Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Closing Date: 13 February 2025

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Mental Health and Wellness Team (MHWT) at NELFT. This is a permanent, full-time position in the secondary care adult mental health psychology service. The role involves psychological assessments and interventions, as well as offering consultation and supervision to psychologists and multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in multidisciplinary working, who has experience working with clients facing significant mental health challenges. The successful candidate will join a supportive and dynamic team that provides outpatient psychological therapy to adults with complex needs. The team employs evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Compassion-Focused Therapy, CBT, EMDR, and Schema-Focused Therapy.

Main Duties

Provide a highly skilled psychological service to adults with secondary care (non-psychosis) mental health difficulties.
Deliver individual and group therapeutic interventions (including CBT).
Undertake psychological assessments, develop treatment plans, and offer psycho-education.
Manage and assess clinical risk, providing expert advice on psychological aspects of risk management.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to decision-making.
Offer consultation and advice to both psychology and non-psychology colleagues.
Provide training, supervision, and support to trainee psychologists and other mental health professionals.
About Us
NELFT is committed to supporting new staff members through a comprehensive induction process, providing mandatory training and support. You will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend engagement sessions focused on health and wellbeing.

The role offers a High Cost Area Supplement (15% of the basic salary) with a minimum of £4,313 and a maximum of £5,436 per year (pro-rata for part-time staff).

Job Description
The full job responsibilities include:

Conducting psychological assessments and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
Managing risk and providing guidance on clinical risk assessment.
Offering culturally and ethically sensitive services to all minority groups.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide effective care.
Contributing to training, supervision, and research within the team.
Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential:

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
HCPC registration or eligibility
Desirable:

Post-doctoral qualification in further evidence-based interventions (e.g., CBT, MBT, EMDR, CAT)
Experience
Essential:

Experience in secondary care adult mental health NHS settings
Experience delivering specialist CBT interventions
Experience working within NHS multidisciplinary settings
Desirable:

Experience in teaching, supervision, or training of mental health professionals
Experience in delivering group therapy in secondary care settings
Psychometric testing skills
Skills
Essential:

Psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for complex clinical presentations
Consultation and supervision skills in secondary care NHS settings
Desirable:

Skills in auditing and evaluating care pathways
Experience in post-doctoral research within NHS settings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to a DBS check.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details

Employer: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: South Forest Centre, 21 Thorne Close, Leytonstone, E11 4HU
The closing date for applications is 13 February 2025. If you are interested or need more details, please refer to the full job description or contact the recruitment team.