Psychologist / Psychological Therapist

NHS Jobs

401 St John St, London EC1V 4RW, UK

Full time

£56,276 - £63,176 per year

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for delivering services under the national Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway programme to men and women with complex personality difficulties and serious offending histories. This provision will focus on supporting the effective management and engagement of these service users whilst in the community. The NW ICPS incorporates both Core Offender Management (CORE-OM) services, which deliver consultation, training, formulation and joint casework support to the National Probation Service (NPS), and case management and therapeutic interventions through Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Services (IIRMS).

Main duties of the job

Within the Core-OM provision, the post holder will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of a consultation and liaison service to Offender Managers/National Probation Service within North West London and, occasionally, more widely across London. This work will involve the undertaking of evidence-based screening of caseloads, the facilitation of individual and group consultation/formulation meetings and the promotion of workforce development through the delivery of training to a range of staff including partner agencies and allied professionals. There will also be a requirement to contribute to multiagency working where appropriate, for example through attendance at MAPPA meetings and liaising with Community Mental Health Teams.

Within the IIRMS provision, the post holder will be responsible for providing a specialist psychological service to the multi-disciplinary team and to offenders with personality disorder/difficulties. This work will involve the completion of comprehensive and holistic clinical assessments/formulations/risk management plans, informed by best practice in risk assessment and literature on working with personality disordered offenders, with an emphasis on desistance. There may also be opportunities to contribute to the delivery of the Enhanced IIRMS treatment programmes, which will include, amongst others, Mentalisation Based Treatment, schema therapy, Challenge (for male sexual offenders) and trauma-focused interventions.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

29 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year Per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0554

Job locations

London Probation Service

401 Saint John Street

London

EC1V 4RW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Generally within the post, the post holder may also utilise research skills to enhance service development and delivery. This may involve the completion of audits and other research and development activities.

The post holder may be required to supervise and direct the work of assistant and trainee psychologists as required.

We welcome applications from recently qualified psychologists and those that will achieve professional registration in the upcoming months.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder may be required to supervise and direct the work of assistant and trainee psychologists as required.

We welcome applications from recently qualified psychologists and those that will achieve professional registration in the upcoming months.

Person Specification

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or its equivalent, accredited by the BPS. Training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist. OR A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent). Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) (via having a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route) OR A recorded/registered qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and further post accreditation qualification in a nice recommended or evidence-based therapy (e.g. CBT; EMDR) OR Clinician due to achieve professional registration in the upcoming months.

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.

Desirable

Experience working with and delivering psychological therapy to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or a history of self-harm and substance misuse and experience of working with complex trauma.

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or its equivalent, accredited by the BPS. Training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist. OR A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent). Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) (via having a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route) OR A recorded/registered qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and further post accreditation qualification in a nice recommended or evidence-based therapy (e.g. CBT; EMDR).
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient 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. Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience working with and delivering psychological therapy to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or a history of self-harm and substance misuse and experience of working with complex trauma.
Experience of delivering brief, primary care, CBT interventions or equivalent Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings. Experience of teaching and training.
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 training, advice and psychological information and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management and treatment of mentally disordered and PD offenders.
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses).
Ability to work intensively with people who present challenges in the complexity of their problems and needs, including sexual and violent offending and self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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.
Good understanding of the current context of service provision within the NHS.
Willingness to work flexibly to meet demands of contracts, commissioners and other stakeholders to provide high-quality and effective care.
Ability to work in probation services, in line with HMPPS policy and procedures and obtain and maintain enhanced security clearance.

Desirable

Other relevant CPD qualifications, pre- or post-training. Especially training in working with people with trauma presentations, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Training in more than one psychological therapy.
Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural and specialist contexts.
Experience of working within a criminal justice or forensic mental health service
Experience of working with service-users to develop peer facilitated support or treatment initiatives.
Experience of working using multitherapeutic approaches.
Experience of using a trauma informed approach.
Experience in supervising others in the delivery of psychological therapy.
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.
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Person Specification

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or its equivalent, accredited by the BPS. Training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist. OR A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent). Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) (via having a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route) OR A recorded/registered qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and further post accreditation qualification in a nice recommended or evidence-based therapy (e.g. CBT; EMDR) OR Clinician due to achieve professional registration in the upcoming months.

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.

Desirable

Experience working with and delivering psychological therapy to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or a history of self-harm and substance misuse and experience of working with complex trauma.

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or its equivalent, accredited by the BPS. Training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies. HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist. OR A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent). Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) (via having a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route) OR A recorded/registered qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and further post accreditation qualification in a nice recommended or evidence-based therapy (e.g. CBT; EMDR).
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient 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. Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Experience working with and delivering psychological therapy to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or a history of self-harm and substance misuse and experience of working with complex trauma.
Experience of delivering brief, primary care, CBT interventions or equivalent Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings. Experience of teaching and training.
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 training, advice and psychological information and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management and treatment of mentally disordered and PD offenders.
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses).
Ability to work intensively with people who present challenges in the complexity of their problems and needs, including sexual and violent offending and self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
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.
Good understanding of the current context of service provision within the NHS.
Willingness to work flexibly to meet demands of contracts, commissioners and other stakeholders to provide high-quality and effective care.
Ability to work in probation services, in line with HMPPS policy and procedures and obtain and maintain enhanced security clearance.

Desirable

Other relevant CPD qualifications, pre- or post-training. Especially training in working with people with trauma presentations, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Training in more than one psychological therapy.
Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural and specialist contexts.
Experience of working within a criminal justice or forensic mental health service
Experience of working with service-users to develop peer facilitated support or treatment initiatives.
Experience of working using multitherapeutic approaches.
Experience of using a trauma informed approach.
Experience in supervising others in the delivery of psychological therapy.
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.
Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London Probation Service

401 Saint John Street

London

EC1V 4RW

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London Probation Service

401 Saint John Street

London

EC1V 4RW

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Salary range

£56,276 - £63,176 per year