Principal Psychologist

We are looking for a Band 8b Principal Psychologist to cover maternity leave in the National Centre for Gaming Disorders for a period of 12 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., + 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

Working for our organisation
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, 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.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
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