Lead Principal Clinical Psychologist - Crisis & Access

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced 8b clinical psychologist to lead the Initial Response Service (IRS), a 24/7 access point for mental health care. The role focuses on triage, formulation, risk management and staff support, with one day of direct clinical work weekly.

The post holder will deliver expert consultation, supervise IRS staff, and drive service transformation with NHS 111, primary care and crisis pathways. Flexible, around-the-clock work is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological leadership within IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 mental health option services.
• Lead psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and risk management for complex, urgent and crisis presentations.
• Deliver expert clinical consultation regarding managing crisis presentations.
• Provide structured consultation and supervision to IRS staff.
• Support NHS 111 clinicians with formulation, risk assessment and psychologically informed decision-making.
• Develop and align psychological practice across IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 to evidence-based and best-practice standards.
• Provide training, reflective practice sessions and post-incident reflections to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support the delivery of trauma-informed, autism-informed and psychologically informed care.
• Contribute to patient safety processes, after-action reviews and the production of reports.
• Provide one day a week of direct clinical work.
• Develop integrated pathways with system partners including NHS 111, primary care, crisis services and acute care pathways.
• Lead and support urgent care service transformation, pathway development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote a standardized approach to safety planning, clinical decision-making and risk formulation across services.

Job description

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced 8b clinical psychologist to lead the Initial Response Service (IRS), a 24/7 access point for mental health care. The role focuses on triage, formulation, risk management and staff support, with one day of direct clinical work weekly.

The post holder will deliver expert consultation, supervise IRS staff, and drive service transformation with NHS 111, primary care and crisis pathways. Flexible, around-the-clock work is required.