Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist
The closing date is 22 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the adult Learning Disability Service in HPFT. This is a part time (0.6 WTE) post. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to join an established and dynamic team where the role of psychology is valued. The post holder would be based in Kao Park, Harlow and will involve working across west and mid Essex. There will also be opportunities for remote working.

Main duties of the job
This role will involve taking a lead with clinical issues and holding responsibilities for psychological services, primarily for the Mid West Essex community LD service. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out highly specialist psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions for adults across a range of ability levels and offer support for their families and carers. Alongside holding a small caseload, the successful applicant will play a major role in the supervision and management of other members of the psychology service. They will be actively involved in service development work, particularly around the implementation of the pathways with Essex Learning Disability Partnership. The service has active links with both Essex and Hertfordshire Clinical Psychology Training Programmes and there will be opportunities for teaching, continuing professional development and research, depending on the applicant's interest.

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £68,852 to £79,638 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 367-LD&F-101767
Job locations: Kao Park, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, United Kingdom

Job description
The successful post holder will provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to adults with learning disabilities, service providers and carers within the Essex area (both within the community and in-patient services as necessary). They will provide highly specialised psychological assessment and interventions, as well as offering advice and consultation on service users psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and other non-professional carers. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. They will use research skills for audit, service development and research and contribute to identifying key areas and priorities for psychological service provision.
All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and diversity.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Full Registration as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC

Desirable

• Accredited as a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst or equivalent accreditation in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behaviour Analysis.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Post graduate training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behaviour Analysis.

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at a highly specialist level with people with a learning disability.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention.
• Previous experience of using Positive Behaviour support with people who have learning disabilities, their families & carers.

Desirable

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.

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: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Kao Park, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Psychologist, Alison Spencer, alison.spencer2@nhs.net, 07789943708

Supporting documents
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