Principal Personality Disorders Therapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum pro rata (plus HCAS) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 March 2026 |
| Location: | Waltham Forest, E17 3HP |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7812691/395-PP187-25 |
Summary
We are excited to advertise this opportunity for 3.6 wte 8b Principal Personality Disorder Therapist's to lead our personality disorders therapy provision in Waltham Forest, Havering, Redbridge, and Barking & Dagenham.
In 2023, part of the Psychological Professions Review aimed to integrate Psychological Professions into the community mental health teams (Mental Health and Wellness Teams) to work more collaboratively and consider holistic care for service users. The second phase of the integration is to include IMPART(Intensive Management of Personality disorder: Assessment and Recovery Team)as a specialist service in this integration.
The targets and objectives for this organisational change programme are to:
• Always put the service user at the heart of service delivery and provide the best possible opportunity to support recovery and optimum level of function, through a people centric approach which is founded in co-production, evidence-based practice and innovation.
•Enhance patient experience with appropriate referrals and discharges being more actively and speedily considered with Personality Disorder specialist embedded within the mental health teams.
•Enhancing communication between disciplines to facilitate consistent and more effective care delivery for this complex client group.
•Increase efficiency and productivity of working hours
•Where appropriate ensure smooth transfer of care of young adults from ONEL DBT or CAMHS
Please see the job description and person specification for more details related to duties of the roles.
• 1.0 wte is based in Waltham Forest Base at the South Forest Centre, E11 4HU.
• 1.0 wte is based in Havering at Church Road, RM3 0SH
• 0.8wte is based in Redbridge at Goodmayes Hospital site, IG3 8XJ
• 0.8wte is based in Barking & Dagenham at Barking Community Hospital, IG11 9LX
Locality will be allocated based on candidates preference and scoring at interview if duplication.
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 Goodmayes, 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).
Please see the job description and person specification for more details related to main responsibilities.
• 1.0 wte is based in Waltham Forest Base at the South Forest Centre, E11 4HU.
• 1.0 wte is based in Havering at Church Road, RM3 0SH
• 0.8wte is based in Redbridge at Goodmayes Hospital site, IG3 8XJ
• 0.8wte is based in Barking & Dagenham at Barking Community Hospital, IG11 9LX
Locality will be allocated based on candidates preference and scoring at interview if duplication.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Mar 2026