Senior Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in Greater London is seeking a Senior Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist to join a multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing psychological interventions and leading on psychological formulation and risk meetings. Candidates should have relevant experience at Band 7 or higher, and will supervise other therapists and psychologists while engaging in service development and research activities. The position offers training opportunities and a collaborative environment focused on improving service user outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological formulation and risk assessment.
• Ability to carry out individual and group psychological interventions.
• Experience in supervising junior staff and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Lead psychological formulation and risk meetings.
• Supervise qualified psychologists and other therapists.
• Engage in service development and strategic roles.

Skills

Psychological intervention

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Research skills

Supervision and line management

Teaching and training

Education

Relevant experience at Band 7 or higher

Job description

Overview

The East London Community Forensic Service (ELCFS) is seeking a Senior Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team. The ELCFS was commissioned following the successful pilot of the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) model in East London. We offer support for service users as they leave the inpatient Forensic Directorate to reintegrate and re‑establish lives in the community. Borough based multidisciplinary teams include RCs, Social Workers, CPNs, Psychologists, OTs, Family Therapists, Arts Therapists, Drugs and Alcohol Practitioners, Peer Support Workers and Carer Peer Support Workers.

Mission & Values

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 – so 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.

Aims

1. to provide inreach support to help service users move safely towards discharge and so reduce length of stay in secure care
2. to provide enhanced support in the community, to promote sustained recovery and quality of life in the community, reducing recalls to hospital.

Program Components

• developing service user skills
• support in accommodation
• accessing education and employment
• addressing substance misuse
• access to psychological and recovery focused therapies
• working with carers
• peer mentorship
• development of care pathways and system relationships

There is a strong focus on service user involvement and collaboration with community organisations.

Qualifications & Experience

We would welcome applications from those with relevant experience at Band 7 as a development opportunity.

Responsibilities & Role

• In addition to direct psychological intervention, both individual and group, the role also involves a significant amount of MDT working, including leading on psychological formulation and risk meetings.
• Band 8a Psychologists across the service are responsible for the supervision and line management of qualified psychologists, other therapists in the team, as well as peer support workers, trainees and students from training courses with established links to the Forensic Directorate.
• Psychologists are involved in service development and take up strategic roles in relation to service objective as required.
• Psychologists will be required to utilise research skills in audit and engage in other research and development activities.
• There are teaching and training opportunities and established links with University courses across London.

Benefits & Opportunities

There are teaching and training opportunities and established links with University courses across London.

Additional Information

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025