Clinical / Counselling Psychologist EIP Trauma and Adolescence Focus

NHS; Barking; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare trust in Barking is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for its Early Intervention in Psychosis service. This role involves providing assessments and evidence-based interventions, focusing on trauma-informed care, and working with adolescents. The candidate should possess a doctoral qualification in psychology and be skilled in communication and teamwork. Opportunities for professional development, research, and a supportive environment are available. The position offers a competitive salary, including a High Cost Area Supplement, with flexible working options.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

High Cost Area Supplement

Qualifications

• Experience delivering evidence-based interventions for psychosis
• Knowledge of research design and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for clients with psychosis
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team and offer psychological support
• Supervise trainee psychologists when appropriate

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of CBT and FIP

Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams

Understanding of diverse backgrounds

Education

Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service in Barking & Dagenham (B&D). This post would particularly suit someone with an interest in both trauma and working with adolescent populations. The role will include leadership in the development of improved adolescent pathways within EIP and joint working with CAMHS. Training and development opportunities are available.

NELFT EIP is a supportive multidisciplinary team working with people between 14-65 experiencing a first episode of psychosis and their family. BD EIP has an 8b CP specialising in trauma interventions in psychology across the four NELFT EIP boroughs. The service focuses on trauma-informed care, with a particular emphasis on NET and EMDR. The pathway offers supervision and CPD opportunities, including individual and group supervision in CBTp, and group FIp and NET supervision (with world-leading experts). We offer annual NET training. The Trust has strong links with the UCL, UEL and Royal Holloway CP courses. The post holder would be supported to participate in teaching and research projects should they wish.

The Trust is an inclusive employer. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged. We also welcome applications from current final year training programme students - those due to complete training by September 2026.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for this client group including individual, group, and family work. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the multidisciplinary team and offer support and supervision on psychological approaches to working with psychosis.

The post holder will be expected to participate in supervision and CPD focused on evidence-based interventions in psychosis. We offer monthly group supervision in FIp. In addition, the post holder will receive individual supervision and group supervision in CBT for psychosis. The service has practitioners interested in Narrative Exposure Therapy and EMDR amongst other approaches. The Trust has strong links with the UCL, UEL and Royal Holloway clinical psychology courses and several Counselling Psychology courses and the post holder will be expected to supervise trainee psychologists when appropriate. Current members of the department are engaged in teaching and research projects with local clinical training courses. You will have one session per week guaranteed for CPD.

About us

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). High Cost Area Supplement - London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata). Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a detailed description of the job and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or eligibility if trainee

Experience

• Delivering high quality evidence-based interventions to people presenting with psychosis.
• Working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with service users from diverse ethnic, economic and cultural backgrounds.

Knowledge

• Thorough and expert knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT and FIP
• Knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of highly complex clinical reports and assessments.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Barking & Dagenham Early Intervention in Psychosis Team

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata (plus HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

395-PP168-25-A

Job locations

Barking & Dagenham Early Intervention in Psychosis Team