Principal Psychologist - Crisis House and ICAH

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Principal Psychologist to join their Crisis House and ICAH team. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, focusing on delivering high-quality psychological care to individuals in crisis. As part of a well-respected team, you will engage in clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation, ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. With a commitment to staff development and a culture of inclusivity, this position is ideal for those looking to grow professionally while making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health and wellbeing activities

Professional development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Equal opportunities employer

Qualifications

• Must have a doctoral degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Experience in clinical health settings and crisis psychology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision in crisis settings.
• Offer consultation and ensure high-quality psychological services.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Counselling Psychology

Crisis Intervention

Clinical Leadership

Supervision

Risk Formulation

Education

Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology

Doctoral degree in Counselling Psychology

Job description

Principal Psychologist - Crisis House and ICAH

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area: Psychology

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Job ref: 395-AR226-24

Site: Goodmayes Hospital

Town: Ilford

Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum plus HCAS (pro rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Principal Clinical or Counselling psychologist to join our well-respected Inpatient and Acute Psychology Service. The post holder will join a well-established psychology service for people in crisis and will work as an integral member of our Crisis Provision including the ICAH 24/7 hub and the newly commissioned Crisis House.

The role will involve creative and thoughtful input including offering consultation, training, clinical leadership, supervision and ensuring a high-quality service is provided to people in crisis.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical leadership in crisis settings
• Supervision of crisis colleagues
• Reflective practice provision
• Consultation and risk formulation
• Clinical work with complex and high-risk cases providing highly skilled and complex psychological therapy

Person specification

Experience / Qualifications

• Must have a doctoral degree in either Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Experience of working within a clinical health setting

Training / Experience

• Experience of supervising trainee psychologists

Must have experience of working in Crisis and Acute Psychology

• Must have experience of working in an acute or crisis mental health setting

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

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.