Job summary
We are looking for aBand 8b Principal Psychologist to cover maternity leave in the National Centre for Gaming Disorders for a period of 9 months from January 2025. The successful applicant will be required to work on Thursday and one other day (ideally Wednesday) every week.
The National Centre for Gaming Disorders is a highly innovative, cutting-edge service within CNWL's Addictions Directorate. The small team of psychologists, psychiatrists and family therapists is lively and engaged, providing assessment and treatment to people aged 13 and up and their families.
You will provide senior leadership and ensure the smooth running of the service.
Main duties of the job
- Providing psychological treatment (both group and individual) to gamers and their family members
- Supervising staff including qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists
- Facilitating MDT meetings
- Ensuring the smooth running of the service alongside the Service Manager
- Liaising with other professionals involved in clients' care
- Running workshops
About us
The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug, alcohol and behavioural treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Stop Smoking Services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, the National Centre for Behavioural Addictions and the Club Drug Clinic.
Our services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse and behavioural addictions; helping people overcome their dependency and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post covers the day to day clinical leadership at the National Centre for Gaming Disorders.The postholder, with supervision and alongside the Service Manager, will lead the team of therapists providing support to patients and ensure the safe and effective running of the clinic.
The postholder will:
- Effectively communicate psychological knowledge to clinical colleagues and others to support wider clinical practice and enhance the quality of treatment and outcomes.
- Be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care of clients with gaming disorder, and severe and enduring mental health.
- Be responsible for ensuring the provision of effective teaching and training for all CNWL Addictions staff. To provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training.
- Represent, where needed, psychology services in external and Trust meetings, in conjunction with operational managers.
- Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, understanding the process of change in services and implementation of innovation within systems. Working with a range of professionals, service users and carers to facilitate involvement in service planning and delivery.
- Understand ethical issues, applying these in complex clinical contexts, ensuring that informed consent underpins all contact with service users and others. Understanding the impact of difference and discrimination on peoples lives and its implications for clinical practices.
- Promote and use psychological knowledge to support service developments and reflective practice, and promote healthy organisational functioning, policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post covers the day to day clinical leadership at the National Centre for Gaming Disorders.The postholder, with supervision and alongside the Service Manager, will lead the team of therapists providing support to patients and ensure the safe and effective running of the clinic.
The postholder will:
- Effectively communicate psychological knowledge to clinical colleagues and others to support wider clinical practice and enhance the quality of treatment and outcomes.
- Be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care of clients with gaming disorder, and severe and enduring mental health.
- Be responsible for ensuring the provision of effective teaching and training for all CNWL Addictions staff. To provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training.
- Represent, where needed, psychology services in external and Trust meetings, in conjunction with operational managers.
- Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, understanding the process of change in services and implementation of innovation within systems. Working with a range of professionals, service users and carers to facilitate involvement in service planning and delivery.
- Understand ethical issues, applying these in complex clinical contexts, ensuring that informed consent underpins all contact with service users and others. Understanding the impact of difference and discrimination on peoples lives and its implications for clinical practices.
- Promote and use psychological knowledge to support service developments and reflective practice, and promote healthy organisational functioning, policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior psychologist
- Experience of delivering and supervising Cognitive Behavioural therapy
- Experience of providing leadership within a team
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with behavioural disorders or other addictions
- Experience of working with young people and/or families
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically cognitive behavioural therapy
Desirable
- Post-graduate training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior psychologist
- Experience of delivering and supervising Cognitive Behavioural therapy
- Experience of providing leadership within a team
Desirable
- Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with behavioural disorders or other addictions
- Experience of working with young people and/or families
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology, including specifically cognitive behavioural therapy
Desirable
- Post-graduate training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
