Qualified Psychologist – Essex

Job summary

Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist

Trauma
Informed Rehabilitation

Career
Level C / Expert (NHS 7 / 8a)

Location: North Benfleet

Role will be suitable for an experienced Clinical / Forensic or
Counselling Psychologist or a Clinical / Forensic or Counselling Psychologist
due to gain HCPC Registration in next 6 months

Are you looking for a leadership
opportunity combined with ongoing clinical experience? We are seeking a
compassionate and creative individual to lead and inspire our Trauma Informed
Clinical and Forensic Work.

This exciting opportunity is for a HCPC
registered Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling Psychologist. The successful
applicant will manage workload within a long term rehabilitation ward
consisting of working age men, demonstrating leadership skills and an ability
to work with a wide variety of people. As this will be clinical and therapeutic
work, it is essential that you have clinical skills and knowledge from the area
of trauma as well as a developmental understanding of individuals.

You will work closely with other
psychologists and be supported by an assistant psychologist allocated to the
ward. Supervision skills would be beneficial, but are not an essential
criteria for this role. Knowledge of trauma-informed care would be advantageous
but we are able to provide training in this field in order to utilise DBT and
EMDR.

Main duties of the job

This role would suit an individual with a desire to combine clinical practice whilst developing their broader leadership skills, in order to influence service delivery and to provide the highest quality of care for our patients. This is an opportunity to become a qualified trauma therapist as well as gaining further experience in trauma-informed care.

Although you will be allocated for long term male rehabilitation ward, the whole site consists of a male long term low secure ward, a male acute ward and two PICUs; one male, one female with adapted trauma informed care as well. The role may therefore extend to supporting other patients with EMDR.

Working for our organisation

You will join a large team of registered Psychologists based across our 3 sites (Northampton, Birmingham and Essex) and our Community Partnerships division. As such, there will be lots of support but also great opportunities for people to progress in their future too.

Our purpose is to provide hope and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what were here to do. They are:

• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that hope is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience and view of the future.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You will need to be an HCPC registered Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist.

Experience

Essential

• Having HCPC registration in place or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.

Desirable

• Experience of working with this client group is desirable.
• This role would be perfect for someone already working as a Qualified Psychologist or someone looking to gain their HCPC Registration in the next 6 months.

Closing Date: 3 August 2026