Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

This is a full-time post for a Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Band 7) to join the Whole Family Team with Perinatal Specialism (WFT-P) for 11 months. The WFT-P is a highly specialist service offering psychological therapy to families during pregnancy and with babies, toddlers, and children up to the age of 5 years. The team comprises Clinical Psychology, Child and Educational Psychology, Systemic Family Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, and Psychiatry. The team is set up to work with families who might fall through the gaps in other services and/or have a complex relationship to help. The WFT-P is co-located within Camden Children Centre Services and is designed to work closely with other early years professionals including Family Support, Social Work, and Health Visiting.

Main Duties of the Job

The WFT-P specializes in working with families facing complex difficulties, who may be working with several professionals and may struggle to access community services. We provide specialist interventions for families where there are issues related to complex trauma and attachment. In addition to offering direct interventions, the WFS offers a large amount of consultation and risk support (under the thrive model) to other professionals working with children, young people, and their families. The post will involve offering consultation, assessment, and intervention to families referred to the service.

About Us

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve.

The Tavistock and Portman is caring, compassionate, and committed to co-creating the care and training we offer. We are passionate about the quality of our work and committed to openness, the use of evidence, and the application of improvement science. We value all our staff, are concerned for their wellbeing, and seek to foster leadership, innovation, and excellence in our workforce. We embrace diversity in our workforce and work to make our services and training as accessible as possible.

Date Posted: 03 April 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 11 months

Working Pattern: Full-time

Reference Number: 260-TP-867-A

Job Locations: Whole Family Team & Perinatal Specialism, 5 St Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
• Registration with HCPC or relevant body as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist.

Experience Essential

• Evidence of clinical experience of working with client population. A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
• A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
• Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
• Expertise of managing and treating the client group. Some experience of clinical supervision

Desirable

• Some experience of clinical management of staff
• Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement

Skills Essential

• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
• Basic keyboard skills for updating client records
• Ability to manage own clinical case load

Knowledge Essential

• Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning
• Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Whole Family Team & Perinatal Specialism, 5 St Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Employer's Website: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/