Principal Psychologist at Priorygroup

Principal Psychologist | Specialist Mental Health Rehabilitation Service | Part-Time (22.5 Hours) | £58,250 FTE (£34,950 Actual Salary)

Are you an experienced Psychologist looking for a leadership role where you can shape services, influence clinical practice and make a lasting difference to people's recovery journeys?

Priory Hospital Nelson House is seeking a passionate and experienced Principal Psychologist to join our specialist rehabilitation service on a part-time basis (22.5 hours per week). This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership, drive service development and work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team supporting men with complex mental health needs.

Located in Gosport, Hampshire, Priory Hospital Nelson House provides specialist Level 1 and Level 2 rehabilitation services for men living with complex mental health needs, including behaviours that challenge and substance misuse difficulties. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care that helps patients build independence and move forward with their lives.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

Providing strategic and clinical leadership for the psychology service
Leading complex assessments, formulations and interventions that support positive patient outcomes.
Influencing care planning, risk management and recovery pathways across the multidisciplinary team
Supervising and developing psychology colleagues and wider clinical staff
Driving service innovation, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
Access to the Priory Psychology Network Group
Supporting a culture of compassionate, person-centred care

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to lead and shape psychological services within a specialist rehabilitation setting
Work with a highly experienced multidisciplinary team
Make a meaningful impact on the recovery of patients with complex mental health needs
Professional autonomy alongside strong organisational support
Access to continuing professional development and leadership opportunities
Flexible part-time hours promoting work-life balance

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Skills

You will be an HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist with substantial post-qualification experience working with adults with complex mental health needs. You'll bring strong clinical expertise, confidence in leading and developing others, and a passion for delivering high-quality, recovery-focused psychological care.

Benefits

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.

Enhanced maternity pay
Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
Contributory pension scheme
Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
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.