Clinical / Counselling Psychologist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a part-time Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service. This role offers a chance to provide specialized assessments and treatment for individuals with complex emotional needs while collaborating within a supportive team. Candidates with HCPC registration and experience in MBT are encouraged to apply. The position comes with opportunities for clinical and leadership development.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or an Allied Professional with experience in MBT.
• Experience working therapeutically with complex mental health needs.
• Preference for past MBT treatment experience.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist psychological assessments.
• Implement treatment plans and provide mentalisation-based therapy.
• Offer clinical supervision and consultation.

Skills

Therapeutic intervention

Autonomy

Team collaboration

Education

HCPC registration

Experience in MBT

Job description

Overview

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Band 7/8a

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or an Allied Professional with experience in MBT to join the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service. The post is a fixed term post covering maternity leave. The role is a part-time 8a role at 0.6. The service offers a full MBT program to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs. Candidates with past experience in working therapeutically with individuals with complex mental health needs are welcome to apply. Past experience in MBT treatment is preferable. This post is an exciting opportunity to progress into a band 8a role and for individuals look to develop their clinical and leadership experience. In addition to offering clinical interventions, you will be involved in other service development initiatives including consultation to other services, improving the our offer to families and young people, and outreach work to community and inpatient teams within the borough.

MBT in Newham is a team based approach. We would like to hear from candidates who value working as part of a reflective, in-person team. Service Users are discussed regularly and the team collaborates closely around care planning, treatment and management. We would welcome applications from people who are reflective and can consider the therapeutic relationship and the impact the work has on them.

To provide a clinical service to patients open to the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and to provide expert support and advice to other members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist psychological assessment of patients referred to the Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and provide specialist reports to referrers and patients.
• Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide specialist Mentalisation-Based therapy to patients under the care of the service.
• Offer clinical supervision to colleagues as well as consultation to professionals and agencies.
• Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across services.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• Take a lead role in the team for the provision of offering a treatment approach for patients with complex needs; offering specialist assessment, intervention and treatment.
• Assist in participating, collating and developing ongoing research within the specialist service.

Qualifications and experience

• HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or an Allied Professional with experience in MBT.
• Experience in working therapeutically with individuals with complex mental health needs; MBT experience is preferable.

Service context 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.

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025