PIE Clinical Psychologist
Job details
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (22.5 hours per week)
Salary: £38,493.60 per annum
Location: North London based within Centrepoint’s new Alternative to Custody Service with occasional travel to London Office (Aldgate East) may also be required to meet with the wider PIE team. Remote working to connect across the organisation is also in place.
Closing Date: Monday 01 June 2026
Interviews will be held on Friday 12 June 2026.
Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity (operating for over 50 years) for homeless young people (16 – 25 years old) that aims to give each person we support a future and with a strategic focus on #EndYouthHomelessness. It’s our people that make this happen and you can play a leading part in our vision.
We have an amazing opportunity for HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist(s) to join us in the expanding Centrepoint PIE Team to support the delivery of a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE). PIE is a strategic priority for Centrepoint following PIE developments across the wider homeless sector and reflects the charity’s commitment to psychological practice across the organization to improve our outcomes for our staff and the young people that use our services.
You will be approximately two years post qualification, preferably with some experience of working with ‘complex’ needs and an interest in working with young people who have experienced homelessness to #changethestory. This regional role will support the delivery of PIE across the charity, within specific services in London. If you more newly qualified, please contact the Head of PIE to discuss, as your application may still be considered based on your unique skills and experience.
The role will involve extensive staff consultation, training and reflective practice within the new Centrepoint Service, as well as supporting research and policy development across the organisation. There will also be opportunities to deliver psychological/therapeutic interventions (both individual and group based) focusing on mental health and offending behaviours as well as undertake neuropsychological assessments to young people (aged 16-25 years) within the service.
You will have a great opportunity to shape your regional role as this new service develops, in conjunction with the wider PIE Team, as Centrepoint continues on its exciting PIE journey. You will love your career in Centrepoint, where each member of the team works towards our unique approach to helping young people with ‘a job and a home’ and our strategic priority to #EndYouthHomelessness by 2037.
What you’ll be doing...
- Act as a PIE Psychologist to support the roll out of Centrepoint’s Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), with the support of the wider PIE Team.
- Support the implementation of PIE Training, as well as other psychologically informed training sessions, for Centrepoint staff within your allocated services.
- Lead reflective practice sessions for Centrepoint staff teams within your allocated services.
- Offer your psychological skills and knowledge to support and provide psychological consultation to staff within your allocated Centrepoint services.
- Deliver, in conjunction with the regional Centrepoint Therapeutic Services Team, neuropsychological assessments / psychological therapy interventions to homeless young people in your allocated services.
- Ensure the highest levels of safeguarding and risk management for our young people.
- Support research and policy work within Centrepoint, in conjunction with the Head of PIE.
- Promote diversity and equality throughout all practices.
- Keep up to date with the current evidence base, as well as future trends or issues within the sector.
What we’d be looking for from you...
- HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with approximately two years post qualification experience.
- Some experience of working with ‘complex’ needs, ideally homelessness or young people.
- An interest in working in the charity sector with frontline staff and young people, who have experienced homelessness to #changethestory
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to adapt and engage with a variety of young people, colleagues and external partners.
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload, working both autonomously and seeking appropriate clinical supervision as required.
- IT literate, including Microsoft Office & SPSS type programs.
- Using our values of Energy, Focus, Accountability, Humility and Integrity and being Entrepreneurial, you’ll be able to display these in your everyday work and interactions to find new and improved ways of working and helping end youth homelessness.
What we offer in return...
- Consideration to flexible working opportunities.
- NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 8a Equivalent Salary.
- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
- Private Medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An interest-free travel loan
For further information, or to discuss the post / visit Centrepoint Services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dr Helen Miles (Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist & Centrepoint Head of PIE) on h.miles@centrepoint.org or (07968) 321025.
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.
Our approach to applications
We recognise that candidates may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their applications. While this is absolutely fine, all examples and statements included must be truthful, accurate and based on your own experience.
We’re keen to understand your individual skills, experience and motivations, so please ensure your application reflects your own voice.
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