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

Job details
Posting date: 30 May 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £49,036 - £55,049 per annum Inc HCAs
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 29 June 2025
Location: Hackney, N4 2ES
Company: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 7211813/363-FOR7211813

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Summary


We are looking to recruit an innovative and enthusiastic Band 7 Psychologist for our Low Secure Service for men. Applicants should have experience working within a relevant setting, such as forensic and/or rehab, and feel passionately about making a difference to the lives of service users. The post holder will be embedded within a particular ward MDT based at Wolfson House, Hackney.

The successful applicant would join a dynamic psychology department in the forensic directorate that covers medium and low security, learning disability, and community services. The department maintains close links to academic institutions, including regional Clinical Psychology training courses. There are many excellent CPD opportunities including facilitating CAT informed reflective practice, teaching and training opportunities, and a wide range of specialist supervision that includes neuropsychology.



We actively encourage applicants from backgrounds representative of the diverse communities we serve.

Providing a specialist psychology service to inpatients on a particular ward, that will include specialist psychological assessments and interventions.

To offer a trauma-informed perspective in developing management plans and informing patient care from a psychological perspective.

To offer consultations to non-psychology colleagues, and to develop, deliver and evaluate specialist group programmes.

To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research projects.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the departments objectives.

To supervise the work of assistant psychologists, students, or trainees as required.

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.

For full details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the vacancy profile


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

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