Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical Psychologist (Community Rehabilitation Team)
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced & highly skilled Principal Clinical Psychologist with expertise in neuropsychology to join our newly developed Community Rehabilitation Team. This innovative service supports Community Mental Health Services across Bradford & Craven, with a particular focus on people living with complex psychosis.
You will provide specialist, evidence-based psychological assessment & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions while offering strong clinical & professional leadership. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to service development, supervision, consultation, teaching & research, helping to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed & culturally responsive care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist, evidence-based psychological assessment & therapy
- Make autonomous clinical decisions
- Offer strong clinical & professional leadership
- Contribute to service development, supervision, consultation, teaching & research
- Deliver high-quality, trauma-informed & culturally responsive care
Requirements
- Hold a doctoral qualification in clinical or applied psychology
- Be HCPC registered
- Have substantial post-qualification experience, including specialist training in neuropsychology or a related therapeutic modality
- Be committed to NICE guidance, clinical governance, reflective practice & reducing health inequalities
- Have a passion for developing staff & services
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Role Details
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical expertise & supervision to the Craven CMHT for two days per week, delivering direct & indirect support to service users and colleagues across the wider team.
The Clinical Psychologist (with neuropsychological expertise, ideally evidenced by a Masters degree or PG Dip/PG cert in clinical neuropsychology) will form a key component of the Community Rehabilitation Team two days a week, providing consultation, specialist assessment, formulation & intervention as well as training, supervision & reflective spaces for the wider team and teams supporting CRT's clients, wherever they are based.
The other two days a week will be committed to the Craven CMHT providing therapeutic interventions, consultation, joint work with the MDT and clinical supervision (including the team's Assistant Psychologist) working across the Craven patch.
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more
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BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Application Information
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Important Dates
- Closing Date: Monday 17th August 2026
- Shortlisting Date: From Tuesday 18th August 2026
- Interview Date: TBC
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Anita Brewin
Job Title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist/CPPO
Email Address: anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 07738977326
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