8b Principal Clinical Psychologist

As the principal clinical psychologist within our 24/7 Initial Response Service, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring people receive the right support at the earliest point of contact. Working across IRS, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) services and NHS 111 Mental Health Services, you will provide expert clinical leadership in psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and crisis decision-making., Provide psychological leadership within IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 mental health services.

Lead psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and risk management for complex, urgent and crisis presentations.

Deliver expert clinical consultation regarding managing crisis presentations.

Provide structured consultation and supervision to IRS staff.

Support NHS 111 clinicians with formulation, risk assessment and psychologically informed decision-making.

Develop and align psychological practice across IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 to evidence-based and best-practice standards.

Provide training, reflective practice sessions and post-incident reflections to multidisciplinary teams.

Support the delivery of trauma-informed, autism-informed and psychologically informed care.

Contribute to patient safety processes, after-action reviews and the production of reports.

Develop integrated pathways with system partners including NHS 111, primary care, crisis services and acute care pathways.

Lead and support urgent care service transformation, pathway development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Promote a standardized approach to safety planning, clinical decision-making and risk formulation across services.

Work collaboratively across organizational and system boundaries to improve access, reduce duplication and enhance service user and carer experience.

We are looking for an experienced clinical psychologist with strong leadership skills, a passion for improving urgent care services and the ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries to drive meaningful change. This is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact on the quality, effectiveness and responsiveness of mental health crisis care.

s an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.