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Name: GCHQ |
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Location: Cheltenham or Manchester |
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Job
Description :
Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Wellbeing)
Location: Cheltenham or Manchester
Salary: ｣50,838 to ｣62,437 with an additional concessionary payment. Salary dependent on current salary and experience. You値l also have the opportunity to qualify for an Individual Recruitment Premium of ｣7,392 to ｣10,212 (effective from day one), which acknowledges the pay difference between GCHQ and the NHS. Please note, this is not guaranteed year-on-year and is reviewed annually.
Flexible working: we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and offer full-time and part-time hours (minimum 3 days per week). Remote/homeworking options are limited due to the nature of the work. Flexible hours considered, subject to business needs.
GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks and espionage. At GCHQ you値l do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.
As a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Wellbeing), you値l support colleagues operating in complex, risk-based roles and provide consultations focussed on vulnerability, resilience and risk. And you値l seek to share your knowledge with teams across our organisation and wider government to integrate best practice approaches. Whether you池e carrying out clinical assessments, conducting training sessions or developing assessments that support high-risk role selection, you値l bring professionalism, inclusion and evidence-based insights to all you do.
With your experience delivering training to multidisciplinary teams, you値l bring proven expertise in conducting psychological assessments and have developed and delivered training to psychology and non-psychology colleagues. You値l also participate in small-scale research and audit projects, regular peer supervision and ethical practice reflection. In doing so, you値l identify ways to improve our services and ensure teams are informed and engaged through clear reports and documentation.
To apply, you値l hold a Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology, or equivalent (conferring eligibility for chartership with the British Psychological Society). You値l also be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Importantly, you値l have significant experience of working at NHS Band 7 or 8a (or equivalent) as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.
You値l be committed to your continuous professional development and stay updated with relevant clinical and research findings. As we池e committed to helping you fulfil your potential, we offer a wide range of in-house and external opportunities for personal and professional development. Plus, we値l actively support further training with funding in specialist skills related to your role.
Ours is an open, inclusive workplace where you値l find a range of sport, interest and social clubs as well as a number of growing affinity groups including ethnic minority and gender equality networks, wellbeing, mental health, neurodiversity and disability groups, LGBTQ+ support groups and faith/no faith communities. You can read more about our flexible working options, benefits and life at GCHQ on our website.
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Job Requirements/
Application Instructions:
At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website: www.gchq-careers.co.uk/life-at-gchq
To find out more and apply, please view the full job description here.
To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. You can apply at the age of 17 years, if successful you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our website: www.gchq-careers.co.uk/how-to-apply
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