Principal Psychologist

PrioryFareham, Hampshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 19 Oct 2026

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Salary

£58.3k/yr

Seniority

Leader

Employment type

Part Time

Work mode

On Site

Location

Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Posted

3 days ago

Mental Health

Job Description

Description

Priory Hospital Nelson House
Salary - £58,250 per annum FTE
Part-time - 22.5 Hours
We are seeking a Principal Psychologist to join the team on a part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week. The actual salary for these hours is £34,950 per annum.

Priory Hospital Nelson House, Gosport, Hampshire is a rehabilitation service offering level 1 and level 2 care for males with mental health conditions and complex needs, including behaviours that challenge and substance misuse issues. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes along Rowner Road and Portsmouth Harbour railway station approximately 3–4 miles from the service.

What you'll be doing

As a Principal Psychologist, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping psychological care and improving outcomes for patients with complex mental health needs. Combining specialist clinical expertise with strong leadership, you’ll drive evidence-based practice, support the development of your team and help deliver compassionate, recovery-focused care.
You will:

Provide senior clinical leadership within the psychology service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions.
Lead the assessment, formulation and treatment planning for patients with complex mental health needs, ensuring care is personalised and recovery focused.
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, contributing psychological expertise to risk management, care planning, clinical reviews and discharge planning.
Provide clinical supervision, consultation and guidance to the psychology and wider clinical teams, promoting best practice and professional development.
Drive the development and continuous improvement of psychological services at Priory Hospital, ensuring practice aligns with clinical governance, safeguarding requirements and Priory standards.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

Essential for the Role

Applicants must hold a recognised postgraduate qualification in Psychology that meets the requirements for HCPC registration and must be currently registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist. Candidates should have formal training in at least two therapeutic modalities, alongside relevant post-qualification experience and the clinical competencies required to work at Principal Psychologist level. This position is not suitable for newly qualified psychologists or applicants who are not yet HCPC registered.

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.

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.

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.

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