Principal Psychologist

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Psychologist to oversee trauma-informed mental health services at HMP Thameside. This role involves managing a clinical team, delivering psychological assessments and interventions, and supporting mental health professionals. Candidates must be registered with a professional body and have experience with psychological trauma. A competitive salary of up to £84,952 per annum is offered.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Professional development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Qualifications

• Experience with psychological trauma.
• Experience in primary and secondary care settings.
• Assessed experience at a senior specialist level.

Responsibilities

• Support development of trauma-informed mental health services.
• Provide clinical support to the Integrated Mental Health Team.
• Conduct psychological assessments and deliver interventions.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Trauma-informed interventions

Training delivery

Clinical oversight

Education

Registered with HCPC/BPS

Qualified clinical psychologist

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the development and embedding of a trauma-informed mental health service model across sites
• Offer clinical support and oversight to the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT)
• Undertake psychological assessments
• Support complex multi-disciplinary formulations
• Deliver psychological interventions to cases of complexity
• Deliver and oversee 1:1 and group intervention as part of the Trauma Informed 'Making Sense' Programme
• Deliver teaching and training to healthcare and prison staff where required
• Contribute to the development of audit, service evaluation and research profile as appropriate

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About the role

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Psychologist to join our integrated Mental Health team at HMP Thameside. HMP Thameside is a category B remand prison located in South East London, close to Plumstead and Woolwich Arsenal stations. The prison houses around 1,232 patients with a variety of needs including complex and acute mental health needs.

You will be managing a Preceptorship Psychologist and Clinical Associate Psychologist as well as developing the psychological services at a busy remand site, where many patients only stay short term.

Hours Monday to Friday 9am-5pm or 8am-4pm. You’ll receive an annual salary of up to £84,952 per annum depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e., HCPC/BPS
• Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings and forensic settings.
• Experience working with psychological trauma
• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical / forensic / counselling psychologist at a senior highly specialist level

Core Values

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together