidate will be based at Silverdale (Grainger Park road, Newcastle), within an established psychology team. The team is made up of experienced psychologists offering a range of evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT, EMDR, DBT, SCM and CAT. You will be working alongside committed psychological therapies staff, supported by a dedicated and experienced MDT, with supportive, strong and progressive leadership from senior psychological staff.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing a qualified specialist psychological therapy to clients in a Newcastle West 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 is part of the multi-disciplinary team, which ensures 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. They will practice within the team offering psychological treatments in their pathway, including taking responsibility for checking adherence to NICE guidance through clinical supervision and monitoring.

The psychologist in post will be expected to practice following Trust values, including compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

The post-holder will contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis. They will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and other research within the remit of the post. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

About us
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.

We recognise that the people who work for us are our greatest asset, and when you feel supported and happy at work this positively reaches those very people we are here for - our service users.

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 263-CCG26-395-AB
Closing date: 3 November 2026

Essential qualifications and experience

• Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC.
• HCPC registration as practitioner psychologist
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariable data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology / Additional training in specific therapeutic approaches
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

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. Apply through our website.

Employer contact details
Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Dr Deborah Milligan, Deborah.milligan@cntw.nhs.uk, 07929828280

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