Practitioner Psychologist

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Dunstable seeks a dedicated psychologist to create a psychologically safe environment and support effective treatment. The role involves collaboration with teams and offering specialist advice, alongside contributing to clinical research. Newly qualified candidates may be appointed at Band 7 with a preceptorship opportunity to progress. Benefits include flexible working arrangements and relocation support.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation support up to £10,000

Qualifications

• Successful completion of accredited Mentalization‑Based Treatment (MBT) training and experience in supervising others.
• Newly qualified psychologist with Band 7 preceptorship working towards Band 8a.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with service users, carers, and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment.
• Actively participate in weekly team consultation meetings.
• Offer specialist advice, supervision, and consultation to other professionals and teams.
• Support effective psychologically-informed care across Bedfordshire and Luton.
• Contribute to clinical research and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Collaboration

Supervision

Training

Psychologically-informed care

Clinical research

Education

Accredited Mentalization‑Based Treatment (MBT) training

Band 7 preceptorship

Job description

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be committed to working collaboratively with service users, carers, and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment that enables the delivery of effective treatment. The post holder will be required to actively participate in weekly team consultation meetings, and will offer specialist advice, supervision, training, and consultation to other professionals and teams to support effective and efficient psychologically‑informed care and treatment across Bedfordshire and Luton.

We particularly welcome interest from candidates who are committed to co‑producing the development of the care pathway through participation in clinical research, audit and/or quality improvement projects. Newly qualified psychologists could be appointed at Band 7 under a preceptorship to work towards requirements for Band 8a, subject to satisfactory completion of the preceptorship process.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with service users, carers and colleagues to create a psychologically safe environment.

Actively participate in weekly team consultation meetings.

Offer specialist advice, supervision, training and consultation to other professionals and teams.

Support effective and efficient psychologically‑informed care and treatment across Bedfordshire and Luton.

Contribute to clinical research, audit and quality improvement projects.

Qualifications

Successfully completed accredited Mentalization‑Based Treatment (MBT) training and experience supervising others.

Or newly qualified psychologist with Band 7 preceptorship, working toward Band 8a within an 18‑month to 2‑year period, subject to satisfactory completion of the preceptorship process.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements, including job share, part time or other flexible patterns.

Relocation support up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses (subject to change and terms and conditions apply).

Equal Opportunities

ELFT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion across its workforce.