Clinical Psychology - Integrated Mental Health Service

Summary

The requester asked for historic and current data on permanent Doctorate-level Clinical Psychologists in the Manx Care Integrated Mental Health Service. Manx Care disclosed that only one such professional is currently employed in CAMHS, with two posts unfilled, but stated that historic data could not be confidently reported.

Key Facts

• The Integrated Mental Health Service currently employs 1 Doctorate level Clinical Psychologist on a permanent contract.
• The employed psychologist is based within the CAMHS service.
• There are currently two unfilled Doctorate level Clinical Psychologist posts subject to recruitment.
• The authority could not confidently report on historic data for the period 2015-present.
• The request excluded limited term appointments, locums, agency staff, bank contracts, and secondments.

Data Disclosed

• 1 Doctorate level Clinical Psychologist
• 2 unfilled posts
• 2015-present
• 10 September 2025
• 10 November 2025
• 4929269
• 19 full-time equivalents per 100,000 population
• 16 on the Island

Original Request

This request is made in the public interest to understand the current and historic level of clinical psychology/counselling psychology provision within the Manx Care Integrated Mental Health Service (IMHS), compared to the NHS Health Education England "Psychological Professions Workforce Plan for England" (1) ambition to have approx. 19 full-time equivalents (FTE) of these professionals per 100,000 population (excluding psychological professionals working in physical health care settings, GP services, or in non-NHS commissioned settings), which equates to approx. 16 on the Island. Please provide the number of full-time equivalent Clinical Psychologists/Counselling Psychologists (Doctorate level) professionals employed within each area of the IMHS who are on permanent contracts (i.e. excluding limited term appointments, locums/agency, bank contract, or persons on external secondments). If possible, please provide this information by year for the period 2015-present. (1) https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Psychological%20Professions%20Workforce%20Plan%20for%20England%20-%20Final.pdf

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 4929269 10 November 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 10 September 2025, which states:

"This request is made in the public interest to understand the current and historic level of clinical psychology/counselling psychology provision within the Manx Care Integrated Mental Health Service (IMHS), compared to the NHS Health Education England "Psychological Professions Workforce Plan for England" (1) ambition to have approx. 19 full-time equivalents (FTE) of these professionals per 100,000 population (excluding psychological professionals working in physical health care settings, GP services, or in non-NHS commissioned settings), which equates to approx. 16 on the Island.

Please provide the number of full-time equivalent Clinical Psychologists/Counselling Psychologists (Doctorate level) professionals employed within each area of the IMHS who are on permanent contracts (i.e. excluding limited term appointments, locums/agency, bank contract, or persons on external secondments).

If possible, please provide this information by year for the period 2015-present.

Response

Excluding all other psychological professionals, clinical psychologists on limited term appointments, clinical psychologists on secondment, locum clinical psychologists and bank staff the Integrated Mental Health Service (IMHS) currently employs:

• 1 Doctorate level Clinical Psychologist. This professional is based within the CAMHS service.

The service currently has two unfilled Doctorate levels Clinical Psychologists posts that are subject to recruitment process.

Unfortunately it has not been possible to confidently report on historic data.

Please quote the reference number 4929269 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely