Senior Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist - ACP Service

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our supportive team of psychologists working in the Harlow Specialist Adult Community Mental Health Service with the base in Harlow, Essex. This post is available at Band 7 or Band 8a, dependent on eligibility and experience. If appointed at Band 7 this will be a developmental post and the post-holder will be invited to work through an appraisal‑linked development process towards Band 8a level, with the opportunity to be moved up to Band 8a when they meet the person specification and experience requirements to fulfil the Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role.

Working alongside experienced psychologists and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will be responsible for assessment and formulation of service users presenting with complex needs, supporting them to understand and manage their difficulties. You will deliver NICE recommended psychological interventions for chronic and severe mental health presentations such as complex trauma and personality disorders, psychosis and bipolar disorder, severe anxiety and depression, aiming to promote social inclusion and empower service users in their mental health recovery.

You will provide support and training to staff on working in psychologically informed ways, offer supervision to more junior colleagues (e.g. trainees), and consultation to the wider team. You will champion trauma‑informed care and a needs‑led approach to working with our service users, and work with colleagues to support psychologically informed working. Within Psychological Services in West Essex we have specialist skills and training in a variety of approaches including CAT, CBT, CBTp, DBT, EMDR and CFT.

Training and development is both strongly supported and actively encouraged. We also have active links with local Clinical Psychology training programmes, and there are opportunities for involvement in teaching, supervision and research.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of pensionable pay
• Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits
• £8,000 relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus