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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

Find out more

Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 333-J-BR-0814-A Vacancy ID: 7870347

Clinical Psychologist

Accepting applications until: 27-Mar-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 27-Mar-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Fairfield House, Fairfield Crescent, Kingsbury, NW9 0PS
Tref: london
Cod post: NW9 0PS
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £61,631 - £68,623 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Psychology

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

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Clinical Responsibilities

Provide highly specialist psychological assessments for older adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, including complex mental health presentations and suspected or diagnosed dementia.
Undertake comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessments, integrating information from multiple sources including clinical interview, structured observations, psychometric measures and collateral information.
Develop evidence-based psychological formulations and implement appropriate treatment and management plans for individuals, families, carers and groups.
Deliver a range of psychological interventions across care settings, adapting approaches to meet the needs of older adults and their support networks.
Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for clinical decision-making, including assessment, treatment, risk management and discharge planning.
Undertake and contribute to risk assessments and provide specialist psychological advice regarding risk formulation and management.
Act as Lead Clinician where appropriate, coordinating care and contributing to multidisciplinary care planning and review processes.
Provide specialist consultation and psychological guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues, GPs and partner agencies to promote psychologically informed practice.
Participate in the service’s Initial Assessment Process and attend relevant clinical meetings.
Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality clinical records and reports in line with Trust and professional standards.
Undertake home visits and work flexibly across community and clinic settings as required.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

Provide clinical and professional supervision to trainee psychologists, assistant psychologists and Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners.
Support and manage the clinical workload of supervisees in line with team policies and procedures.
Contribute to the teaching and training of multidisciplinary staff and, where appropriate, pre- and post-qualification psychology trainees.
Engage in regular clinical and management supervision and participate in appraisal and personal development planning.
Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) in line with professional body and Trust requirements.

Research, Audit and Service Development

Utilise current research, theory and evidence-based practice to inform clinical work.
Contribute to audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives within the team.
Support research activity and provide research advice to colleagues where appropriate.
Contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of team policies and service delivery models.

Management and Leadership

Contribute to the development, monitoring and evaluation of operational policies and service provision.
Provide advice to service and professional management on psychological and organisational matters.
Participate in recruitment processes for assistant and trainee psychologists as required.
Attend and contribute to operational, professional and multidisciplinary meetings.
Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, national guidance and local policies affecting older adults’ mental health services.

Information Governance and IT

Ensure accurate electronic data entry and maintenance of clinical information systems.
Provide statistical and activity data to managers as required.
Comply with Trust policies regarding information governance and confidentiality.

Health and Safety

Adhere to Trust policies relating to health and safety, infection control, fire safety and risk management.
Report incidents, accidents and concerns in line with Trust procedures.
Ensure safe working practices in community and home visit settings.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. Training in clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.

Meini prawf dymunol

Pre-or post -qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

• 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 in clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology. • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. • Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through being clinically supervised in working as a specialist clinical psychologist with older people or in neuropsychology.

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in working with people living with cognitive impairment and / or dementia, including the formal assessment of cognition.