Principal Clinician - Clinical Psychologist | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,387 - £80,465 Per annum inclusive of HCAS / pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW3 5BU |
| Company: | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7204847/260-TP-930 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative clinical team, working with families with highly complex needs.
The post holder will oversee a highly complex caseload and develop and formulate specialised programmes of care for service users that are outcome focused, and evidence based.
You will communicate complex information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to members of the multidisciplinary team, care partners and service users, who may on occasion, present with challenging behaviours.
Post could considered as a secondment
The post holder will act as a Clinical Lead for service users being treated by other colleagues, providing oversight of assessments, treatment and discharge of patients.
The post holder will maintain a high standard of clinical records, preparing reports for internal use and for external agencies, maintaining good communications with referrers and other professionals involved.
You will be required to convene multi-professional and multi-agency meetings, liaising with outside agencies and professionals and will act as the lead on liaison work and cross-sector partnership working such as GPs / schools/local authorities.
The post holder will act as lead for safeguarding and risk management in the team as appropriate.
You will lead on the quality, safety and continuous improvement of services provided to service users and their families. You will act as a positive role model and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
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 services users and students that we provide. The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees or clients are treated fairly and valued regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation or trade union membership. Selection for training and development and promotion will be on the basis of the individual’s ability to meet the requirements for the job. You are responsible for ensuring that the Trust’s policies, procedures and obligation in respect of equality and diversity are adhered to in relation to both staff and services.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025