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Practitioner Psychologist

United Kingdom, Widnes 55000.00 - 65000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted March 22, 2026
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Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Join Gateway Recovery Centre as a Practitioner Psychologist and play a vital role in delivering evidence-based interventions that transform lives. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure service users are fully engaged in their care pathway and receive high-quality, person-centred treatment. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative therapeutic approaches and service development while supporting people on their journey to recovery.

Job Responsibility

  • Support the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and under the direction and supervison of a Senior/Principal/Consultant or Lead Psychologist
  • Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the patient is fully engaged in their care pathway
  • Support clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes
  • Support the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working
  • Work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for patients
  • Provide psychological assessments using a range of tools and techniques, integrating complex data to formulate tailored treatment plans
  • Implement individual and group interventions, adjusting and refining formulations to meet patient needs
  • Contribute to service improvement initiatives, research and audits
  • Support staff development through training programmes and provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists.

Requirements

  • Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as as Practitioner Psychologist
  • Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society
  • Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area
  • Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods
  • Competency with risk assessment, management, and evaluation tools
  • Clinical therapy skills - Experience using different therapeutic approaches to address a range of clinical issues. An awareness of other modalities and how they may be applied to the current service user population.

What we offer

  • The equivalent of 25 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave
  • Career development and training
  • Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • Access to Blue Light Card
  • Life Assurance
  • Stream – instant access to earned wages
  • 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
  • Enhanced Maternity Package
  • Pension contribution
  • Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking
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