Lead Practitioner Psychologist (equivalent NHS AFC band 8b)

Via; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellbeing organization in Greater London is seeking a Lead Practitioner Psychologist to provide clinical supervision across multiple drug and alcohol services. The selected candidate will focus on supporting our Kingston service, providing consultancy, training, and support for group programs. This role is crucial for shaping a positive workplace culture and enhancing the delivery of high-quality psychological assessments and interventions. Candidates must have experience in clinical supervision and support teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience providing clinical supervision in mental health services.
• Ability to support multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience facilitating training and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision for various drug and alcohol services.
• Support and train psychological professionals.
• Ensure psychological considerations are integrated into service delivery.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Consultancy

Training

Psychological assessment

Reflective practice

Job description

Werelooking for aLeadPractitioner Psychologist (equivalent NHS AFC band 8b)toprovide clinical supervision to a range of our drug and alcohol services.This will also includefocused support to ourKingston servicewhereyoullprovideconsultancy, supervision, training, and supporting our group programme., This role will provide clinical supervision to our services that do not yet have a dedicated in-service psychological professional, including our young people services (supervision can be online where geographically challenging). Up to four days a week of this post willbe dedicated to providingsupervision to these services. One day a week, the postholder will be embedded in our Kingston service, playing a key role in shaping culture and processes. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will help ensure that psychological thinking is a golden thread throughout our work, supporting development through consultancy, reflective practice, supervision, training,supporting our group programme,and clinical case management.The role will support other psychological professionals todevelop andoversee the delivery ofhigh qualitypsychological assessments and interventions.

At Via, our mission isto provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better. Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:

• Care.Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
• Be human.We are accessible,genuineand humble. Always learning.
• Do the right thing.Wereopen,honestand inclusive. We get things done.

We want to recruit thevery besttalent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.