Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Islington Resettlement Project
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation TrustSearch for more jobs in London
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Islington Resettlement Scheme Wellbeing Project. The purpose of the project is to provide an outreach and screening service for refugee families resettled in the London Borough of Islington. We offer holistic assessments and treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and common trauma-related mental health difficulties, as well as a programme of workshops, consultation and liaison with caseworkers and multidisciplinary mental health staff, teaching, and training. The project sits within the established Traumatic Stress Clinic.
Main duties of the job
The role of the clinical psychologist includes psychological assessment and providing specialist psychological interventions, including trauma- focused therapy. Therapy will be primarily carried out at St Pancras Hospital, but travel may also be required to conduct home visits or deliver workshops in other sites in Islington.
We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and committed individual who shares our team’s passion for human rights and social justice. We offer excellent development opportunities including high quality supervision, CPD, and close working with other specialist refugee trauma services across London. We also support the development of leadership skills and aim to nurture our staff and support them to become confident supervisors, devise and implement training, and conduct research. If you would like to make a positive difference to the lives of refugee clients, we would love to hear from you.
We will consider applications from newly qualified (psychologists with appropriate skills and experience in refugee mental health. In the event of a successful candidate being pre-HCPC registered the post will be re-banded to Band 6 and made fixed term until such a time as the post-holder achieves registered status in order for the post to become Band 7 substantive. The below duties therefore would be subject to appropriate clinical supervision from a HCPC registered psychologist in the team.
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This advert is for Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Islington Resettlement Project with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 15 months (Until October 2027). The application deadline is 12 Jun 2026.
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