NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/ Psychotherapist
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Psychological Professional Acute Services
Band 8a | Band 7 development opportunity | Full-time or part-time considered
Bring psychological thinking to the heart of acute mental health care
Are you a Clinical, Counselling Psychologist, or a Psychotherapist with a core profession looking for a role where your expertise can make a real difference at some of the most important points in people's crisis and recovery?
Would you like to work in a service where psychological thinking is valued within the MDT, where you can develop your expertise in acute care, and where there are genuine opportunities to contribute to service development, research and the wider profession?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and committed Psychological Professional to join our Acute Psychology Service, working across inpatient wards and the Home Treatment Team.
This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues, brings curiosity and compassion to complex presentations, and wants to influence care beyond the therapy room.
A role where you can make a difference
As a Psychological Professional within Acute Services, you will help bring formulation-led, evidence-based psychological practice into crisis and acute care.
You Will Have Opportunities To
- Develop and promote psychological formulation to inform care planning, risk management and clinical decision-making.
- Provide psychological assessment and brief, evidence-based interventions for people experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
- Contribute to collaborative risk assessment and management, including team based risk formulation.
- Strengthen psychological thinking and skills across the MDT through consultation, training, supervision and reflective practice.
- Work closely with partner services to support effective discharge planning and continuity of care.
- Contribute to service evaluation, audit, quality improvement and wider service development.
- Develop your clinical leadership skills and influence the way psychological care is delivered across acute pathways.
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Your development matters
Although this post is offered at Band 8a, we are very happy to consider applications from Band 7 clinicians seeking a development opportunity.
For the right candidate, we can develop a tailored job plan reflecting your existing competencies, experience and development goals. This could provide an excellent opportunity to build towards Band 8a level practice while gaining valuable experience in acute mental health services.
The Acute and Rehab Psychology (ARD Psychology) Service is a dynamic team of psychological professionals working across crisis and acute settings, including Home Treatment Crisis Teams, psychiatric inpatient wards and other areas of acute mental health care.
We are proud of the contribution our team has made to the development of psychological practice in acute and inpatient services. Team members have been involved in national guidance, research, studies and publications, including contributing to the BPS/ACP-UK guidance for psychological services in acute adult mental health settings.
We are keen to build on this work and welcome people who want to contribute to the development of best practice, research and the evidence base for psychological work in acute care.
We are passionate about tackling health and social inequalities and making psychological care accessible to everyone. Our team works hard to create welcoming and inclusive spaces for people from marginalised communities, ensuring that psychological practice recognises the wider social and cultural contexts in which people live.
We are committed to supporting the professional development of our staff through regular CPD and opportunities to broaden clinical expertise. Subject to funding and service requirements, there may also be opportunities to access further training in approaches such as Systemic Family Therapy, EMDR and CBT for psychosis.
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If you are interested in the vacancy, please get in touch with Dr Faiza Anwar (Principal Psychologist) 07715053610.
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
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As part of the Trust’s objective to redeploy as many staff as possible, this role is restricted to existing internal administration staff that have contracted hours for the Trust only. If you are a current bank/agency worker that feels you have met the legal criteria to be eligible to apply for the role or are not a current administrative member of staff but seeking redeployment for other purposes, please clarify this in your application form so that this can be considered.
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