Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Overview

As a Psychologist in the Bentley House Community Mental Health Hub, you will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for adults with severe mental health difficulties. You will work within an MDT to develop creative, trauma-informed care plans and contribute to service development and training. A focus on advancing the Trauma-Informed Approaches model and cross-team collaboration will shape practice across Harrow’s mental health services. This role offers opportunity to influence policy through evidence-based interventions and research.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working
• CPD opportunities
• Staff wellbeing emphasis
• Variety of work
• Professional development
• Leadership and culture-change initiatives

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for CMHH clients
• Deliver culturally appropriate psychological interventions and monitor outcomes
• Assess and manage risk; develop risk management plans
• Act as named worker and coordinate multi-professional care planning meetings
• Contribute to service development and participate in projects
• Allocate and supervise work of an assistant psychologist as needed
• Provide training to other professionals on psychological approaches
• Ensure accurate documentation per Trust policies
• Undertake complex service evaluation, audits or research
• Receive regular supervision and maintain CPD aligned with HCPC and BPS standards
• Travel within Harrow and Trust areas for home visits as required
• Respond professionally to emotionally distressing situations and support others

Key requirements

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology and HCPC Practitioner Psychologist registration
• Experience of clinical supervision across varied client needs
• Experience in psychological assessment and treatment for complex cases
• Experience working with diverse communities and carrying out research projects
• Knowledge of psychological assessment, clinical psychometrics and relevant legislation
• Skill in communicating complex information sensitively; ability to plan assessments and interventions
• Experience with supervising/allocating tasks to assistant psychologists
• Proficiency in administering and interpreting psychometric tests and strong IT skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• Collaborative team player
• Psychometric and neuropsychological testing
• Evidence-based psychological therapies (EMDR, DBT, NET, CBT, Open Dialogue, CAT, psychodynamic models)
• Data analysis and research methods

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