Careers in the psychological professions

Overview

A psychological professions career with us means you’ll be joining more than 700 other professionals in providing high quality, evidence-based clinical care to meet the psychological needs of people in our community and inpatient services.

You’ll be supporting multi-professional colleagues and teams to provide psychologically informed care.

Opportunities

We employ a wide variety of psychological professionals, and support training routes, such as:

  • Assistant Psychologists
  • Psychological Practitioners, including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWPs)
  • Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs)
  • Counsellors
  • Behaviour Therapists
  • Art Therapists
  • Psychological Therapists, including Cognitive Behavioural, Cognitive Analytical, Dialectical Behavioural, Mentalisation Based, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapists
  • Clinical and Counselling Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Family and Systemic Therapists
  • Clinical Health Psychologists and Neuropsychologists

Our opportunities span across a wide range of our services including:

  • NHS Talking Therapies
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  • Adult and Older Adult Community Mental Health Services
  • Mental Health Inpatient & Urgent Care
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Clinical Health Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Staff Support and Wellbeing
Talking therapies

Psychological professions

Explore a psychological profession with us. Whether you're interested in clinical psychology, counselling, or other specialist roles, this is your starting point for discovering what's possible.

Learn more

What it’s like to work for us

Supportive and innovative environment

You will join a Trust that values and invests in the psychological professions.

From your first day, you’ll be welcomed into a culture that values compassion, inclusion, and professional growth. We’re committed to creating a safe and supportive workplace where every individual can thrive.

We support our clinicians to engage in research and have a number of close partnerships, including with the University of Reading and the University of Oxford.

We’re a leader in digital developments and digital therapy.

For example, as a development partner with SilverCloud Digital Health our offer includes a range of online psychological programmes.

Career development

Our unique Psychological Workforce and Training team are here to help you build a fulfilling and progressive career as a psychological professional.

They oversee workforce planning, and coordinate training and development so we have the skills and supervision needed to deliver our clinical provision.

Individual job planning and development opportunities across our services

Leadership development offer, including psychology-led compassionate leadership training and access to mentoring and coaching

Opportunities to get involved with Quality Improvement (QI) and innovation to improve patient care and staff experience

Learning and development

We’re committed to your development.

You'll have access to excellent training and Continued Professional Development (CPD), so that you have the right skills, knowledge, and support to deliver high quality care, including:

  • access to BESPOKE Mental Health, a platform that offers specialist psychological training and CPD
  • workshops and training events from our own experts, alongside a range of special interest groups and journal clubs
  • opportunities to access funded training and courses, such as in specialist evidence based psychological interventions
  • clinical supervision and supervision training

Wellbeing benefits

We provide extensive support for your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing, including long-service awards and recognition programmes.

Our staff support service, Wellbeing Matters, is led by psychological professionals. It offers mental health support, reflective spaces, post-incident care, team interventions, training, and online resources.

Input to the service from psychological practitioners across our services is highly valued.

Early careers and training roles

Are you looking to pursue a career in the psychological professions? You may be on an A-level or undergraduate Psychology course or studying another relevant degree and considering options for your career, or you may already have a profession but are looking for a change.

We also arrange annual online careers events, where you can speak with someone who is already working in the professions and get to know a bit more about what a career with us is like.

Follow us on social media for updates on events like ‘Meet the Therapist’.

Placement opportunities

Already completed a BSc in Psychology or training in a psychological profession and looking for a placement? We benefit from the contribution of assistant psychologists and a range of trainees undertaking post-graduate diploma, master's, and doctorate courses.

Training Roles

We offer training roles to make sure you have the right skills and to provide he right interventions and support to our patients.

These enable you to work under supervision in a supportive clinical environment while also studying to achieve the academic competencies required for registration in your selected profession.

To make sure we offer equal opportunities and good governance, we always advertise Assistant Psychologist and training roles on NHS Jobs, and placement opportunities through our training and university partners.

We’re unable to accept applications or CVs submitted outside the formal process.

Volunteering

Volunteers play a vital role in supporting our teams, patients, and communities. While we do not offer volunteer roles within the psychological professions, volunteering can offer valuable opportunities to gain relevant experience.

Roles include welcoming visitors, assisting reception teams, and providing practical and emotional support.