Principal Psychologist

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to mental health care, providing vital support to individuals facing gaming disorders. As a Principal Psychologist, you'll lead a dynamic team, ensuring high-quality psychological treatment and facilitating workshops that empower clients and their families. This temporary role offers a unique opportunity to influence service development while working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team. Enjoy the flexibility of part-time hours while making a significant impact in the community. Embrace this chance to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering and supervising Cognitive Behavioural therapy.
• Experience of working as a senior psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological treatment to gamers and their families.
• Supervise staff, including qualified and trainee psychologists.
• Lead the team of therapists and ensure effective clinic operations.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Clinical Psychology

Leadership

Supervision

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology

Job description

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire. As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visi www.cnwl.nhs.uk it: (source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

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Key details

Location

SiteNational Centre for Behavioural AddicitonsAddress69 Warwick RoadTownLondonPostcodeSW5 9HBMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractFixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover due to end in January 2026)HoursPart time - 15 hours per week (To work two days per week including Thursday)

Salary

Salary£70,387 - £80,465 per annum pro rata, including HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AFC Band 8b)

Specialty

Main areaPsychology

Job Overview

We are looking for a Band 8b Principal Psychologist to cover maternity leave in the National Centre for Gaming Disorders for a period of 9 months from January 2025. The successful applicant will be required to work on Thursday and one other day (ideally Wednesday) every week.

The National Centre for Gaming Disorders

You will provide senior leadership and ensure the smooth running of the service.

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• Providing psychological treatment (both group and individual) to gamers and their family members
• Supervising staff including qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists
• Facilitating MDT meetings
• Ensuring the smooth running of the service alongside the Service Manager
• Liaising with other professionals involved in clients' care
• Running workshops
  
  

Working for our organisation

The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug, alcohol and behavioural treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Stop Smoking Services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, the National Centre for Behavioural Addictions and the Club Drug Clinic.

Our services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse and behavioural addictions; helping people overcome their dependency and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

This post covers the day to day clinical leadership at the National Centre for Gaming Disorders. The postholder, with supervision and alongside the Service Manager, will lead the team of therapists providing support to patients and ensure the safe and effective running of the clinic.

The Postholder Will

• Effectively communicate psychological knowledge to clinical colleagues and others to support wider clinical practice and enhance the quality of treatment and outcomes.
• Be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care of clients with gaming disorder, and severe and enduring mental health.
• Be responsible for ensuring the provision of effective teaching and training for all CNWL Addictions staff. To provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training.
• Represent, where needed, psychology services in external and Trust meetings, in conjunction with operational managers.
• Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, understanding the process of change in services and implementation of innovation within systems. Working with a range of professionals, service users and carers to facilitate involvement in service planning and delivery.
• Understand ethical issues, applying these in complex clinical contexts, ensuring that informed consent underpins all contact with service users and others. Understanding the impact of difference and discrimination on peoples lives and its implications for clinical practices.
• Promote and use psychological knowledge to support service developments and reflective practice, and promote healthy organisational functioning, policies and procedures.
  
  

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. Were proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see ourBenefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a senior psychologist
• Experience of delivering and supervising Cognitive Behavioural therapy
• Experience of providing leadership within a team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of working with behavioural disorders or other addictions
• Experience of working with young people and/or families
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically cognitive behavioural therapy
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
  
  

Documents

• Job Description (, 360.4)PDFKB
• PS (, 251.4)PDFKB
• CNWL Staff Networks (, 320.0)PDFKB
• CNWL Values (, 182.9)PDFKB
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (, 1.1)PDFMB
• CNWL Staff Charter (, 684.7)PDFKB
• CNWL Culture SCARF Behaviour Framework (, 710.2)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameBecky HarrisJob titleArea ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07973671955Additional information

Enquiries welcomed. Please contact via email to arrange a time to speak

If you have problems applying, contact

AddressArgo House180 Kilburn Park RoadLondonNW6 5FATelephone0207 504 5182

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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