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Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to deliver EMDR independently from the point of appointment, alongside other evidence-based trauma-focused psychological interventions
- Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of traumatic injury, including experience of working clinically with trauma both in staff teams and with individuals
- Experience
Clinical experience of assessing and treating trauma, including the delivery of evidence-based trauma-focused psychological therapy
- Experience
Experience delivering team-based psychological interventions for staff who interact regularly with risk, death, dying and trauma
- Experience
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in healthcare
- Qualifications
Post graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- Qualifications
Completion of further post-qualification specialist relevant training, including training in supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and evidence based trauma model
- Qualifications
Registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Qualifications
Completion of the full standard (adult) post-graduate training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), with all parts of the training completed at the point of appointment, together with evidence of having applied that training to treat cases independently in clinical practice
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Principal Clinical Psychologist – Pre-Hospital Critical Care/London’s Air Ambulance
London’s Air Ambulance is seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to lead the development of a pioneering psychological support service for our doctors, paramedics and operational teams working on the frontline of pre-hospital critical care.
This unique role will provide expert psychological support to staff exposed to traumatic incidents, while shaping a culture of resilience, psychological safety and high performance. You will deliver individual and team interventions, advise senior leaders, develop staff wellbeing initiatives, and lead research into the psychological impact of working in emergency trauma care.
You will have:
- A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration.
- Experience working with trauma-exposed populations.
- Expertise in trauma-focused interventions, including EMDR.
- Experience delivering team-based psychological support and working within multidisciplinary healthcare settings.
- Strong leadership, communication and research skills.
This is an opportunity to help create what is believed to be the first embedded psychological support programme within a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service internationally, positioning London’s Air Ambulance as a global leader in workforce wellbeing.
Join us and help protect the wellbeing of those who save lives every day.
Main duties of the job
To develop and deliver a specialist psychological support service for staff working within London’s Air Ambulance, one of the world’s leading pre-hospital trauma services.
The role will focus on supporting clinicians and operational staff exposed to traumatic incidents and high-pressure decision-making environments. The post holder will provide psychological interventions at individual, team and organisational levels, while developing research and evaluation to improve understanding of psychological sustainability within pre-hospital critical care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Principal Clinical Psychologist with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc. The contract type is 36 months (Although this position is a 36 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 36 months.). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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