Principal Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist inNorthampton inNorthampton PUBLISHED
WED 15 JAN 2025
Leadership Opportunities, The role offers a chance to take on a leadership position within a multidisciplinary team, influencing service direction and practice.
Collaboration, Working alongside other Principal Psychologists and professionals in community mental health teams fosters a collaborative environment.
Valued Role, Psychologists are recognized and respected members of the multidisciplinary team, which enhances job satisfaction and professional growth.
Supportive Culture, The Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust promotes a culture of learning and innovation, providing opportunities for personal and professional development.
Impactful Work, Contributing to the care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health difficulties allows for meaningful and impactful work.
Flexibility in Service Delivery, The focus on community-based care enables psychologists to address mental health needs in various settings, making services more accessible.
The Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a fixed-term position for 12 months, aimed at covering maternity leave within the Community Adult Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in South Northamptonshire. The successful candidate will be integral to the leadership team, providing supervision and support to other psychologists and team members while actively engaging in clinical work. The position requires expertise in managing severe mental health challenges such as complex trauma, psychosis, and personality disorders, along with demonstrated leadership skills for developing innovative practices and contributing to service development.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post-holder will collaborate closely with other Principal Psychologists and the Adult Mental Health Psychology Lead to realize the service's vision while fostering a person-centered approach. The Trust emphasises accessible care and supports ongoing learning and development, promoting a culture of improvement in services provided both in community settings and in facilities like prisons. Interested candidates can reach out to Dr. Nadia Karim for more information or to arrange informal visits.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post-holder will collaborate closely with other Principal Psychologists and the Adult Mental Health Psychology Lead to realize the service's vision while fostering a person-centered approach. The Trust emphasises accessible care and supports ongoing learning and development, promoting a culture of improvement in services provided both in community settings and in facilities like prisons. Interested candidates can reach out to Dr. Nadia Karim for more information or to arrange informal visits.
This post is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover maternity. The role is based in Community Adult Mental Health Teams in the South of the county.
CMHTs are multidisciplinary teams that deliver specialist support and clinical interventions to people with a range of mental health difficulties.
The post-holder will be part of the leadership team within the CMHTs as well as supervising and supporting other practitioner psychologists and
team members. Psychologists are valued members of the MDT and are encouraged to play a key role in MDT working. You will work alongside
other Principal Psychologists, working in both South and north CMHTs. The Principal psychologists are supported by the Adult Mental
Health Psychology Lead.
The postholder will supervise and line manage members of psychology staff who work into the CMHTs. They will also carry out clinical work and we are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge and skills of working with severe and enduring mental health difficulties such as complex trauma, psychosis and personality difficulties.
The postholder will aslo take a leadership role therefore leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a lead role in service development. We are looking for someone who can contribute at a senior level to the vision for the service working closely with various stakeholders.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Nadia Karim Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
CMHTs are multidisciplinary teams that deliver specialist support and clinical interventions to people with a range of mental health difficulties.
The post-holder will be part of the leadership team within the CMHTs as well as supervising and supporting other practitioner psychologists and
team members. Psychologists are valued members of the MDT and are encouraged to play a key role in MDT working. You will work alongside
other Principal Psychologists, working in both South and north CMHTs. The Principal psychologists are supported by the Adult Mental
Health Psychology Lead.
The postholder will supervise and line manage members of psychology staff who work into the CMHTs. They will also carry out clinical work and we are keen to recruit someone with experience, specialist knowledge and skills of working with severe and enduring mental health difficulties such as complex trauma, psychosis and personality difficulties.
The postholder will aslo take a leadership role therefore leadership skills and the ability to develop innovative practice and play a lead role in service development. We are looking for someone who can contribute at a senior level to the vision for the service working closely with various stakeholders.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Nadia Karim Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
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