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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a clinical psychologist who is interested in developing their skills further within the Bedford Community Access Pathway. </p>  <p>This post is based within Bedford Community Access Service CAMHS (CAS) Service, and which provides a specialist service, to young people, their families/caring network, working closely with external partners including Education, Local Authority and Primary Care. This is a community-based post, located within Bedford CAMHS, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, group-work and psychoeducation to children, young people and parent/carers.</p>  <p>Bedford CAS provides specialist therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents and their families from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds, whose problems cause mild to moderate levels of concern to themselves, their parents/carers, professionals and the wider community. The team also works closely with the locality CAMH teams to provide a seamless multi-disciplinary service.</p>  <p>The team is part of wider and comprehensive Bedfordshire Specialist CAMH Services that offers a comprehensive stepped model of mental health care, from early intervention partnerships with all our schools and GP practices, to the imminent opening of an adolescent inpatient unit with intensive home treatment care, providing for all four quadrants of the Thrive model. East London Foundation Trust provides CAMHS services across East London, Bedfordshire and Luton.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role will include the provision of specialist advice/consultation to the network around the young person, psychological assessment, liaison with other agencies, psychology interventions, cognitive assessments, delivering training and workshops, supporting and informing on the trauma-based care for the children and young people and their caring networks, helping to develop a system of care and embedding a trauma-informed approach with partner agencies, clinical supervision (Band 8A) and line management (Band 8A). </p>  <p>At Band 8A, the post holder will be an experienced psychologist with a substantial knowledge in the field of child and adolescent mental health, with an awareness of the social, emotional and psychological impact of care experienced young people. They will clinically supervise the work of trainee psychologists and other psychologists as needed, and offer management supervision to other members of the team. A preceptorship will be offered to less experienced psychologist to offer support and training to enable the transition to Band 8A two years post qualification.</p>    <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: 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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £62,682 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7447017</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>North Bed CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush Court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As part of CAMHS commitment to partnership working with, we have expanded our clinical intervention to support the Multidisciplinary Team Around the School (TAS) charter, in conjunction with Cambridgeshire Community services NHS Trust and Bedford borough council. This is a pilot project as part of the Change programme. This is a multi-agency collective working in partnership to create opportunities for the early identification of diverse needs to offer children and young people the right support in the right place at the right time. The meetings working towards embedding new behaviors and ways of working and moving towards making inclusion a reality. </p>  <p>For more details please view the attached Job Description</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As part of CAMHS commitment to partnership working with, we have expanded our clinical intervention to support the Multidisciplinary Team Around the School (TAS) charter, in conjunction with Cambridgeshire Community services NHS Trust and Bedford borough council. This is a pilot project as part of the Change programme. This is a multi-agency collective working in partnership to create opportunities for the early identification of diverse needs to offer children and young people the right support in the right place at the right time. The meetings working towards embedding new behaviors and ways of working and moving towards making inclusion a reality. </p>  <p>For more details please view the attached Job Description</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or CBT profession</li>
        
        <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology OR Health Psychology OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Band 8A only: Work as a qualified psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience working with children and adolescents.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of care planning</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual, family-based and group-based format.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in education settings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or CBT profession</li>
          
          <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology OR Health Psychology OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Band 8A only: Work as a qualified psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience working with children and adolescents.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of care planning</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual, family-based and group-based format.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in education settings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>North Bed CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush Court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>North Bed CAMHS</p>
          <p>9 Rush Court</p>
          <p>Bedford</p>
                    <p>MK40 3JT</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

CAMHS Clinical Psychologist Band 7 to Band 8a Preceptorship

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>CAMHS Clinical Psychologist, Looked after children</p> <p>We are excited to be recruiting into our Band 8a post for a Clinical Psychologist in Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS Looked After Children's Team. We are looking for someone to join us who has passion and experience of working with looked after children and able to contribute positively to the growing team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual, with a strong professional identity to work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. You will work with children and adolescents who have highly complex and persistent mental health difficulties, using evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. You will provide a range of highly skilled therapeutic trauma-informed interventions, which will be delivered on an individual, group or family basis, provide consultations to social workers/foster carers, provide support to professional networks working with the children in care, and share OT specialist skills to the multi-disciplinary team.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: 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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        PER ANNUM
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7454548</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>North Beds CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post will be based in Bedford but you will be expected to work across our Bedfordshire and Luton clinics. The team works with looked after children including those placed on SGO orders and Unaccompanied asylum seeking children. There are many opportunities for development with the team and being a part of a wider collaborative CAMHS service. </p> <p>We place a high value on staff wellbeing and investment in teams to ensure a high quality service provision. Benefits of working for the Trust include a Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Child care vouchers, Relocation packages and Wellbeing sessions </p> <p>For further details please see attached job description</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post will be based in Bedford but you will be expected to work across our Bedfordshire and Luton clinics. The team works with looked after children including those placed on SGO orders and Unaccompanied asylum seeking children. There are many opportunities for development with the team and being a part of a wider collaborative CAMHS service. </p> <p>We place a high value on staff wellbeing and investment in teams to ensure a high quality service provision. Benefits of working for the Trust include a Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Child care vouchers, Relocation packages and Wellbeing sessions </p> <p>For further details please see attached job description</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>or CBT profession  Clinical / Counselling Psychology  Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology</li>
        
        <li>OR Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>OR Health Psychology</li>
        
        <li>OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in DDP</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience - working with young people with psychosis and emerging personality disorder.  Emergency assessments and crisis intervention work.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of care planning</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual al, family-based or group-based formats.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way</li>
        
        <li>Looked after children's knowledge and experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Previous experience of delivering CBT.</li>
        
        <li>Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities</li>
        
        <li>Able to manage own time and caseload</li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others</li>
        
        <li>Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries</li>
        
        <li>Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres</li>
        
        <li>Basic computer skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of facilitating group work would be desirable.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>or CBT profession  Clinical / Counselling Psychology  Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology</li>
          
          <li>OR Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>OR Health Psychology</li>
          
          <li>OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in DDP</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience - working with young people with psychosis and emerging personality disorder.  Emergency assessments and crisis intervention work.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of care planning</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual al, family-based or group-based formats.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way</li>
          
          <li>Looked after children's knowledge and experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of delivering CBT.</li>
          
          <li>Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities</li>
          
          <li>Able to manage own time and caseload</li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others</li>
          
          <li>Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries</li>
          
          <li>Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres</li>
          
          <li>Basic computer skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of facilitating group work would be desirable.</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>North Beds CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>North Beds CAMHS</p>
          <p>9 Rush court</p>
          <p>Bedford</p>
                    <p>MK40 3JT</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Luton and Bedfordshire Liaison and Diversion Service (L&amp;DS) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract. The post will be for 30 hours per week. Weekly supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist.</p>
<p>The ideal candidate for the post will have experience of working in a mental health care setting as an Assistant Psychologist. Previous experience of working with forensic clients or hard to reach clients would be desirable. In terms of skills, we are particularly looking for applicants who are confident, resilient, reflective, willing to learn, and able to operate with a high level of autonomy. We are also looking for applicants who embrace and have experience of collaborative working with partner agencies, service users and carers, and who have a keen interest in working with police, probation and other public sector organisations.</p>
<p>The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community via Women's Centres, the Recovery College and the TOKKO Centre, across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community via Women's Centres, the Recovery College and the TOKKO Centre, across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>18 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-LUT7438156</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community via Womens Centres, the Recovery College and the TOKKO Centre, across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. The interventions offered are based on a range of psychological models such as CBT (including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy) and DBT, with sessions undertaken in the community via Womens Centres, the Recovery College and the TOKKO Centre, across Luton and Bedfordshire. You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, with either a Bachelor's degree (Class 2.1 or higher) or a Bachelor's degree (any class) together with a higher Degree. OR A Bachelor's degree (Class 2.1 or higher) AND evidence of substantial psychological therapy or counselling training.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Attendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>At least 1 year experience as a band 4 Assistant Psychologist</li>
        
        <li>Experience of work in the NHS, working with client groups with severe mental health problems</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with challenging behaviour.</li>
          
          <li>Working with voluntary organisations.</li>
          
          <li>Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Basic knowledge of mental health issues and approaches to treatment and intervention</li>
        
        <li>Basic understanding of health care systems and structures: staffing, roles and responsibilities, the role of hospitals, primary care and community care</li>
        
        <li>Aware of the potential impact of discrimination &amp; disadvantage on mental health.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client group.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills with service users, carers and staff.</li>
        
        <li>Manage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances.</li>
        
        <li>Accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.</li>
        
        <li>Implement appropriate psychological assessment and interventions relevant to the client group.</li>
        
        <li>Use IT packages and NHS clinical systems such as RIO.</li>
        
        <li>Record and report on clinical information as required.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of relevant specialist treatment or assessment procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, with either a Bachelor's degree (Class 2.1 or higher) or a Bachelor's degree (any class) together with a higher Degree. OR A Bachelor's degree (Class 2.1 or higher) AND evidence of substantial psychological therapy or counselling training.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Attendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>At least 1 year experience as a band 4 Assistant Psychologist</li>
          
          <li>Experience of work in the NHS, working with client groups with severe mental health problems</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with challenging behaviour.</li>
            
            <li>Working with voluntary organisations.</li>
            
            <li>Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Basic knowledge of mental health issues and approaches to treatment and intervention</li>
          
          <li>Basic understanding of health care systems and structures: staffing, roles and responsibilities, the role of hospitals, primary care and community care</li>
          
          <li>Aware of the potential impact of discrimination &amp; disadvantage on mental health.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Up to date knowledge of psychological research and national guidance relevant to the client group.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills with service users, carers and staff.</li>
          
          <li>Manage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances.</li>
          
          <li>Accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.</li>
          
          <li>Implement appropriate psychological assessment and interventions relevant to the client group.</li>
          
          <li>Use IT packages and NHS clinical systems such as RIO.</li>
          
          <li>Record and report on clinical information as required.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Skills in the use of relevant specialist treatment or assessment procedures</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Charter House</p>
          <p>Alma Street</p>
          <p>Luton</p>
                    <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Senior Assistant Psychologist Liaison and Diversion Service

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Job Advertisement</strong></p> <p><strong>Title: Principal Clinical Psychologist </strong></p> <p><strong>Band: 8b or developmental from 8a to 8b</strong></p> <p><strong>Team: Emotional Behavioural Teal 3</strong></p> <p><strong>Permanent - 0.8 wte</strong></p>  <p>We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist with a keen interest in service development and delivery to join our thriving and innovative multi-disciplinary Emotional &amp; Behavioural Team (EB3). We are also open for Band 8a's to apply as a development role into the Band 8b post. This is an opportunity to bring a psychological perspective in clinical thinking to the team and to shape and develop the service which offers a range of therapeutic interventions to young people aged 5-18 and their families. This is a leadership role that will also oversee clinical supervision and consultation within the team and participate in leadership meetings and decision making.</p>  <p>We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about varying contexts we work within (i.e. ethnic, neurodiversity, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will provide guidance on evidence-based therapies that can help address the demand on service, and in particular the growing complex challenges that young people and their families face, and how we as a service can most effectively respond. They will lead on service audits, quality improvement projects and clinical outcomes, ensuring that the findings of the audits inform service development. The successful candidate will also have responsibilities that include direct clinical work and case management of complex and high-risk cases, line management and clinical supervision.</p>  <p>The post holder will work with the Clinical Team Lead to ensure operational services are effective and will provide frontline leadership to the staff within the Multidisciplinary Team. The successful post-holder will directly contribute to service development and to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and to empower the team to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. The post holder will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: 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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>08 August 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,455 to £74,896 a year
      
        Pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7366448</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>North Beds CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush Court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For a more detailed information please see attached job description and person specification document</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For a more detailed information please see attached job description and person specification document</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate Training in Clinical Psychology leading to Practitioner Psychologist Registration with the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Post qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.</li>
        
        <li>Post qualification training in Eating Disorders; Complex Mental health presentations in adolescence and / or CBT with children and adolescents.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management or leadership training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of working within an NHS CAMHS service as a clinical psychologist.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaison and joint work with other statutory, including Social Services and Education, and voluntary agencies, including crisis management.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychology and delivering services in different cultural contexts</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessing adolescents for psychotherapy including risk assessment and management. Crisis management and skills for promoting helpful reflection amongst the clinical team.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing Evidence based interventions to patients with complex problems.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing and implementing care pathways.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using clinical outcome measures.</li>
        
        <li>Service development experience.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing the profession in policy and academic forums.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of leadership, operational, and/ or line management responsibilities.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the health and welfare of children and adolescents and mental health.</li>
        
        <li>Specialist knowledge - Complex Cases. Highly developed knowledge of severe child and adolescent mental health problems, including comprehensive multi- disciplinary assessment, systems of psychiatric classification and intervention.</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed  knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies for complex presentations in adolescence e.g., psychosis, OCD, eating disorders, severe depression, neuro-developmental disorders and their assessment, dual diagnosis.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Postgraduate Training in Clinical Psychology leading to Practitioner Psychologist Registration with the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Post qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.</li>
          
          <li>Post qualification training in Eating Disorders; Complex Mental health presentations in adolescence and / or CBT with children and adolescents.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management or leadership training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of working within an NHS CAMHS service as a clinical psychologist.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaison and joint work with other statutory, including Social Services and Education, and voluntary agencies, including crisis management.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology and delivering services in different cultural contexts</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing adolescents for psychotherapy including risk assessment and management. Crisis management and skills for promoting helpful reflection amongst the clinical team.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing Evidence based interventions to patients with complex problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and implementing care pathways.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using clinical outcome measures.</li>
          
          <li>Service development experience.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of representing the profession in policy and academic forums.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of leadership, operational, and/ or line management responsibilities.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the health and welfare of children and adolescents and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Specialist knowledge - Complex Cases. Highly developed knowledge of severe child and adolescent mental health problems, including comprehensive multi- disciplinary assessment, systems of psychiatric classification and intervention.</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed  knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies for complex presentations in adolescence e.g., psychosis, OCD, eating disorders, severe depression, neuro-developmental disorders and their assessment, dual diagnosis.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>North Beds CAMHS</p>
      <p>9 Rush Court</p>
      <p>Bedford</p>
            <p>MK40 3JT</p>
    
  

  
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Principal Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.</p><p><strong>Do you aspire to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals on their rehabilitation journey?</strong>

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about delivering transformative care at our neighbouring neurological rehabilitation services - Christchurch View and Loyd House.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>At Active Care Group, every success story highlights our commitment to holistic, person-centred care. Dennis's journey at Christchurch View exemplifies the impact of this approach:</p><p>Years of trauma led Dennis to alcohol addiction, which combined with a brain injury caused by two strokes and repeated falls and seizures left him unable to live independently.

With the support of our specialist team, Dennis has regained his independence. Today, he volunteers at the service, helping other residents with arts and crafts, cooking, and other activities.</p><p>Reflecting on his progress, he says, "<strong><em>I can look at myself in the mirror now and like myself".</em></strong></p><p>Dennis's story shows how personalised psychological support can help individuals overcome significant challenges from addiction to complex brain injuries and reclaim autonomy in their lives. This is the kind of meaningful change you'll help facilitate every day at Christchurch View and Loyd House.</p><p>If you're ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of people like Dennis, apply today to join our team at <strong>Active Care Group.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.
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  <p>01 September 2025</p>

  
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    <p><strong>What you'll be working:</strong></p> <p>This role is 24 hours per week with days and times to be agreed. We understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.</p> <p><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></p> <p>As a Clinical Psychologist, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering assessments and therapeutic interventions to service users with brain injury and complex neurological conditions. Your work will be instrumental in creating and guiding personalized rehabilitation plans to promote independence and recovery.</p> <p>Your impact:</p> <ul>  <li>Conduct psychological assessments to understand the needs of each individual and develop tailored care plans that address their unique challenges</li>  <li>Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, helping service users adjust to life-changing injuries or conditions and reach their full potential</li>  <li>Evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group treatment programmes</li>  <li>Collaborate with a diverse, interdisciplinary team of clinicians to ensure holistic care that integrates physical and psychological rehabilitation</li>  <li>Support families and carers, giving them the tools and understanding to help their loved ones recover and thrive</li>  <li>Play an integral role in the continuous development of a service that changes lives, contributing your expertise to service improvement initiatives</li>  <li>Keep people safe from any harm and protect their human rights</li> </ul> <p><strong>What to look forward to:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>25 days plus bank holidays </li>  <li>Birthday off </li>  <li>Join the <strong>Active Learning Hub </strong>and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities</li>  <li><strong>Active Reward App</strong> giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop </li>  <li>Free 24 hour confidential <strong>Employee Assistance Programme Helpline &amp; App </strong>to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice </li>  <li>A salary sacrifice <strong>Aegon 5% matched pension</strong></li>  <li>Access to join a <strong>Medicash Health Plan</strong> for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians</li>  <li>We recognise outstanding <strong>Active Behaviours</strong> via the <strong>Active Awards</strong> programme </li>  <li>Enhanced Sick &amp; Maternity Pay benefits </li>  <li><strong>Refer a Friend</strong> <strong>Scheme</strong> and earn yourself up to <strong>£1500</strong> by recommending someone you know</li>  <li>……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>What you'll be working:</strong></p> <p>This role is 24 hours per week with days and times to be agreed. We understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.</p> <p><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></p> <p>As a Clinical Psychologist, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering assessments and therapeutic interventions to service users with brain injury and complex neurological conditions. Your work will be instrumental in creating and guiding personalized rehabilitation plans to promote independence and recovery.</p> <p>Your impact:</p> <ul>  <li>Conduct psychological assessments to understand the needs of each individual and develop tailored care plans that address their unique challenges</li>  <li>Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, helping service users adjust to life-changing injuries or conditions and reach their full potential</li>  <li>Evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group treatment programmes</li>  <li>Collaborate with a diverse, interdisciplinary team of clinicians to ensure holistic care that integrates physical and psychological rehabilitation</li>  <li>Support families and carers, giving them the tools and understanding to help their loved ones recover and thrive</li>  <li>Play an integral role in the continuous development of a service that changes lives, contributing your expertise to service improvement initiatives</li>  <li>Keep people safe from any harm and protect their human rights</li> </ul> <p><strong>What to look forward to:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>25 days plus bank holidays </li>  <li>Birthday off </li>  <li>Join the <strong>Active Learning Hub </strong>and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities</li>  <li><strong>Active Reward App</strong> giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop </li>  <li>Free 24 hour confidential <strong>Employee Assistance Programme Helpline &amp; App </strong>to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice </li>  <li>A salary sacrifice <strong>Aegon 5% matched pension</strong></li>  <li>Access to join a <strong>Medicash Health Plan</strong> for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians</li>  <li>We recognise outstanding <strong>Active Behaviours</strong> via the <strong>Active Awards</strong> programme </li>  <li>Enhanced Sick &amp; Maternity Pay benefits </li>  <li><strong>Refer a Friend</strong> <strong>Scheme</strong> and earn yourself up to <strong>£1500</strong> by recommending someone you know</li>  <li>……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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			<p>Are you a Forensic Psychologist in Training looking to finish your core roles in a different environment or about to enrol in your training and want to work for a fixed term? If so, join Chadwick Lodge as a Forensic Psychologist in Training.</p>
<p>Join the friendly and supportive team of qualified, ‘in training’ and Assistant Psychologists, each of whom work within a variety of different psychological frameworks and modalities. The team also includes a CBT Therapist and DBT Nurse Specialist. This is an excellent opportunity for you to demonstrate competency in the core areas required to qualify as a Forensic Psychologist, receiving supervision from a Chartered Forensic Psychologist.</p>
<p>You will be working in the male forensic services, which encompass medium and low secure care for service users. There will be opportunity to utilise a variety of therapeutic approaches to aid rehabilitation for individuals who have complex needs and require help to manage their internal processes in a safer way, whilst working towards rehabilitation. In particular the role will involve contribution towards our MDT team based DBT informed approach to treatment of men with acute mental illness.</p>
<p>Working as Trainee Psychologist in our team, you will have your own case load, under supervision and will support with conducting assessments and facilitating group and individual therapeutic sessions across the male services. You will also be supporting and contributing to risk assessments, collection and analysis of data, and representing Psychology in multi-disciplinary clinical meetings. You will support in co-facilitating workshops and training delivered across the hospital. You will also be supported to maintain your personal and professional development.</p>
<p>We are committed to evaluating the effectiveness of our treatment programmes to ensure patients are receiving the required treatment, and there is encouragement to engage in Research projects. Chadwick lodge has links to both Birmingham and Nottingham Universities and is experienced at supporting Psychologists in Training.</p>
<p>This is an on-site position, and full time hours (37.5 per week) are preferable, although those seeking part-time hours or some flexible working arrangements will be considered.</p>
<p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p>
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    <li>Holding a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out individual and group psychological intervention and developing formulations.</li>
    <li>Undertaking collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients</li>
    <li>Undertaking psychological assessments and their write up using appropriate psychometric measures, direct and indirect observations, and semi-structured interviews, under appropriate supervision.</li>
    <li>Attending relevant meetings to contribute to the planning and development of service improvements.</li>
    <li>Managing and maintaining databases.</li>
    <li>Assisting with audits and research projects where required.</li>
    <li>Attending reflective practice sessions.</li>
    <li>Supporting qualified members of staff within the service on a day to day basis.</li>
    <li>Maintaining highest standards of clinical governance, ethical practice, and data protection.</li>
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<p><strong>To be successful in this role, you’ll need:</strong></p>
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    <li>A BPS accredited recognised Masters degree in Forensic Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR)</li>
    <li>Previous experience within clinical and / or forensic settings</li>
    <li>Clear professional goals for development</li>
    <li>A willingness to meet professional practice expectations and the regulatory body codes of ethics</li>
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<p>The successful candidate will ideally have some experience in risk assessment and the delivery of different therapeutic models that support service users towards recovery (i.e. CBT, CFT, Schema or DBT). However Elysium Healthcare is dedicated to individual development, and provides excellent training opportunities if required.</p>
<p><strong>What you will get:</strong></p>
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    <li>Annual salary of £29,969</li>
    <li>The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!</li>
    <li>Free meals and parking</li>
    <li>Wellbeing support and activities</li>
    <li>Career development and training</li>
    <li>Pension contribution</li>
    <li>Life Assurance</li>
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<p><strong>Where you will be working:</strong></p>
<p>Chadwick Lodge, part of Elysium Healthcare, offers medium and low secure services providing specialist assessment and treatment for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) and have a history of offending behaviour. We also offer an Acute service for men requiring specialist support, and a locked rehabilitation intensive Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) service for women with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).</p>
<p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p>
<p>You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.</p>
<p><em>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.</em></p>
		
	
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Forensic Psychologist in Training- Maternity cover up to 1 year

<p><strong>Are you HCPC registered with 12 months of post qualification experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist?</strong></p> <p><strong>Expert Witness work available immediately!</strong></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> You will carry out assessments at your nearest clinic and be asked to assess patients, within your chosen region.</p> <p><strong>Hours:</strong> Associate expert and zero hours - Pick the hours that work for you and sign up to receive regular work based on your expertise and knowledge.</p> <p><strong>Rate of pay:</strong> £85- £100 per hour - location and experience dependent. </p> <p><strong>Experience:</strong> You don't need any experience in the legal medico field - We can accept those who have worked in both child and adult psychology, in any setting or capacity and you will receive supervision and training on the industry.</p> <p><strong>Expenses: </strong>Fuel expenditure over a certain mileage. </p> <p>Whether you are Consultant or Principal Psychologist, if you are registered on the HCPC, under <em>"Clinical" </em>Psychologist and looking to take on additional and ad-hoc work, this could be the ideal situation for you.</p> <p>Our client, are a well respected Expert in the field of Medico legal Personal injury and Court related cases. Offering their services across England and Wales.</p> <p><strong>Expert role explained</strong>: </p> <p>Working weekends, evenings or a spare week day to suit you </p> <p>The role includes little admin and no patient treatment, as the assessment is purely consultative in order to evaluate the patients mental health. </p> <p>Completing a standard template and making recommendations of diagnosis and treatment - including CBT, EMDR, DBT person centred and so on, for those suffering with PTSD, Depression, Flashback and other mental health altering conditions.</p> <p>The cases are a mixture of Medco legal/personal injury cases and Crime related family and immigration cases. </p> <p>As well as assessing patients, presenting with ASD and ADHD both adult and child.</p> <p>Assessments are carried out face to face, using a standard proforma and a team of expert legal secretaries will write your report, which is then proof read by you the expert. The assessment is holistic and completely evidence based.</p> <p><strong>Terms of business and requirements of the role: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum 1 year of hands on HCPC registered clinical experience.</li><li>Registered under: Clinical psychologist only.</li><li>Strong understanding of psychological assessment tools.</li><li>Experience in 121 therapies, CBT EMDR or similar cognitive treatments, children or adult or both.</li><li>Right to work in the UK - All working visas considered.</li><li>Proof of qualifications gained - Diploma, Bachelors or Masters.</li><li>Indemnity insurance, up to 5 million and including Medico legal.</li><li>ICO certified or willing to apply for this.</li></ul> <p><em>Whilst we also do not offer Sponsorship - Should you have extra hours with your current visa, we can accept applications who are looking for additional work as long as you are under sponsorship already and have a full 12 months post HCPC registration.</em></p> <p>Apply now, immediate start and enrollment available!</p>

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