Psychological Therapist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum (pro rata) including HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7565734/391-NMUH-7565734 |
Summary
The North Middlesex Hospital Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service is looking to recruit a Band 7 Psychological Therapist. We are looking for a therapist who can offer psychological therapy to staff members experiencing common mental health problems – this could be any suitably qualified Psychological Therapist, for example, a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, an accredited CBT Therapist, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist or Systemic Psychotherapist. HCPC registration plus membership of the appropriate professional body is required.
We are looking for someone who can be part of the development of a new service model, as we move away from the acute phase of the pandemic and offer ongoing support to hospital staff, many of whom work in challenging roles.
We welcome interested applicants to contact us to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please contact Steven Livingstone (Consultant Psychologist / Head of Staff Psychological Wellbeing), emailsteven.livingstone5@nhs.net/ 07816359822.
The Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service exists to support the emotional wellbeing of all our staff. We offer a range of individual and group support options and aim to embed a culture of positive wellbeing across the whole organisation. Our staff are qualified mental health professionals who are trained to provide a range of evidence-based psychological therapies.
In addition to 1:1 therapy, we also offer the following services:
• The Wellbeing Room:a space to relax, decompress and unwind
• Regular, interactive,educational workshopsandactivitiescovering topics like stress management, self-care and sleep hygiene
• Serious Incident Aftercare:we co-ordinate group debriefs following serious incidents for teams/staff groups involved in stressful or traumatic events in the workplace.
• Outreach, Consultation & Support:we link with managers and leaders to help build culture of wellbeing into team structures and processes.We offer consultation to teams and managers to help them to better understand team dynamics and functioning, especially where this is having an impact on staff wellbeing.
We are therefore looking to recruit a therapist with an interest in training and supporting teams. The post will suit someone who is flexible and is committed to continuous improvement. We welcome innovations and a readiness to try out new ideas as part of our commitment to quality improvement and the development of our staff.
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link:https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service. We are a multi-disciplinary group of therapists providing evidence-based treatments to serve the psychological needs of staff within the North Middlesex Hospital. We accept self-referral, referral from managers and from HR / OH. We provide group and individual interventions, training and team input.
Purpose of the Job:
To contribute to assessment of clients referred to the service, to offer both group and 1:1 therapy. To take a lead in liaising and developing good working relationships with services across the hospital.
To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training supervision and consultation.
To provide specialist advice to the team and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of service users accessing team.
Follow defined practices and procedures under the management and co-ordination of a senior psychotherapist/psychologist. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
To take part in Quality Improvement projects. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities, keeping up to date with relevant psychological research and national guidance (DoH, NICE etc).
This advert closes on Friday 20 Mar 2026