Principal PsychologistinHigh WycombeinHigh WycombePUBLISHED MON 10 MAR 2025
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In this vital role, you’ll not only conduct complex psychological assessments and provide tailored therapy but also shape the future of our psychological services. You'll lead training, supervise fellow clinicians, and ensure the highest standard of psychological practice across our team. If you’re ready to bring your expertise and nurturing spirit to a supportive environment that values your professional growth, we would love to hear from you. Join us in making a difference—together, we can change lives!
Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering people who use drug and alcohol treatment services to achieve a better quality of life? Would you like to work for Inclusion, a leading and award winning NHS provider of addiction treatment service in England and part of a forward thinking and innovative NHS trust?
Inclusion has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our team within One Recovery Bucks, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for people impacted by their own or someone else's use of alcohol or drugs. Inclusion is fully committed to developing and embedding trauma informed care.
One Recovery Bucks is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Principal Psychologist (0.4 WTE) to join our dynamic team. As a leading NHS community drug and alcohol treatment service provider, we are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to individuals dealing with substance use issues.
o Responsible for the provision of a psychology service to young people and adults accessing community drug & alcohol services. This is to incorporate complex assessments leading to psychological formulations of distress; recommendations for treatment options and evaluation of interventions
o As a senior clinician with specialist post-qualification training, the post holder will take responsibility for development of a specific area of psychological knowledge within the Inclusion psychology team. This may include leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance aspects of the specific therapeutic model or approach.
o To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically informed care and treatment.
o To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
o To utilise research and audit skills to guide service development
About us
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification. A summary is provided below:
- To provide a clinical psychology service to patients, with moderate to severe mental health problems, liaising as appropriate with relevant local mental health services
- To work with clients alone as necessary, or to work jointly with others depending on the relevant risk assessment
- To provide expert psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to an exceptionally high standard to patients with a range of mental health problems
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses
- To liaise with relevant professionals within inpatient and community settings, coordinating the delivery of psychology services for adults within the localities where services are provided
- To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the multi-disciplinary team
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