Principal Clinical & Counselling Psychologist

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to lead a team within Community Mental Health. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in providing clinical services to complex cases and familiarity with the local community. Responsibilities include managing psychological teams and driving the transformation of mental health services. Join us to make a positive impact on the community's mental health and well-being.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in Community Mental Health Teams.
• Experience with service users facing complex mental health challenges.
• Familiarity with local community issues in Newham.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of psychological professionals.
• Provide clinical services to service users with complex mental health.
• Drive community transformation and collaboration.

Skills

Community engagement

Team leadership

Complex mental health experience

Knowledge of local community

Job description

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Are you passionate about transforming mental health services to meet local need? Do you have a track record of community capacity building and leading co-productions with community partners? If so, we want to hear from you.

Overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with relevant post‑qualification experience of working in Community Mental Health Teams to undertake a leadership role in our community transformation work. The post holder will work with service managers, psychological therapies workforce, primary care networks and local community organisations to take forward the vision for broader mental health transformation and a more community psychology focus in delivery of psychological interventions within community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of senior psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and other psychological professionals.
• Provide direct clinical services to service users with complex mental health including dual diagnosis and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder presentations.
• service managers, psychological therapies workforce, primary care networks, local community organisations and people participation leads to drive community transformation and co‑production.

Qualifications

• Post‑qualification experience working in Community Mental Health Teams.
• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health including dual diagnosis and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder presentations.
• Familiarity with the local community of Newham and challenges of working with wider social determinants of health.

Values and Culture

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026.