Job summary
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and dynamic psychologist to join our busy multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment team working across Newcastle and Gateshead. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members alongside the Principal Clinical Psychologists, Band 7 psychologist, and Assistant Psychologists assessing children and young people. Professionally there are links with the wider network of psychologists who deliver psychology into our mental health and learning disability teams.

Main duties of the job
You will be working in an environment where there is strong emphasis on teamwork and quality of clinical care. You will be responsible for leading assessment and formulation of complex presentations, exploring possible neurodevelopmental vulnerabilities and/or disorder as well as thoroughly considering wider factors and comorbidity. Our assessments provide thorough profiling of young people's strengths, needs and difficulties helping to ensure that they have access to the most appropriate understanding and supports as they develop and grow. We are looking for a clinician who has significant experience, knowledge and training in neurodevelopmental assessment skills and who is able to put the young person and their family at the centre of every assessment.

As a service, we value the role of robust, supportive and effective supervision and you will have access to separate clinical and management supervision at a frequency that meets your needs. The post-holder will contribute to the supervision of assistant psychologists, newly qualified psychologists and also team members from wider professions. We have close links with our local clinical training courses and there is opportunity to supervise trainee clinical psychologists on both core and elective placements.

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.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.

• The successful candidate will be supported to engage in delivering teaching, training, service evaluation and research according to interests and service need.
• There will be opportunities and support to develop leadership, supervision and service development skills.
• Progression within the post is dependent on the individual's level of experience and evidence of competence in a number of key areas. These include supervision, the application of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, the demonstration of complex analytical and judgement skills, leadership of a service development initiative or clinical pathway, and participation in service evaluation or research projects.
• Progression is typically considered following at least 18 to 24 months of post-doctoral experience.

Advertising date: 5th November 2026
Closing date: 19th November 2026

We welcome your application.

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical 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 registered 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 clinically 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.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
• Demonstrates excellent time management and prioritisation skills, balancing quality, timeliness and service needs.
• Strong team player who is able to work collaboratively and maintain positive working relationships across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Confident in communicating clinical opinions and recommendations in a clear, professional and respectful manner.
• Demonstrates sound professional judgement and is able to make balanced decisions in complex clinical situations.
• Committed to delivering person-centred, neuroaffirming and evidence-based practice.
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Formal training in neurodevelopmental assessment measures e.g. ADOS, ADI-R.
• 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.
• Completion of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology supervisor training.
• Demonstrates confidence in presenting evidence-based recommendations to professionals, service users and partner agencies, facilitating shared understanding and collaborative decision-making.
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Displays a positive and constructive approach to managing service pressures and organisational change.
• Ability to support, influence and facilitate discussions with a range of stakeholders to achieve collaborative outcomes.

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 contact details
Contact: Principal Clinical Psychologist, Dr Alison Brown, alison.brown1@cntw.nhs.uk, 08006522864

Location: Benton House, 136 Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5SG

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Working pattern: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Band: Band 7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Reference number: 263-CCG26-420-AB