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Clinical Psychologist (Multiple Locations)

Salary: £46,401 - £61,051 depending on experience, newly qualified psychologists

Closing date: 30/06/2024

Department: Client Services

Location: Brent, Birmingham, Merseyside

Employment type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: Full Time (35 hours per week) or Part Time (minimum 21 hours per week) 

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness. We have increased our capacity to work with people one to one and also strengthened our ability to support those people facing the most barriers to preventing or ending their homelessness.

Title: Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

Salary: £46,401– £61,051 depending on experience, newly qualified psychologists considered

Location;

·       Brent - https://jobs.crisis.org.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=1306&source=jobsinpsychology

·       Birmingham - https://jobs.crisis.org.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=1287&source=jobsinpsychology

·       Merseyside - https://jobs.crisis.org.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=1307&source=jobsinpsychology

About the role

We are a dynamic, innovative and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. As part of our commitment to end the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs, we are seeking a Practitioner Psychologists or Psychological Therapists to join our fantastic Clinical Psychology teams in locations around the UK.

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences 

About you

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. You will look forward to engaging with individuals who have very difficult lives and have struggled to access traditional forms of support. You will have the skills to offer creative and flexible individual work, alongside consultation and reflective practice to core groups, multi-agency networks and the wider system. You will be excited about joining a local team of people who share a commitment to end homelessness and a national team of psychologists led by a Lead Psychologist.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

·       As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

·       Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy

·       Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%

·       28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave

·       Highly competitive, enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay

·       Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm

·       And more! Full list of benefits available on the careers pages of our website

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

How to apply

If you would like to speak to someone about the role or understand more about Crisis and the work that we do, please e-mail Anna Luce AND Cherelle Laryea  (Regional Lead & Clinical Psychologists) [email protected] and [email protected] to arrange an informal conversation.  We ask you email both due to annual leave during this campaign. 

Accessibility

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email [email protected] and our Recruitment team will contact you to discuss how we can help.