Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a passionate Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their dynamic team. This exciting role offers the chance to work with individuals facing complex emotional challenges, employing innovative therapeutic approaches. The organization is committed to professional development and provides a supportive environment for newly qualified psychologists. With a focus on integrated care, this position allows for significant personal and professional growth while making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients in the community.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive supervision forums

Inclusive workplace initiatives

Access to CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within NHS settings is essential.
• Strong background in psychological therapies and assessment required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and interventions for complex mental health issues.
• Participate in team-based approaches and contribute to service development.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Individual and group-based interventions

Structured Clinical Management (SCM)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)

Complex trauma interventions

Education

Doctoral qualification in clinical psychology/counselling psychology

Professional registration with HCPC

Tools

EMDR

Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

Psychodynamic approaches

Systemic approaches

Job description

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Main area Adult Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 277-7119240-CMH

Site 1-6 Carlton Parade Town Orpington Salary £51,883 - £58,544 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 07/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

Oxleas are seeking to recruit a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (preceptorship) to join one of our established and MDT integrated secondary care psychological therapies teams. We have a new vacancy for a full-time permanent position within the ADAPT Team (Anxiety, Depression, Affective disorders, Personality disorders and Trauma). The team is based in Orpington, serving the London Borough of Bromley's east locality. This is essentially the non-psychosis community mental health team for 18-65yr olds.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic psychologist to join a team that is currently developing new and innovative ways of working with people with complex emotional needs. This includes ‘whole team approach’ interventions such as SCM (Structured Clinical Management), alongside more established ways of working with attachment difficulties and complex trauma (i.e. MBT, CBT, CAT, Psychodynamic, EMDR, CFT, Systemic & 3rd wave approaches). Oxleas has a strong tradition in promoting psychological therapies and embraces multi-modal formulation-based approaches.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will offer psychological assessment, individual and group-based interventions using a range of different models. Personal therapeutic interests and specialty development are actively encouraged and supported, both via formal training (e.g. CBT, CAT, EMDR, SCM) as well as established specialist supervision forums provided across the Trust.

The psychological therapies team is inclusive of different professions, including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Art, Systemic, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists and Assistant Psychologists and Trainees. We are proud of the diversity of modalities offered by the team and we value integrative ways of working.

Regular reflective practice is offered to the psychological therapies team alongside individual supervision. Oxleas has a strong history in staff support and professional development, offering a range of CPD opportunities. Oxleas has a long-standing relationship with clinical and counselling doctorate programs in taking trainees and developing the wider workforce, providing opportunities to develop supervision skills.

The successful post holder will have experience of working within NHS settings and will work closely with the MDT as well as liaising with a wide range of agencies. This post is ideal for newly qualified psychologists wanting to join an established and supportive psychology team and similarly suitable for an existing band 7 wanting to diversify their experience.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Current registration with the Health Care Professions Council is desirable however newly qualified clinicians who are working towards HCPC accreditation are encouraged to apply.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is located in South East London/North Kent and provides a wide variety of high quality mental health, community health and learning disability services in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Oxleas welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our Building A Fairer Oxleas (BAFO) initiative aims to involving frontline staff, senior managers and Board members in making positive changes to how it feels to work at Oxleas, particularly for BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT+ staff.

The Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient and staff surveys as result of an organisational culture which supports staff whilst providing excellent services within a robust clinical governance framework.

The Psychology profession in Oxleas is well respected and represented at a high level within the Trust, and the Director of Therapies is a member of the Trust’s executive. Professional development is encouraged within all professional groups.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification or pending qualification in clinical psychology/counselling psychology
• Professional registration with HCPC or working towards registration
• Additional training or pre-course experience relevant to post

NHS experience

• Experience of working within NHS services
• CMHT experience

Work Experience

• Experience of working with people with complex mental health issues
• Experience of running groups
• Experience in one of core therapeutic models of the service

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Kim Griffiths Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01689 863000 Additional information

Dr Andrew Ware, Principal Clinical Psychologist, ADAPTE

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