Clinical Psychologist - Band 8b

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk Rehabilitation Service - Inpatient and Community as a Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b) in a substantive post. This senior role sits within a well-established multidisciplinary rehabilitation service supporting individuals with complex mental health needs across inpatient and community pathways. You will provide expert psychological leadership, specialist clinical input, and consultation, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, recovery-focused and person-centred care.

Working closely with colleagues across inpatient and community settings, you will support continuity of care and effective transitions along the rehabilitation pathway. The role includes responsibility for supervision, service development, and active involvement in quality improvement initiatives. The service offers a supportive and collaborative culture, with access to regular supervision, protected CPD time, and opportunities to influence service delivery at a strategic level.

If you are an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a passion for rehabilitation and leadership, we would welcome your application.

• The postholder will be a key member of an innovative, AHP-led multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist rehabilitation interventions primarily within the inpatient pathway.
• The role also provides clinical oversight and psychological support to the community rehabilitation team, including supervision of a junior Clinical Psychologist.
• You will undertake comprehensive psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions for individuals with complex psychosis and rehabilitation needs, working collaboratively within the MDT.
• There will be opportunities to lead on service development, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• The role includes the development and delivery of psychologically informed group interventions, as well as the design and facilitation of staff training, both within the service and to wider teams across and beyond the Trust, as appropriate.
• This post is well suited to a qualified Clinical Psychologist with a strong interest in working with people with complex psychosis and rehabilitation needs, alongside a commitment to leadership, service development, and workforce training.

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust provide mental health and learning disability care for people across Norfolk and Suffolk. Supporting a population of just over 1.6 million people and employing more than 5,000 staff, we provide high quality care with compassion, delivering many of our services outside of hospital and in the community. We are committed to continuous improvement and have bold hopes and ambitions for the future.

Our purpose is to be a provider of exceptional care and a trusted partner, working together with our communities to innovate for the mental health of everyone.

• Our values are Fair (providing equal opportunity, recognise hard work and give power to people s voices);
  Compassionate (we are kind and inclusive with each other s wellbeing in our hearts); and Learning (we collaborate, we innovate, we are accountable for our promises).

We will not tolerate any form of discrimination and we resolve to tackle inequalities and prejudice that our people face, within our organisation and communities.

Details of our benefits and other important information are contained in the attached document.

For all substantive new staff who are appointed, there will be a 6-month probation period.

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual.