Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist Preceptorship
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will cover multiple wards)
- Job ref
- 333-J-WE-0774-A
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Charles Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £71,148 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist Preceptorship
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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
POST TITLE: Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist Preceptorship
BASE: Redwood & Kershaw Ward, Nightingale Building, St. Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, London W10 6DZ and 3 Beatrice Place London W85LW.
GRADE: Band 8a Full time; or offered on Band 7 Preceptorship basis for those requiring more experience. INTERVIEW DATE TBC
Main duties of the job
POST REQUIREMENTS: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the older adult service in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster (KCW). We are looking for a Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join Kershaw and Redwood Wards, based in St. Charles Hospital and 3 Beatrice Place unit, based near High Street Kensington. Applications are invited from clinical or counselling psychologists specialising in working with Older Adults with a range of conditions. The post holder will be responsible for providing highly specialised psychological assessment and therapy, and neuropsychological assessment and treatment, for older people presenting with wide range of clinical presentations and problems related to dementia and other functional mental health issues. The post is established at Band 8A for candidates with appropriate experience and expertise. We would also welcome interest from newly qualified or less experienced candidates as we have the flexibility to appoint as a preceptorship (Band 7). Where a current Trainee Psychologist, or newly qualified Psychologist applies we would offer the post as a Band 7 preceptorship until necessary experience and competencies (JD and responsibilities adjusted accordingly) within an agreed timeframe are met. The successful applicant will receive regular supervision from the K&C Lead OA Psychologist.
Working for our organisation
Psychology is well established and appreciated on Redwood Ward and the successful applicant will work within a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and arts therapists. The successful applicant will join the wider Westminster Older Adult Psychology Team, with links to the other OA Psychologists working in the Westminster OA CMHT and KCW Memory Service. The Westminster OA Psychology Team also forms part a large network of Older Adults Psychologists working within the Trust and who meet regularly.
The Team in Westminster faces the challenge of meeting the needs of a diverse London population within one of the largest NHS Foundations Trusts in London. We can offer you: A Trust committed to staff personal development including a robust supervision and appraisal process; An opportunity to work for one of the top 10 NHS employers; A large and varied in-house training programme and access to external university courses; We value and give you the opportunity to input into service development and; We encourage staff input and ideas in relation to moving services forward, improving care pathways and meeting the client group’s needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Person specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical Psychology or BPS Chartered Status for counselling psychologists, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- Current HPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable criteria
- Training in clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
- Pre- or Post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a Significant years, or an alternative agreed by the Chief Psychologist
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in Physical Health, Physical Rehabilitation and/or Intermediate Care Teams.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.). High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Attitude, Aptitudes and Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Able to build constructive relationships and warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Ability to identify and articulate own training needs
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and influence others
- Excellent Team Player with proven ability to work well in a team
- Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing in both routine and complex situations
- Ability to organise own work and caseload
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
- Ability to recognise own limitations and have a willingness to share and learn skills from others
- Ability to prioritise own and others caseloads
- Ability to represent the Community Rehabilitation Team Service in interagency settings
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Excellent Time Management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others
- Ability to concentrate and work in conditions requiring emotional demands
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of particular needs of older adults
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
- Sean Mooney
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966932742
- Additional information
For further information call Sean Mooney, Modern Matron Redwood & Kershaw Ward: 07966 932742 or Dr Susan MacAuley, lead psychologist K&C OA: 0208 206 7148; email:[email protected].
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