Specialist Psychological Therapist (preceptorship)

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is offering an excellent opportunity for a Specialist Psychological Therapist to join a dynamic team dedicated to patient-centered care. The role involves autonomous responsibility for assessments and interventions in a trauma-informed care service, with opportunities for professional development and support towards advancing to Band 8a.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or close to qualification in relevant psychology fields.
• Training in EMDR, DBT, or MBT funded within first two years.
• Experience managing clinical caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological care, assessments, and interventions for clients.
• Manage clinical caseload and supervise pre-qualified therapists.
• Conduct psychological assessments and care planning.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Interventions

Supervision skills

Trauma-informed care

Education

Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychology

CBT, Systemic, Arts, or Psychoanalytical Therapy qualifications

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a Specialist Psychological Therapist to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare teams have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients' future resettlement into the community. Our Psychological Therapies department is large, long-established, and nationally well-regarded. Psychologists are highly valued within the trust and occupy various service-wide leadership roles. The Psychological Therapies team is warm, friendly, dynamic, and innovative.

Join us in a stimulating role where we seek a dynamic and passionate psychologist with skills to work within a trauma-informed care service.

We welcome applications from newly qualified Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic, Arts, or Psychoanalytical Psychotherapists, or those close to obtaining qualified status.

Important Sponsorship Information: Due to service budget restrictions, we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Dorset Prisons cluster for a Band 7 preceptorship leading to 8a.

The post holder will be funded to complete formal training in EMDR, DBT, or MBT within their first two years and will have access to specialist supervision in these approaches.

The successful candidate will manage their own clinical caseload and supervise pre-qualified psychological therapists. Supervision skills training will be provided if needed. Development sessions will support your career planning and progression into the 8a role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct psychological care (assessment and intervention) and support psychologically informed care delivery by all disciplines within the service.
• Conduct highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment, and discharge of community clients, including planning and review of care plans with input from clients, carers, and other involved parties.
• Provide line management to designated assistant psychologists.

Oxleas offers NHS healthcare services in community and secure settings, including community health, mental health, and learning disability services. Our multidisciplinary teams serve people of all ages across many locations in the South of England, including hospitals, clinics, prisons, and community settings.

We operate over 125 sites, including hospital sites like Queen Mary’s Hospital and Memorial Hospital, and manage NHS prison health services across several counties. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care, guided by our values of kindness, fairness, listening, and caring.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Kelly Southgate
Job Title: Psychological Therapies Lead
Email: [e-mail]