Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/ Senior Therapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Westminster is looking for a part-time Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist to join their eating disorders service. The role involves providing specialized therapies, psychological assessments, and support to a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent, alongside substantial therapeutic skills and experience in supervision. This role may involve travel across various clinic locations.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of CBT and other therapeutic approaches.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision.
• Ability to work autonomously within professional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist therapies to clients in various care sectors.
• Conduct psychological assessment and therapy for outpatients.
• Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team on treatment plans.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Therapeutic skills

Line management

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the CNWL eating disorders service. We are offering a fixed term part time Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/ CBT Therapist post within the Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service., This position involves providing specialist therapies to clients across all sectors of care, although the majority of the work will be with outpatients.

This includes the provision of highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, whilst also offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues and to other non-professional carers. The post holder will be responsible for line management and clinical supervision to attached supervisees while working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams' policies and procedures. In addition, the post will require skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team and service. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and treatment to adults with eating disorders.

The post holder will be based at the Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service and will provide clinical and other services across the inpatient, day patient and outpatient programmes. Depending on service need, you may be expected to work flexibly across sites (Paddington, Chelsea and Harrow-on-the Hill clinics). Service provision within this scope may at times involve travelling to different sites within the catchment area.