Join our Gender Identity Service as a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary Gender Identity Service at NHFT. You’ll play a key role in delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for transgender and gender diverse adults. You will be working within NHS England guidelines to support individuals throughout their transition pathway. As part of an Outstanding-rated Trust, you’ll contribute to high‑quality, person‑centred care while collaborating closely with colleagues across psychology, psychiatry, speech and language therapy, nursing and peer support.
This role offers the opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills, contribute to service development and research, supervise trainees and assistants, and help shape an evolving national service. If you’re motivated by meaningful, values‑driven work and want to make a real difference in people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.
We are able to support a band 7 preceptorship to the right candidate with the expectation that within 12-months you move up into the band 8a.
Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence‑based interventions for adults accessing the Gender Identity Service.
Develop and implement psychologically informed treatment plans, drawing on multiple therapeutic models and complex clinical information.
Offer consultation, advice and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues, contributing to shared formulations, risk assessments and care planning.
Work autonomously, holding clinical responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge within a multidisciplinary pathway.
Deliver supervision to Trainee and Assistant Psychologists and support the wider team’s psychological practice.
Contribute to service development, including audit, research, and quality improvement.
Participate in ongoing professional development, maintain high standards of clinical record‑keeping and uphold relevant legislation, guidelines and professional codes.
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Eileen Wood Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: eileen.wood@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07704667828
Mon-Fri 9-5.