Principal Psychologist

Description

Priory Hospital
Woodbourne
Part-Time | 30
hours per week | Site
based
Salary is £58,266 per
annum FTE
HCPC registration is
required

Priory Hospital
Woodbourne has an opportunity for a Principal Psychologist to join
our team. This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week, and
the pro-rata salary is £46,600 per annum

Set in the
leafy suburb of Edgbaston, just a short distance from Birmingham
City Centre, Priory Hospital Woodbourne provides a welcoming and
well-connected working environment within beautifully maintained
grounds. With excellent access to the West Midlands motorway
network and strong local public transport links, the site is easily
accessible.

What you’ll be
doing

Our diverse and specialised
range of services offers the opportunity to develop your skills and
gain experience working with a wide spectrum of mental health
conditions across five distinct service lines within the hospital.
You will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the
assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring
dignity, respect, and high standards of
care.

You will also:
• Lead psychological care for designated wards/patients,
including assessment, intervention, and
evaluation.

• Work autonomously within
professional and service guidelines.

• Supervise and support psychology staff, trainees, and
students.

• Provide consultation,
reflective practice, and staff training.

• Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews, risk
assessments, and patient care planning.

• Maintain accurate clinical records and manage
administrative responsibilities.

• Support
service development, audits, research, and evidence-based
practice.

• Oversee referrals, waiting
lists, KPIs, and governance of psychological
practice.

• Build effective relationships
with patients, carers, staff, and external
agencies.

• Maintain CPD, supervision, and
compliance with Health & Safety and Mental Health Act
requirements.

You can find
additional information in the attached job
description.

What you’ll bring to
the role

Essential

Applicants must hold a completed and
recognised postgraduate qualification leading to HCPC registration
and must be currently registered with the HCPC as a Psychologist.
Applicants must also have formal training in at least two
therapeutic modalities and have demonstrated relevant
post-qualification experience and competencies appropriate to a
Principal Psychologist role. Newly qualified
psychologists or those not yet HCPC registered would not be
eligible for this position.

What we will give you in
return

We want you to succeed at
Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with
regular career conversations. We also offer full training and
numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions
to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on-site parking

• Birthday
Holiday – Your Birthday as an extra days annual
leave

• Enhanced maternity pay

• Contributory pension scheme

• Flexible
benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes
including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets /
smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health
Scheme)

• Access to development
opportunities

• Sponsorship of professional
qualifications through our Individual Professional Development
(IPD) panel

• Leadership & management
development

• Long service award

• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt
of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy
early if enough suitable candidates are
identified.

About
Priory

Priory is the UK’s leading independent
provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000
colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000
people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as
possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression,
anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and
provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults,
people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain
injuries and older
people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to
providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more
about the accessibility support we offer here .

For
agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement
here .

All roles are subject to a
successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory
will cover the cost of a DBS
check.