Principal Psychologist – South Beds CMHT | East London NHS Foundation Trust in Dunstable inDunstable PUBLISHED TUE 28 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Principal Psychologist – South Beds CMHT | East London NHS Foundation Trust Job details Posting date: 28 October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £62,215 - £72,293 Per Annum Hours: Full time Closing date: 27 November 2025 Location: Dunstable, LU5 4JD Company: East London NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7579387/363-BED6863638-I Apply for this job Summary We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking for the next step in their psychologist career. We are looking for aPrincipal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in our South Bedfordshire Adult Community Mental Health Services network, in a post which has leadership elements alongside clinical and supervision responsibilities. You will provide senior clinical and strategic input into these two local services which provide care and support for people (and their families) who experience serious mental health difficulties, such as psychosis and complex emotional needs. The main duties involve ensuring the systematic provision of a high-quality comprehensive specialist psychological service to the service users of the Community Mental Health Teams. You will work closely with the team managers and senior clinicians in leadership roles, and be part of a thriving multi-disciplinary network of mental health professionals, Peer Support Workers, VCSE partners and administrators. There is a dedicated group of psychologists (including assistant psychologists and Clinical Associates in Psychology) and therapists for whom you would provide supervision and leadership. The candidate will be experienced in working with this client group and be familiar with NHS services, have a track record of working to develop and support multidisciplinary approaches and pathways, and have experience in the management of demand and flow through services. Experience in supervision, consultation, leadership, and service development is essential, along with highly developed clinical skills in assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for people presenting in secondary care mental health services. The post requires people to be able to travel to locations around South Bedfordshire and Luton. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations Please read the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the vacancy. This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Nov 2025