Principal Psychologist | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust


Company:	Croydon Health Services
Salary:	£72,719 - £83,505 per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Croydon, CR0 1EA
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	27 Aug 2026

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Summary

We welcome applications from candidates interested in joining us on a secondment basis.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role within Croydon's Community Learning Disability Team, providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities.

You'll join an experienced multidisciplinary team where psychology is highly valued. Alongside direct clinical work, you'll provide leadership, supervision and consultation, helping to shape psychological practice across the service while contributing to service development, research and quality improvement.

Working with adults who present with a wide range of needs—including intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, trauma and mental health difficulties. You'll use your expertise across a range of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Positive Behaviour Support, systemic and narrative approaches, mindfulness and trauma-informed practice.

You'll be supported by our Consultant Clinical Psychologist and become part of the wider Learning Disability Psychology Specialty across South West London and the South Thames Intellectual Disability Faculty, giving you access to a network of experienced psychologists beyond Croydon.

Please note: This is a part-time (22.5 hours) position, with the flexibility to spread your hours across the week to suit your schedule.

You'll:

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities.

• Lead psychologically informed practice across the Community Learning Disability Team.

• Provide consultation, supervision and clinical leadership to psychology colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

• Work collaboratively with families, carers and partner organisations to deliver person-centred care.

• Coordinate complex care and contribute to multidisciplinary planning and decision-making.

• Lead and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects.

• Support the development of accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive services.

Our Community Learning Disability Team is based in modern offices at Bernard Weatherill House in the heart of Croydon. You'll also work across community settings throughout the borough, alongside colleagues from Adult Social Care and partner organisations, delivering integrated care for local people.

Croydon is one of London's largest and most diverse boroughs, with a population of more than 390,000 people. The community we serve is rich in cultural diversity, bringing with it a broad range of experiences, perspectives and needs that make the work both rewarding and varied.

Psychology is a well-established and valued part of the service. You'll work alongside psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, behaviour specialists, social workers and other experienced professionals, sharing knowledge and learning from one another to provide high-quality, person-centred care.

Supporting your development

We're committed to helping our staff continue to develop throughout their careers.

You'll have access to:

· Regular clinical supervision and leadership support.

· Continuing Professional Development, including funded external training where appropriate.

· Opportunities to contribute to research, audit and service evaluation.

· Time to develop specialist interests.

· Regular development conversations focused on your career aspirations and professional goals.

Staff benefits

• 27 to 33 days annual leave (depending on NHS service), plus bank holidays.

• Automatic enrolment to one of the most generous pension schemes.

• Blue Light Card, offering thousands of discounts at high street retailers.

• Childcare support options.

• Cycle to Work Scheme.

• Access to a wide range of NHS staff wellbeing initiatives and additional employee benefits

Please note: This is a part-time (22.5 hours) position, with the flexibility to spread your hours across the week to suit your schedule.

This advert closes on Thursday 6 Aug 2026

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