Clinical / Counselling Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the City of London is seeking a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist for a Band 7, 12-month fixed-term post. The role involves providing specialist assessments and interventions for adults facing complex difficulties. Candidates should have experience across modalities like CBT and Psychodynamic therapies, and a commitment to professional development. This position offers the flexibility of a small remote working component, while mainly being on-site.

Qualifications

• Experience providing assessments and interventions for complex difficulties.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
• Participation in continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for clients.
• Develop care pathways with locality teams.
• Support other staff through training and supervision.

Skills

Experience in multiple modalities (CBT, Psychodynamic, MBT, DBT, EMDR, CFT)

Ability to integrate models

Specialist assessments

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

We are pleased to be recruiting for a Clinical /Counselling Psychologist for a Band 7, 12 month Fixed Term post in the Tower Hamlets Psychological Therapies Service (PTS).

PTS is a friendly and supportive team, highly committed to providing effective treatments to adults with complex difficulties, including depression, anxiety and trauma. We are looking for someone who can provide specialist assessments and individual and group interventions in line with their competencies. Experience of working in more than one modality including CBT, Psychodynamic, MBT, DBT, EMDR, CFT and the capacity to integrate models is welcome.

Our service model aims to meet the needs of the local population through working closely with the locality neighbourhood teams, including the complex emotional needs and personality disorder services.

The post holder will be working predominantly in person in the service, however, a small, remote working component may be accommodated.

Responsibilities

• To provide specialist assessments and interventions for clients referred to the psychological therapies service. The post holder will be expected to provide both individual therapy and co-facilitate group interventions, in line with their professional competencies.
• To work closely with the locality neighbourhood teams to further develop care pathways, the management of risk and facilitate the provision of psychological therapy and psychologically informed care to the local population we serve.
• To develop and support the psychosocial work of other staff through teaching, training, supervision and consultation.
• To provide specialist advice to NHS and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of service users.
• Follow defined practices and procedures under the management and co-ordination of the Operational Lead. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.

Professional Development and Collaboration

Participate in CPD and other developmental activities, keeping up to date with relevant psychological research and national guidance (DoH, NICE etc).

Organisation and Values

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025