Principal Psychologist, Men's MHTR Clinical Lead
Posted 10 hours 7 minutes ago by CNWL
Permanent
Part Time
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England, United Kingdom
Job Description
Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity to up skill or to simply change your career direction. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Principal Psychologist, Men's MHTR Clinical Lead NHS AfC: Band 8b Main area Health and Justice Service Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 333-D-HJ-1867-A
Site The Gordon Hospital Town London Salary £72,921 - £83,362 per annum inc HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 21/10/2025
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
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.
Job overview North London Forensic Collaborative is the largest forensic Provider Collaborative in England and is a partnership between forensic services within five NHS Trusts including North London NHS Foundation Trust - Lead Provider; Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust; East London NHS Foundation Trust; North East London NHS Foundation Trust; West London NHS Trust. This post is hosted by Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust and will work alongside clinical leads working East London NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a newly commissioned pan-London Men's Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service to reduce custodial sentences and improve the wellbeing of men in the criminal justice system with mental health needs. Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend, mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. Treatment requirements offer courts an alternative to short custodial sentences and aim to prevent reoffending by addressing underlying vulnerabilities and improving quality of life. This service aims to increase the use of primary care treatment requirements as part of a community sentence, offering psychologically informed interventions and advice.
Main duties of the job North London Forensic Collaborative are looking for four 0.6 WTE B8b Psychologists. CNWL are recruiting to two of these posts which will operate as a job share and will be responsible for operational service delivery across North West and North Central London. There are equivalent posts being recruited to in North East London via NELFT and ELFT and we expect the clinical leads and services to work closely together, to ensure that courts across London are covered throughout the year.
The successful candidates will hold a small complex clinical caseload and be responsible for supervision of the clinical team. We hope to recruit a staff team reflective of the population we serve and welcome applications from those with protected characteristics, including minority ethnic groups. Candidates will be considered for all NLFC posts at interview. All three trusts support flexible working and applications for secondments to this substantive role will be considered.
Working for our organisation By joining CNWL's Health & Justice Directorate you will be joining a large department of psychologists and psychological therapists that provide an array of mental health and OPD services across London, Surrey, Kent and Bucks. Our staff are dynamic and welcoming and the networking and CPD opportunities are central to our services ethos. We have active research forums and promote our services and work through academic and clinical forums. All staff receive regular supervision and are supported with career aspirations and progression.
What we can offer you: CNWL is recognised locally, nationally & internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute national health strategy & policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. With us, you will get -
Principal Psychologist, Men's MHTR Clinical Lead NHS AfC: Band 8b Main area Health and Justice Service Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 333-D-HJ-1867-A
Site The Gordon Hospital Town London Salary £72,921 - £83,362 per annum inc HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 21/10/2025
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
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.
Job overview North London Forensic Collaborative is the largest forensic Provider Collaborative in England and is a partnership between forensic services within five NHS Trusts including North London NHS Foundation Trust - Lead Provider; Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust; East London NHS Foundation Trust; North East London NHS Foundation Trust; West London NHS Trust. This post is hosted by Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust and will work alongside clinical leads working East London NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a newly commissioned pan-London Men's Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service to reduce custodial sentences and improve the wellbeing of men in the criminal justice system with mental health needs. Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003, recognising that for many individuals who offend, mental health and substance misuse issues underpin their offending behaviour. Treatment requirements offer courts an alternative to short custodial sentences and aim to prevent reoffending by addressing underlying vulnerabilities and improving quality of life. This service aims to increase the use of primary care treatment requirements as part of a community sentence, offering psychologically informed interventions and advice.
Main duties of the job North London Forensic Collaborative are looking for four 0.6 WTE B8b Psychologists. CNWL are recruiting to two of these posts which will operate as a job share and will be responsible for operational service delivery across North West and North Central London. There are equivalent posts being recruited to in North East London via NELFT and ELFT and we expect the clinical leads and services to work closely together, to ensure that courts across London are covered throughout the year.
The successful candidates will hold a small complex clinical caseload and be responsible for supervision of the clinical team. We hope to recruit a staff team reflective of the population we serve and welcome applications from those with protected characteristics, including minority ethnic groups. Candidates will be considered for all NLFC posts at interview. All three trusts support flexible working and applications for secondments to this substantive role will be considered.
Working for our organisation By joining CNWL's Health & Justice Directorate you will be joining a large department of psychologists and psychological therapists that provide an array of mental health and OPD services across London, Surrey, Kent and Bucks. Our staff are dynamic and welcoming and the networking and CPD opportunities are central to our services ethos. We have active research forums and promote our services and work through academic and clinical forums. All staff receive regular supervision and are supported with career aspirations and progression.
What we can offer you: CNWL is recognised locally, nationally & internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute national health strategy & policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. With us, you will get -
- A Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
- An opportunity to work for one of the top 10 NHS employers
- Variety of work
- Access to a variety of CPD opportunities
- To lead on the development and implementation of the Men's MHTR service and hold management oversight and clinical supervision of the team
- To oversee and be responsible for quality and performance, including quarterly reporting to commissioners
- To work as a jobshare with other service lead and work alongside partners to deliver the service across London
- To have oversight and sign off of court directions, including covering sign of court directions for NLFC colleagues during periods of leave
- To liaise and ensure working relationships with key stakeholders
- An honours degree in Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or equivalent, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, equivalent to that accredited by the BPS.
- Evidence of significant post-qualification specialist training, experience and developing expertise in a relevant specialist area of clinical practice.
- HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Completion of supervisor training course.
- Pre- or Post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist including at a highly specialist level or an alternative agreed by the Chief Psychologist
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings.
- Advanced knowledge, experience and expertise in at least one specialist area of clinical practice gained through specialist training and supervised practice (e.g. psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, clinical supervision).
- Experience of leading on projects of service design or improvement.
- Experience of leadership . click apply for full job details