Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Older Adults | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Tachwedd 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum pro rata (plus HCAS) |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Havering, RM3 0QA |
| Cwmni: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7626491/395-PP145-25 |
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We are looking to appoint an experienced, HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist as Principal Psychologist for Older Adult mental health. The post is an opportunity for a psychologist who values multidisciplinary working to develop skills in leadership and supervision.The post will involve both direct and indirect clinical work with service users, families, and wider systems.The postholder willbe expected to work closely with the multidisciplinary team and offer consultationand support with complex cases.
In addition the post holder will provide supervision to more junior psychologists working in NELFT.
The post holder will be based with the Older Adult Mental Health Team and Memory Service in Havering.The postholder will be supported by the Consultant Clinical Psychologists for Older Adult Mental Health and Adult Neuropsychology in addition to the borough lead psychologist. In collaboration with colleagues, the post holder will contribute to expert by experience involvement in service development.
The Trust has strong links with the UCL, UEL and Royal Holloway clinical psychology courses and several Counselling Psychology courses. The postholder will be expected to supervise trainees, engage in service development and evaluation, research projects and teaching, where appropriate.
This post will suit an 8a or existing 8b psychologist with broad psychological interests and skills including psychological interventions in mental health, understanding psychological consequences of physical illness, and neuropsychological assessment and formulation. The candidate will be someone who: values multi-disciplinary team working; either has, or is keen to gain, experience in recruitment and developmental support of junior psychologists; is highly specialist in an area of psychological assessment and intervention applicable to old age psychology e.g. evidence-based interventions relevant to late onset mental health, ‘graduates’ of adult mental health services, adjustment to neurodegeneration or physical illness, including family interventions. Some prior experience in neuropsychological assessment is required, with support available to refresh and update skills.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with Us
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 p.a. pro rata for part time).
1. Provide clinical leadership to the specialist care pathway and all psychological practitioners working in the specialist care pathway.]
2. Further develop the specialist care pathway.
1. Take responsibility for assessment, treatment and systematic outcome measurement in the specialist care pathway.
1. Ensure a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based psychological service is available to all service users who need it.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025