Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months Fixed Term maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 26.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 333-G-CA-1675
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Children’s Services, Civic Centre Hillingdon; other venues as required
- Town
- Uxbridge
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
This is a Fixed term maternity position for 12 months at Band 7.
Must already have HCPC registration.
We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly and compassionate established multi-disciplinary Team.
· To join the Multi Agency Psychological Support (MAPS) Service - which is located in the local authority (London Borough of Hillingdon) and is part of an existing NHS service. The MAPS service comprises of a team of psychologists, providing a service for children, young people and young adults who are in/leaving care and/or adopted or have special guardianship orders, or who are children in need of protection, children in need, or vulnerable children referred to the stronger families service. We work closely with our Hillingdon CAMHS service.
· An additional part of role will be to provide psychological support for the ‘Staying Close’ project. Staying Close aims to provide stable accommodation and comprehensive support to care-experienced young people, aged 18+, who are leaving residential or supported living placements. This will be delivered in partnership with a range of agencies and organisations, including health, education, and employment providers. The aim is to ensure that young people receive joined-up support that meets their needs and helps them to achieve their full potential as they step out of care and transition into adulthood.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist psychological and/or systemic or psychotherapeutic assessments and interventions whilst interpreting and integrating complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members, foster carers and others involved in the client’s care, including frontline workers in health, education, social services and the voluntary sector.
2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of children and young people with mental health difficulties, including those children who are looked after and adopted, or are children in need, children in need of protection, young adults leaving care, or vulnerable children who are part of the stronger families teams. These plans will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
3. To work to prevent placement breakdown, and far more effective rehabilitation of children and young people back into their families where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. With us, you will get -
A Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
An opportunity to work for one of the top 10 NHS employers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder’s professional and service manager(s).
2. To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in Psychology and Psychotherapy across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology, systemic psychotherapy child and adolescent mental health and related disciplines.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro-psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies development psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- OR A registered qualification in health care at graduate level in nursing, social work or allied health profession PLUS post- graduate qualification (diploma equivalent) i.e., cognitive behaviour therapy
- To be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) or equivalent i.e., BACP
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and formulation of complex mental health presentations including Trauma presentations.
- Experience of working psychologically with people who have complex mental health problems, including trauma and personality disorder
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision of staff
- Experience of skills in group work.
- Experience of work with care - givers/families
- To be able to conduct routine assessments of IQ and memory screening.
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of working in MDT settings in particular the demonstrated ability to work jointly in assessment interventions with multidisciplinary team members .
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience in the use of risk assessment and the management of risk and crisis
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS community mental health settings in secondary and tertiary care.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessment and intervention for people with mental health presentations
- Well developed skills in the ability to work and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and to other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge of current developments and policies relevant to mental health services.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Sound time management skills
- Sound IT skills to manage an electronic case record.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation and NICE guidance in relation to this client group
- Knowledge of clinical caseload management within a team setting
- Skills in providing consultation and supervision to other professional and non - professional groups and assistants.
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi -media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Valid drivers licence and the ability to drive to different bases.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Priscilla Hamilton
- Job title
- Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895 256521
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