Lead Psychologist

This is a fulltime post, but could be combined 0.5wte with a Trauma-Informed Care Training Lead role.


Are you ready to join an organisation, which values its staff, patients and community? Role : Principal Psychologist CRHT / Trauma-Informed Care Training Lead


NHS Discounts (show your ID at various Food, Drink, Health & Beaut & Shopping outlets)
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Car Lease Schemes
~2 days Additional Leave (if no sickness absence)
~ Learning and Development opportunities - CPD


The CRHTs form an integral part of the Crisis pathway where people experiencing a mental health crisis are supported by a multidisciplinary team through short term support and intervention. The CRHTs liaise with other teams across the Crisis pathway as well as inpatient and community services. The Principal Psychologist in each team holds an important leadership role in contributing with psychological knowledge to the care plan, offer psychological assessments and brief interventions. The ability to work collaboratively with other professions is a central part of the post in order to provide holistic care within a biopsychosocial model.


The Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Training Lead role is an exciting new role designed to specifically support the next steps in raising awareness of TIC and to support local service leads and teams towards implementation of TIC principles and values into delivery of care. The main duties include the development, coordination and oversight of the delivery of high quality training and workshops in trauma-informed care principles for services in Beds and Luton ELFT, maintaining a strong focus on collaboration and co-production of initiatives whilst ensuring all projects understand service user, carer and staff needs and views and supporting the adoption of service-based tools to map the implementation of trauma-informed care.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Post Graduate Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Or Have completed an equivalent training abroad as recognised by NARIC and written and oral English sufficient for their work
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Post Qualification Training in a Psychotherapy Modality: e.g. Relevant management / leadership training certificate.
Supervision training.

Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling psychologist at a highly specialist level preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.
Excellent risk assessment skills and experience

Legislation in relation to mental health problems and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
The theory and practice of psychological assessment and therapies in relation to treatment of a range of mental health disorders, including SMI, complex mental health and psychosis
Risk assessment practice and procedures.
Produce high-quality professional reports to specified deadlines and other time constraints.
Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice.

Respect and appreciation of the knowledge, skills and experience of local and national VCSE.


East London NHS Foundation Trust