Principal Clinical Psychologist | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 1FR
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

Principal Clinical Psychologist – Pre-Hospital Critical Care/London’s Air Ambulance

London’s Air Ambulance is seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to lead the development of a pioneering psychological support service for our doctors, paramedics and operational teams working on the frontline of pre-hospital critical care.

This unique role will provide expert psychological support to staff exposed to traumatic incidents, while shaping a culture of resilience, psychological safety and high performance. You will deliver individual and team interventions, advise senior leaders, develop staff wellbeing initiatives, and lead research into the psychological impact of working in emergency trauma care.

You will have:

• A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration.

• Experience working with trauma-exposed populations.

• Expertise in trauma-focused interventions, including EMDR.

• Experience delivering team-based psychological support and working within multidisciplinary healthcare settings.

• Strong leadership, communication and research skills.

This is an opportunity to help create what is believed to be the first embedded psychological support programme within a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service internationally, positioning London’s Air Ambulance as a global leader in workforce wellbeing.

Join us and help protect the wellbeing of those who save lives every day.

To develop and deliver a specialist psychological support service for staff working within London’s Air Ambulance, one of the world’s leading pre-hospital trauma services.

The role will focus on supporting clinicians and operational staff exposed to traumatic incidents and high-pressure decision-making environments. The post holder will provide psychological interventions at individual, team and organisational levels, while developing research and evaluation to improve understanding of psychological sustainability within pre-hospital critical care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026

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