Principal Clinical Psychologist | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS trust in London is seeking a Principal Psychologist to provide psychological support and interventions for staff across multiple hospital sites. The role involves working collaboratively with teams to enhance wellbeing and address workplace inequalities. Ideal candidates will have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and experience in therapy. The position offers a supportive work environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive work environment

Focus on diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological support and therapy.
• Ability to work as part of a team to implement psychological support interventions.
• Understanding of issues related to inequality and discrimination.

Responsibilities

• Implement a process for psychological support for staff wellbeing.
• Work with teams to improve staff experience.
• Address inequality and collaborate on diversity initiatives.
• Provide direct psychological therapy when needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Psychological assessment

Intervention skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

Barts Health People Directorate is pleased to be recruiting a motivated and experienced principal psychologist to join our small and dedicated #Team Barts Health Psychological Support Service, a designated support service for Barts Health employees. Working as an integrated part of the Trust Wellbeing offer, the post holder will help provide psychological support for colleagues across all five hospital sites: Royal London, St Barts, Mile End, Newham University and Whipps Cross Hospitals and Canary Wharf offices.

The role involves working in a team of five principal psychologists to develop and implement a sustainable and evaluated process for psychological support, under the leadership of a consultant clinical psychologist. Part of the role involves working with all levels of staff in teams to assess, formulate and intervene at the team level, resulting in changes which positively impact the staff experience. Additionally, the post involves providing direct one to one intervention in the form of evidence-based psychological therapy to individual members of staff in the event that existing pathways to specialist services are not available or deemed appropriate.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact: Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Services Lead, Carla Croft, [e-mail]

Responsibilities

• To develop and implement a sustainable and evaluated process for psychological support for staff wellbeing across all sites, as per the Key Working Relationships table (below), under the leadership of a consultant clinical psychologist.
• To work as part of a team of psychologists as part of the Trust-wide project focusing on developing wellbeing and support interventions for teams. To work systemically with all levels of staff within specific teams to assess, formulate and intervene at the team level, aiming to make changes that improve the staff experience and to consider how these changes might be internalised and generalised to other services.
• To address issues of inequality and discrimination in all areas of work related to gender, ethnicity, age, class, education, profession, etc., and to collaborate with colleagues working on issues of exclusion and disadvantage, including with Barts Health diversity networks.
• To engage as a team for Trust-wide provision of psychological support.
• To provide direct intervention in the form of evidence-based psychological therapy to individual staff when existing pathways to specialist services are not available or deemed appropriate.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Additional information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025