Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Croydon is seeking a part-time Practitioner Psychologist to deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused interventions for adults in secondary care. The successful candidate will work with a diverse range of clients, including those with PTSD and complex trauma. Candidates must be registered with relevant therapy boards and have significant training in CBT. The role offers competitive salary and development opportunities in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Access to CPD opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Adult secondary care experience with mood, anxiety and personality disorders.
• Experience of applying tf-CBT for PTSD or cPTSD.
• Experience of working in a specialist trauma service.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT and trauma-focused CBT specialties to adults in secondary care.
• Enable service users and carers to flourish by creating a psychologically safe environment.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.

Skills

Administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests

Education

Registered with HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP

Significant core training in CBT and tf-CBT

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

The closing date is 07 December 2025

We are pleased to be recruiting a part‑time 0.6 wte band 7 Specialist Psychologist/Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist – trauma, providing CBT and trauma‑focussed CBT to our adult service users in secondary care. The majority of users present with PTSD or complex PTSD; other presentations include moderate‑severe anxiety, depression and personality disorder. The service often works with refugees and asylum seekers. Successful candidates will work alongside a large, supportive and cohesive multi‑orientation psychological therapies team and closely with other professional colleagues in secondary care adult services. We are happy to receive applications from clinical/counselling psychologists who have completed training in 2025 but have yet to apply for HPC registration due to an outstanding viva.

Development opportunities: The Trust provides access to a wide range of CPD opportunities and all staff are encouraged to undertake development opportunities and activities relevant to their post. As a multi‑modality team there are opportunities for learning and development alongside other modalities.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside other Clinical/Counselling Psychologists delivering specialist interventions primarily using CBT. A significant proportion of the team’s referrals are for complex PTSD (including refugees and asylum seekers) as well as complex trauma presentations. In addition to assessing and treatment, all team members offer consultation and undertake integrated link‑in work to support the work of colleagues in the CMHTs, which each staff member supports a specific team.

About us

The team is based in central Croydon (Jeanette Wallace House) and face‑to‑face sessions are provided at this base and at other Croydon sites including the Bethlem Hospital (but not for this post holder currently). The main team day is a Wednesday, which is a required working day for this post. Jeanette Wallace House is a modern, air‑conditioned office with plenty of space, close to the vibrant Croydon high‑street that offers fantastic shopping opportunities and a wide range of restaurants. It is within walking distance to East Croydon overland station with quick links to London. There are good bus, rail and tram links. There is no free parking at Jeanette Wallace House, but there are various paid parking sites close by.

Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads and have offers free parking. The site is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.

Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist psychological interventions, specifically Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and trauma‑focussed CBT to adults in secondary care with moderate to severe mood, anxiety and personality disorders and particularly for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 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 work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by principles and policies or 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP
• Significant core training in CBT and tf‑CBT

Experience

• Adult secondary care experience mood, anxiety and personality disorders with CBT
• Adult secondary care experience of tf‑CBT for PTSD or cPTSD
• Experience of developing/implementing audit/research
• Experience of working in a specialist trauma service using tf‑CBT

Skills

• Administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests

Abilites

• Ability and experience of working in an MDT

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum Incl. of outer HCAs