Counselling Psychologist/CBT/Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a band 7 clinical or counselling psychologist to support their outpatient team. The role includes providing specialist psychological interventions for eating disorders and coordinating the FREED early intervention pathway. This position offers protected time for research and professional development within a reputable team. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions.

Benefits

Protected time for research

Continued professional development opportunities

Clear pathways for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work autonomously within the guidelines of a professional registration body.
• Strong skills in clinical supervision and consultation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological interventions for eating disorders.
• Coordinate the FREED early intervention pathway as co-FREED Champion.
• Contribute to a psychologically safe environment.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Therapeutic interventions

Clinical supervision

Collaboration

Education

Relevant clinical psychology qualification

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

We have a vacancy for a band 7 clinical or counselling psychologist, CBT therapist or psychotherapist within our outpatient team. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as joint FREED Champion, taking a lead role in coordinating our FREED early intervention pathway (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders).

We can offer protected time for research, special interest projects and continued professional development, and clear pathways for further career development within our department and the Trust.

Responsibilities

• To provide specialist psychological interventions for eating disorders in adults, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• To promote service evaluation, audit and research.
• To take a lead role as co-FREED Champion in the team, supporting the coordination of the FREED early intervention pathway (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders).
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
• To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

About the Eating Disorder Unit

The Eating Disorder Unit (EDU) is internationally renowned for providing best practice, evidence-based care for adults with the full range of eating disorder difficulties. We are the developers of MANTRA, now recommended as part of NICE 2017 guidelines for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, of FREED, and of PEACE (Pathway for Eating Disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience).

Opportunities

We offer opportunities for ongoing training and collaboration with colleagues across the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences at King’s College London. We will consider those who are completing training.

Location

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Responsibilities (cont.)

• To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients (individuals, couples, families and social networks where the identified client has complex mental health needs) in the eating disorders outpatients service.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological or psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To provide reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.
• To select and deliver evidence-based specialist therapeutic interventions for eating disorders and associated comorbidities, drawing from a spectrum of evidence-based ideas and models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group.
• To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients.
• To jointly manage the FREED early intervention pathway as co-FREED Champion.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025