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Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist

Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy Croydon CAMHS

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you passionate about compassionate care, trauma-informed practice, and supporting families through the most challenging moments of pregnancy?</p> <p>We're looking for an experienced and emotionally resilient Clinical Psychologist to join the multidisciplinary team in the Fetal Medicine Unit at the Royal London Hospital. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a ground-breaking service that integrates specialist psychological care into the management of complex fetal diagnoses and high-risk pregnancies.</p> <p>We're seeking a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with:</p> <p>Experience in working with trauma, grief, or complex medical conditions.Strong assessment, formulation, and therapy skills for both individuals and families.Confidence working within multidisciplinary teams.A commitment to compassionate, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed practice.Experience in perinatal or reproductive health, and training in approaches such as EMDR, CFT, or trauma-focused CBT, would be beneficial. Bengali language skills are highly desirable given our local community, but not essential.</p> <p>You'll be part of one of the UK's most innovative maternity services at Barts Health NHS Trust, working in a forward-thinking team at a major tertiary referral centre for fetal medicine. This is a unique opportunity to influence how psychological care is delivered to families during a vulnerable time and to promote holistic, family-centred care across the pathway.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions to women, birthing people, and their families facing distressing fetal diagnoses, loss, or difficult pregnancy decisions.</p>
<p>Work closely with obstetricians, midwives, fetal medicine specialists, and neonatal colleagues to embed psychologically-informed care throughout the service.</p>
<p>Contribute to staff wellbeing by offering reflective practice, consultation, and psychological support in this emotionally demanding clinical environment.</p>
<p>Play a key role in shaping and developing this evolving service, including involvement in care pathway design, training, and outcome evaluation.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.</p>
<p>The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.</p>
<p>Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.</p>
<p>We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 a year
      
        per annum inc (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>24 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>259-7619702RLH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oEvidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the Health Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working with people affected by trauma, grief, or complex medical conditions</li>
        
        <li>oSkills in delivering psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy for individuals and families</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of MDT work and effectively working within other disciplines</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of providing evidence-based interventions for patients of the service</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of providing clinical supervision in relation to complex cases to junior staff and peers</li>
        
        <li>oExperience in perinatal, maternal, or reproductive health settings</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working with trauma, loss, and bereavement (e.g., pregnancy loss, stillbirth, TFMR)</li>
        
        <li>oTraining in EMDR, CFT, or trauma-focused CBT</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExperience of supporting staff wellbeing or delivering reflective practice</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of audit, research and analytical skills</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oExcellent communication, interpersonal, and team-working skills</li>
        
        <li>oCompassionate, non-judgmental, and emotionally resilient</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to work autonomously and flexibly in a developing service</li>
        
        <li>oCommitment to trauma-informed and culturally sensitive practice</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oSound knowledge of psychological theory, models, and evidence-based therapies (e.g. CBT, EMDR, Acceptance &amp; Commitment Therapy)</li>
        
        <li>oUnderstanding of psychological impact of fetal diagnoses, pregnancy loss, uncertainty, risk counselling</li>
        
        <li>oAwareness of perinatal mental health pathways and maternity care systems</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of clinical governance, ethics, safeguarding, confidentiality and legal frameworks in healthcare</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of genetics, fetal medicine protocols, prenatal screening / diagnostics</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of culturally sensitive and diversity-informed psychological practice</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oGood Honours degree in Psychology giving eligibility for Graduate membership of the BPS</li>
        
        <li>oPost-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for membership of Health Care Professions Council HCPC</li>
        
        <li>oThe post holder must be registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.</li>
        
        <li>oAdditional training in therapeutic modality</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oEvidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the Health Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working with people affected by trauma, grief, or complex medical conditions</li>
          
          <li>oSkills in delivering psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy for individuals and families</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of MDT work and effectively working within other disciplines</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of providing evidence-based interventions for patients of the service</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of providing clinical supervision in relation to complex cases to junior staff and peers</li>
          
          <li>oExperience in perinatal, maternal, or reproductive health settings</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working with trauma, loss, and bereavement (e.g., pregnancy loss, stillbirth, TFMR)</li>
          
          <li>oTraining in EMDR, CFT, or trauma-focused CBT</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oExperience of supporting staff wellbeing or delivering reflective practice</li>
            
            <li>oExperience of audit, research and analytical skills</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExcellent communication, interpersonal, and team-working skills</li>
          
          <li>oCompassionate, non-judgmental, and emotionally resilient</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to work autonomously and flexibly in a developing service</li>
          
          <li>oCommitment to trauma-informed and culturally sensitive practice</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oSound knowledge of psychological theory, models, and evidence-based therapies (e.g. CBT, EMDR, Acceptance &amp; Commitment Therapy)</li>
          
          <li>oUnderstanding of psychological impact of fetal diagnoses, pregnancy loss, uncertainty, risk counselling</li>
          
          <li>oAwareness of perinatal mental health pathways and maternity care systems</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of clinical governance, ethics, safeguarding, confidentiality and legal frameworks in healthcare</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oKnowledge of genetics, fetal medicine protocols, prenatal screening / diagnostics</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of culturally sensitive and diversity-informed psychological practice</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oGood Honours degree in Psychology giving eligibility for Graduate membership of the BPS</li>
          
          <li>oPost-graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for membership of Health Care Professions Council HCPC</li>
          
          <li>oThe post holder must be registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.</li>
          
          <li>oAdditional training in therapeutic modality</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 1FR</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical Psychologist – Fetal Medicine Unit

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our committed and friendly team of clinicians in our Central Wandsworth &amp; West Battersea Integrated Recovery Hub is one of four multidisciplinary Integrated Recovery Hubs in Wandsworth and provides specialist assessment, treatment and recovery work for adults with a wide variety of severe and enduring mental health difficulties.</p> <p>Central Wandsworth &amp; West Battersea Integrated Recovery Hub offers a specialist, community-focused mental health and social care service to adults (18-75) whose mental health problems, because of their seriousness or complexity, cannot be effectively treated within primary care. Clinical/professional judgement will determine priority for treatment and support, but in line with policy implementation guidance. The Integrated Recovery Hub ( IRH) service is the central element of mental health service for adults and their relatives/carers.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will be expected to work in health and other community settings (including outpatient clinics), clients' and their relatives' homes, inpatient and other hospital settings, and any other settings in which the client is most appropriately managed.</p> <p>You will provide cognitive behaviour therapy to patients referred to the Adult Integrated Recovery Hubs (IRHs) in Wandsworth. The post holder is expected to operate within recognised professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Wandsworth Adult Integrated Recovery Hub policies and procedures.</p> <p>You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.</p> <p>We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.</p> <p>This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.</p> <p>We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.</p> <p>We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.</p> <p>Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>21 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        pro rata per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>294-COMM-7630873-JB</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Springfield University Hospital</p>
      <p>15 Springfield Drive</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW17 0YF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>1. To provide CBT assessments of clients referred to the Adult Community Mental Health Teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and semi-structured interviews.</p> <p>2. To design and implement plans for the formal CBT treatment and/or management of a clients problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.</p> <p>3. To be responsible for implementing a range of individual, family and group interventions based upon evidence of treatment efficacy, and which rely primarily upon CBT models.</p> <p>4. To evaluate and make decisions about CBT treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic CBT models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual or group.</p> <p>5. To engage in the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients in liaison with the multi-disciplinary team. To provide specialist CBT advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.</p> <p>6. To contribute directly and indirectly to a CBT based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.</p> <p>7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on CBT approaches to aspects of risk assessment and risk management.</p> <p>8. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment and CBT treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of treatment.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>1. To provide CBT assessments of clients referred to the Adult Community Mental Health Teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and semi-structured interviews.</p> <p>2. To design and implement plans for the formal CBT treatment and/or management of a clients problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.</p> <p>3. To be responsible for implementing a range of individual, family and group interventions based upon evidence of treatment efficacy, and which rely primarily upon CBT models.</p> <p>4. To evaluate and make decisions about CBT treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic CBT models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual or group.</p> <p>5. To engage in the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients in liaison with the multi-disciplinary team. To provide specialist CBT advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.</p> <p>6. To contribute directly and indirectly to a CBT based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.</p> <p>7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on CBT approaches to aspects of risk assessment and risk management.</p> <p>8. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment and CBT treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of treatment.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Training and Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>BABCP Accreditation as CBT practitioner (or eligible and seeking accreditation)</li>
        
        <li>A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, clinical/counselling psychology</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate diploma/certificate in CBT for psychosis</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of using evidence based psychological interventions for treatment of mild to moderate mental health conditions.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessment and treatment of people with mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies, particularly CBT.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing individual CBT treatments and in facilitating therapeutic/psycho-educational groups.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in secondary mental health care in the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Skilled in the use of CBT assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
        
        <li>Advanced practitioner skills in CBT.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in the assessment and evaluation of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of assessment for CBT.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>High-level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of the psychological therapies for severe and enduring mental health difficulties</li>
          
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Training and Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BABCP Accreditation as CBT practitioner (or eligible and seeking accreditation)</li>
          
          <li>A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, clinical/counselling psychology</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Post graduate diploma/certificate in CBT for psychosis</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of using evidence based psychological interventions for treatment of mild to moderate mental health conditions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessment and treatment of people with mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity, using evidence based psychological therapies, particularly CBT.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing individual CBT treatments and in facilitating therapeutic/psycho-educational groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in secondary mental health care in the NHS</li>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skilled in the use of CBT assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
          
          <li>Advanced practitioner skills in CBT.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in the assessment and evaluation of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of assessment for CBT.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>High-level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of the psychological therapies for severe and enduring mental health difficulties</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Springfield University Hospital</p>
      <p>15 Springfield Drive</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW17 0YF</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Springfield University Hospital</p>
          <p>15 Springfield Drive</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SW17 0YF</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

CBT Therapist or Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting 10 month secondment opportunity for a HCPC registered clinical psychologist (band 8A) to provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to children, young people and families under the care of the Enhanced Treatment Service.</p>
<p>The post holder will provide highly specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT) expertise to children and young people supported by the team. The post holder will also offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the team in relation to clinical psychology highly specialist knowledge and skills including CBT, DBT, neuropsychology, knowledge of neurodevelopmental presentations.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, and responsible for the psychological assessment, formulation and treatment interventions for children and young people with complex mental health needs in a Tier 4 CAMHS service. This will include individual and group sessions, for young people and parents, as well as contributing to risk management, care plans and managing caseloads. You will also be responsible for the supervision of junior psychologists (including youth intensive psychological practitioners and trainee psychologists). You will also contribute to the effective working of the team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development for example in DBT and other relevant therapeutic approaches, as well as opportunities to pursue relevant research interests.</p> <p>As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will mostly be expected to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9 to 5, however there may be a request to work one evening to facilitate a parent group.</p>  <p>You would be joining a committed and highly experienced multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on continuing service improvement and supporting the young people to reach their potential. There is a strong emphasis on supporting the parents and carers and close liaison with the community teams working with each young person. There is also a school on site, which offers opportunities for close collaboration.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,927 to £68,676 a year
      
        per annum Incl. of HCAs
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Secondment</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7574021</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Enhanced Treatment Service</p>
      <p>Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To provide highly specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT) expertise to children and young people supported by the team</p> <p>To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to other members of the team in relation to clinical psychology highly specialist knowledge and skills including CBT, DBT, neuropsychology, knowledge of neurodevelopmental presentations.</p> <p>To provide other specialist clinical psychology support to the Centralised Crisis Services including group work, training, consultation, audit and support for junior staff within the service including supervision where appropriate.</p> <p>To support and lead on service development and enhance the offer for children and young people with mental health needs across the services.</p> <p>To participate in collating outcomes/ results with clinical/professional lead and support/lead on areas of service improvement, service pathway developments and review.</p> <p>See full job description for more details.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To provide highly specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT) expertise to children and young people supported by the team</p> <p>To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to other members of the team in relation to clinical psychology highly specialist knowledge and skills including CBT, DBT, neuropsychology, knowledge of neurodevelopmental presentations.</p> <p>To provide other specialist clinical psychology support to the Centralised Crisis Services including group work, training, consultation, audit and support for junior staff within the service including supervision where appropriate.</p> <p>To support and lead on service development and enhance the offer for children and young people with mental health needs across the services.</p> <p>To participate in collating outcomes/ results with clinical/professional lead and support/lead on areas of service improvement, service pathway developments and review.</p> <p>See full job description for more details.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent; that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration</li>
        
        <li>Completed training course in clinical supervision.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Additional Training specific to CBT and/DBT practice for children, adolescents and families</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Evidence of advanced practice and clinical experience using CBT and/DBT with children and young people  in CAMHS Crisis Services</li>
          
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          Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent; that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration</li>
          
          <li>Completed training course in clinical supervision.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Additional Training specific to CBT and/DBT practice for children, adolescents and families</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of advanced practice and clinical experience using CBT and/DBT with children and young people  in CAMHS Crisis Services</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Abilities
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Enhanced Treatment Service</p>
      <p>Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Enhanced Treatment Service</p>
          <p>Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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