Clinical, or Counselling Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist

Transformationunitgm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS provider is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or Senior CBT Therapist to deliver expert leadership and manage psychological therapies at the Bexley Mental Health Hub. The role involves ensuring high-quality service delivery, team supervision, and collaboration with GP referrers. Successful candidates will hold a doctorate and have substantial experience in community mental health, leading service provision and supporting complex cases.

Qualifications

• Extensive training and experience in psychological therapies.
• Experience working with complex mental health issues.
• Evidence of working collaboratively with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and manage the psychological therapies pathway.
• Supervise and support psychological assessment and therapy.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Clinical expertise

Education

Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

BABCP accredited CBT Therapist

Job description

Main area Adult Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) Job ref 277-7219657-CMH

Employer Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mind Town Bexleyheath Salary £67,950 - £78,028 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/07/2025

Clinical, or Counselling Psychologist or Senior CBT Therapist

Band 8b

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled, innovative and experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or Senior CBT Therapist, to provide operational, clinical and professional leadership in the Bexley Mental Health Hub.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership in the mental health hub and manage and develop the psychological therapies pathway, linking this to talking therapies services and secondary care mental health teams.

Main duties of the job

• Working with and reporting to the Head of Psychological Therapies in Primary care , the postholder will provide skilled and experienced leadership for the psychological therapies and staff in the wider hub
• The postholder will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist psychological therapies service across the Bexley mental health pathway.
• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and MDT staff who provide psychologically-based care and treatment.
• To oversee the psycho education group programme in the mental health hub
• To provide consultation to GPs and other referrers to the mental health hub and to advise about psychological treatments and pathways.
• To provide consultation and reflective practice and incident debriefs to the service and to facilitate team working, psychologically informed practice, trauma-informed care and appropriate treatment pathways to optimise service user journey and experience across service transitions.
• The post will also involve close organisational liaison with the wider Oxleas mental health system and third sector partners.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the teams/service. To contribute to the overall management of the service.

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

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Person specification

• Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or BABCP accredited CBT Therapist
• Substantial post qualification experience of working in community mental health settings
• Evidence of experience of service user involvement
• Evidence of working with clients with complex and co morbid mental health problems
• Experience of service evaluation and audit

Leadership and supervision

• Experience of supervision of clinical staff
• Experience of project leadership

Working with Referrers and Stakeholders

• Evidence of working with GP or other referrers and stakeholders

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high volume of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Dr Lucy Hickey Job title Head of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07789 615536 Additional information

Barbara Idowu, Locum Consultant Psychologist via [e-mail]