Complex Emotional Needs Lead (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist)
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £72,921.00 to £83,362.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £72921.00 - £83362.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, W9 2NU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9333-26-0014 |
Summary
To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychological services to clients within the complex emotional needs pathway. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by psychologists, psychotherapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. To take responsibility for the day-to-day operational and clinical practice of psychologists and psychological therapists working within the CEN pathway and to act as a point of liaison between the CEN pathway and other local services. In conjunction with the Lead Psychologist, to take a lead role in the co-ordination and delivery of psychological services across the CEN pathway to ensure the provision of a consistent and well-integrated psychological service model across the borough. To manage referrals into and out of the CEN pathway in a co-ordinated and effective way and to assist with the equitable allocation of cases for assessment and treatment. To assist with the co-ordination and provision of training placements for trainee psychologists, honorary psychotherapists and other staff as agreed with the Lead Psychologist. To liaise with the relevant training institutions and agencies, including Clinical Psychology Training Schemes and other training courses. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place for the effective professional supervision and clinical governance of the psychological therapists and therapy clinicians within the pathway, for which the post holder has designated professional responsibility, including clear systems for professional supervision, appraisal, performance management and the identification of CPD needs across the team. The post-holder will be expected to provide necessary service activity reports in a timely and organised fashion and ensure that the psychologists and psychotherapists within the service areas are using the appropriate information recording systems in accordance with Trust and other relevant professional policies. To ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures in a variety of areas and where required to assist in the reporting of key performance indicators to relevant commissioners and monitoring bodies e.g., CQC, GP Commissioning Bodies etc. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of psychological practice within the psychological therapies service. A key requirement of the job is to carry out necessary audit, policy and service development and research activities within the service to ensure the delivery of a high quality service with a sound basis in in best clinical practice. To assist the Lead Psychologist with the full range of planning and implementation of policy and service development changes within the area served by the services. Where required, to act as a deputy for the Psychological therapies service in Westminster including attendance at key meetings and policy forums. The post-holder may also be asked to represent the psychological therapies service in Trust-wide forums and meetings.