CBT Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic CBT Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Greater London. This role involves delivering specialized psychological services for patients with Type 2 diabetes. The successful candidate will improve patient engagement and service delivery within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a relevant postgraduate qualification and experience in health psychology, with a focus on addressing health inequalities and enhancing self-management. This position is pro rata for 30 hours a week, offering a salary between £56,276 and £63,176 annually.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or in Clinical/Counselling Psychology.
• Experience in delivering various psychological therapies.
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological interventions for complex patients with Type 2 diabetes.
• Conduct focused research to identify barriers to diabetes engagement.
• Engage with the community for diabetes management awareness.

Skills

Effective communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical health psychology

Engagement strategies

Education

Postgraduate qualification in CBT

Health Care Professions Council registration

Training in other therapies (e.g. IPT, EMDR)

Job description

Go back Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

CBT Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 04 January 2026

We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our dynamic Diabetes Psychology Team (30 hours per week).

If you are an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with experience in working with people with diabetes or Long-Term Conditions (LTC), and you are passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions and service development, we encourage you to apply.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills within a multidisciplinary team and be involved in a key service development project. Regular supervision will be provided.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a specialist psychology service to patients living with Type 2 diabetes in Well Street Common PCN and Hackney Marshes PCN.

Your work within the Diabetes Psychology team will be central to improving patient engagement, self-management, and overall outcomes, with a specific focus on addressing health inequalities. This includes identifying and working with patients who struggle to attend appointments, as well as providing one-to-one and group-based support for individuals struggling with diabetes related distress. It will also involve wider outreach in the community and skilling up primary care staff to improve effectiveness of patient contact.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team with disciplines including Endocrinology, Nursing, Psychology, Dietetics, and Diabetes Lay Educators and the wider primary care team.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical: Providing specialist psychological interventions to complex patients living with Type 2 diabetes, within HM & WSC PCNs to improve self-management and promote active, healthy lifestyles.
• Service & Community Engagement: Identifying barriers to engagement in diabetes management within the two PCNs through focused research, including questionnaires and focus groups.
• Awareness & Outreach: Engaging with the community to raise awareness of diabetes management resources, with a strong focus on marginalised groups.
• Staff Training & Support: Skilling up existing staff on the knowledge and awareness of psychological barriers to engagement in diabetes care, and utilising resources like MDMs to improve the effectiveness of patient contact and reduce disengagement.
• Peer Support: Setting up peer support initiatives based on identified need, making strategic use of existing community resources.
• Sustainability: Developing a sustainable model of care that can be fully integrated into the PCN's ongoing services after the initial funding period concludes.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council
• Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy
• BABCP accreditation
• Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff

Skills/ Abilities

• Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation
• Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings
• Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults
• Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC
• Experience of teaching or training other staff
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
• Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year pro rata p.a. incl.