Clinical/Counselling Psychologist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

We welcome applications from experienced qualified staff and those seeking a Preceptorship role (starting at a Band 7, working toward the 8a post over an 18 month period).

Interviews for this role will be held on Monday 8th June 2026.The post holder will work as a senior member of the Haringey Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), part of North London Foundation Trust (NLFT). The CRHTT provides intensive, home‑based crisis assessment, treatment and support as an alternative to hospital admission, ensuring rapid and effective crisis responses for residents in Haringey.

In this role, the psychologist will contribute to the delivery, development and continuous improvement of the therapeutic offer within the crisis pathway. A core aspect of the post involves strengthening trauma‑informed practice, enhancing team culture, and supporting psychologically safe, consistent and effective responses to high‑pressure and emotionally complex clinical presentations. The post holder will work closely with clinicians to embed systematic, trauma‑informed models across the HTT and wider acute care system.

• Provide specialist trauma-informed psychological care
• Lead on psychological formulation and clinical input
• Support transitions and relational/systemic care
• Provide clinical leadership, training and supervision
• Collaborative and working jointly with MDT
• Contribute to Service Development and Governance
• Provide Post-incident and staff support
• Contribute to the recruitment, supervision and workforce development

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

The postholder ensures thesystematic delivery of a high‑quality, trauma‑informed specialist psychology servicewithin the acute care pathway. Their work includes psychological assessments, brief evidence‑based interventions, collaborative formulations, reflective practice, and consultation to the multidisciplinary team (MDT). The role also supports smooth transitions between crisis, inpatient, and community services, ensuring that the voices and relational needs of families and carers remain central.

Interviews for this role will be held on Monday 8th June 2026.

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026