Specialist CBT therapist/Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Woolwich is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT therapist for a preceptorship development position. The role involves providing individual and group interventions for individuals experiencing psychosis, supporting a multidisciplinary team, and developing supervision skills. Ideal for newly qualified or experienced professionals looking for career growth. Join a supportive environment dedicated to improving lives and providing quality care.

Qualifications

• Open to newly qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or experienced Band 7/8A applicants.
• Willingness to work in a secondary care team.
• Interest in training in NICE-concordant interventions for psychosis.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group psychological interventions for clients.
• Support the MDT with psychological perspectives.
• Supervise Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.

Skills

Psychological interventions

Supervision skills

Family therapy

Education

Doctoral training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting preceptorship development position for either a newly qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT therapist looking for a post with potential career progression, OR for an experienced Band 7/8A ready to apply directly for an 8A post. The successful candidate will join our friendly community mental health team, in the Greenwich Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. You will be part of an MDT helping the EIP service support the needs of people experiencing a range of psychosis related difficulties. We welcome applications from clinical psychologists who are in their final year of doctoral training, and those who are looking for the opportunity for career development and wish to build specialist skills and experience in line with the roles set out below. There will be very close working with the other psychological therapists across EIP, and there will be lots of opportunity for additional support. For those applying for the preceptorship development post, following successful completion of a preceptorship programme (formal log of competencies), usually over a period of 18 -36 months, the Band 7 position will lead to a Band 8a. If you are interested in this position or have any questions, we would welcome and encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion and/or to meet the team.

As part of the therapy team, you will be providing individual and group interventions, as well as working with families. You will be supporting the wider MDT with psychological perspectives into individuals and families support and care needs. You will also have the opportunity to develop your supervision skills through supervising Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and Assistant Psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group psychological interventions for clients, including work with families.
• Support the wider MDT with psychological perspectives into individuals and families' support and care needs.
• Develop supervision skills by supervising Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.
• Develop specialist skills in NICE-concordant interventions for psychosis such as CBTp and FiP; option to be involved in the psychosis family therapy service and access training in trauma therapies such as EMDR.
• Maintain a clinical caseload and be supervised by the ICMP Lead Psychologist; attend specialist supervision in CBTp, FiP, and other therapy modalities (e.g., ACT, EMDR).
• Provide expertise, advice, and consultation to other professionals contributing to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.
• Ensure members of the treating team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients through advice, consultation, and dissemination of psychological research and theory.

Qualifications and experience

• Open to newly qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or CBT therapists seeking a preceptorship development post, or experienced Band 7/8A applicants.
• Willingness to work in a secondary care team and develop experience in psychological interventions for people with psychosis-related difficulties.
• Interest in equal opportunities and client-centred care.
• Interest in training in NICE-concordant interventions for psychosis (CBTp, FiP) and related therapy modalities (e.g., ACT, EMDR).

About Oxleas

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure settings, with multidisciplinary teams in hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our provider collaboratives. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services and are committed to improving lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. Our values are: We’re Kind, We’re Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Application note

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025