Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

NHS

  • London
  • £54,520-63,243 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture? Do you have experience of coordinating clinical services delivery to marginalised groups in a community setting?We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with an innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team at our London Centre.You will line manage and supervise highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Adult Team Manager, London and operate as an integral part of the London Clinical Services Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our four-year strategy and work together to increase the number of clients who can access our services. It is based ina centre specifically designed to be a safe and welcoming environment for survivors and includes gardens and growing facilities.Main duties of the jobTo work with the Adult Team Manager and Heads of Clinical Services to implement FFTs strategic goals. It will involve providing line management to paid staff and volunteers from different professions and disciplines and provide professional and clinical supervision to qualified clinicians and trainees in the service including, clinical counselling psychologists. This role may also include providing remote clinical supervision to clinicians in our other regional centres (North West England and Scotland).To ensure that Freedom from Torture's clinical model continues to be fully rolled out, with particular emphasis on survivor empowerment and evidence-based practice for addressing PTSD and other mental health impacts of torture.Championing people development as well as influence delivery of evidenced -based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit-based services.To formulate and negotiate psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and to provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in line with the new clinical model Pathways (drawing on a range of evidence-based models for the presenting problems of the clients).Being an effective role model and leader to encourage, develop and enhance skills of others.About usThe role is full time however we will consider applicants who wish to work part time and/or a flexible working pattern.Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).DetailsDate posted12 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£54,520 to £63,243 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference numberB0603-24-0005Job locationsMedical Foundation111 Isledon RoadLondonN77JWJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide a clinical or counselling psychology service to service users who are survivors of torture and organised violence. To contribute to training and supervision of clinical staff. To provide leadership in the team including management and supervision of staff, trainees and volunteers. To take on leadership of service development projects in the team in order to meet the strategic objectives of Freedom from Torture (FfT) including service evaluation and research. To work in alignment with the human rights ethos of FfT.Please view the full job description by clicking under 'Key Links' Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide a clinical or counselling psychology service to service users who are survivors of torture and organised violence. To contribute to training and supervision of clinical staff. To provide leadership in the team including management and supervision of staff, trainees and volunteers. To take on leadership of service development projects in the team in order to meet the strategic objectives of Freedom from Torture (FfT) including service evaluation and research. To work in alignment with the human rights ethos of FfT.Please view the full job description by clicking under 'Key Links'Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
  • Knowledge of the impact of torture and exile on individuals and families across the full range of ages and phases of the life cycle.
  • Training in two or more evidence-based psychological therapies, and how these can be applied to work with torture survivors, using brief, medium and long-term interventions.
  • Knowledge of at least one of a range of evidence-based approaches to
  • trauma therapy for treating PTSD eg. Trauma-focused CBT, Narrative
  • Exposure Therapy and EMDR sufficient to be able to deploy this model
  • clinically under supervision.
  • Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation, including the mental
  • health acts (1983 & 2007) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and relevant safeguarding legislation.
  • Experience of working therapeutically or in another supportive role with asylum seekers and refugees.
  • Ability to carry out holistic psychological and social assessments of
  • survivors of torture.
  • Knowledge and experience of using psychometric assessment.
  • Therapeutic skills in working with trauma survivors experience i.e. PTSD, loss, guilt, shame depression, pain, displacement, and with those in crisis.
  • Experience of delivering training, consultation and supervision to other
  • professionals as well as trainee clinical or counselling psychologists.
  • Advanced research skills, and experience of leading on service evaluation and research projects.
  • Computer skills (including WORD, email/outlook, databases) sufficient to be able to use these packages and others of a similar nature in everyday work.
  • Training and experience in offering supervision.
Desirable
  • Training in systemic therapy.
  • Knowledge of the asylum process and asylum support system in the UK
  • and clients rights under these systems.
  • Experience of working with interpreters in a therapy setting.
  • Sufficient proficiency in an additional language appropriate to the clients who use FfT services, in order to offer therapy in this language.
  • Training and experience in offering line management to clinical staff.
  • Qualification in clinical supervision.
  • Training or teaching qualification.
QualificationsEssential
  • Qualified in a relevant discipline Doctorate level training in Clinical
  • Psychology or Counselling Psychology.
  • Accredited by the HCPC in the clinical/counselling psychology scope.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
  • Knowledge of the impact of torture and exile on individuals and families across the full range of ages and phases of the life cycle.
  • Training in two or more evidence-based psychological therapies, and how these can be applied to work with torture survivors, using brief, medium and long-term interventions.
  • Knowledge of at least one of a range of evidence-based approaches to
  • trauma therapy for treating PTSD eg. Trauma-focused CBT, Narrative
  • Exposure Therapy and EMDR sufficient to be able to deploy this model
  • clinically under supervision.
  • Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation, including the mental
  • health acts (1983 & 2007) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and relevant safeguarding legislation.
  • Experience of working therapeutically or in another supportive role with asylum seekers and refugees.
  • Ability to carry out holistic psychological and social assessments of
  • survivors of torture.
  • Knowledge and experience of using psychometric assessment.
  • Therapeutic skills in working with trauma survivors experience i.e. PTSD, loss, guilt, shame depression, pain, displacement, and with those in crisis.
  • Experience of delivering training, consultation and supervision to other
  • professionals as well as trainee clinical or counselling psychologists.
  • Advanced research skills, and experience of leading on service evaluation and research projects.
  • Computer skills (including WORD, email/outlook, databases) sufficient to be able to use these packages and others of a similar nature in everyday work.
  • Training and experience in offering supervision.
Desirable
  • Training in systemic therapy.
  • Knowledge of the asylum process and asylum support system in the UK
  • and clients rights under these systems.
  • Experience of working with interpreters in a therapy setting.
  • Sufficient proficiency in an additional language appropriate to the clients who use FfT services, in order to offer therapy in this language.
  • Training and experience in offering line management to clinical staff.
  • Qualification in clinical supervision.
  • Training or teaching qualification.
QualificationsEssential
  • Qualified in a relevant discipline Doctorate level training in Clinical
  • Psychology or Counselling Psychology.
  • Accredited by the HCPC in the clinical/counselling psychology scope.

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