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From the employer's careers site First seen 8 Nov 2026

Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their expanding therapies team at Harrow Adult Mental Health. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing highly specialist psychological assessment, collaborative formulation with service users, and consultation to the team.

The post-holder will be expected to take a leading role in the ongoing development of Harrow's Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA) model for adult mental health services. The Trust is committed to staff personal development, with a trust-wide culture change and leadership programme that prioritises staff wellbeing.

The Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist will work closely with the full range of MDT professionals, including psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, and peer support. They will provide specialist psychological intervention that draws on a range of evidence-based modalities.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions for clients under the care of Bentley House CMHH
  • Assessing and monitoring risk and drawing up appropriate risk management plans
  • Contributing to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service
  • Supervising trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism
  • Undertaking occasional teaching and training of pre- and post-qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate

The Trust offers flexible working, access to a variety of CPD opportunities, and a variety of work.

The salary for this post is £63,665 to £70,887 per annum, inclusive of HCAS.

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Skills

Required

  • specialist psychological assessment
  • collaborative formulation
  • consultation
  • trauma-informed approaches
  • Power Threat Meaning Framework formulation
  • Psychological Stabilisation interventions

Nice to have

  • post-qualification training in supervision and management
  • high-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9333-26-1453

Apply on Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust