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Lead Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in an 8a role as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist within our Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS, formerly known as CAMHS) multidisciplinary team. The role involves delivering a high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families in the East of Hertfordshire, with our three bases, predominantly Hoddesdon but may be required to cover Welwyn Garden City and Bishop Stortford.</p>   <p>You will have HCPC registration and provide a highly specialist child and adolescent service within the context of the principles of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP-IAPT, providing both core work and specific/specialist work. HPFT has been at the forefront on national developments in CYPMHS, including CAPA and CYP-IAPT,</p>  <p>CYPMHS East is a caring, supportive and hard-working team which prides itself in working in collaboratively with young people and stakeholders in service delivery. There are opportunities to take a lead in areas of service delivery.</p>  <p>You will have strong links with professional colleagues in the wider CYPMHS. In addition to the inpatient unit, our CYPMHS includes a Tier 4 Home Treatment Team, four community clinic Tier 3 teams, a Targeted Team for looked after children, a specialist Eating Disorder Team, a Crisis Team and a DBT team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children and their families/carers/networks who have mental health issues. They will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing interventions in line with the principles and practice of CYP-IAPT. They will work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. They will undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.</p>
<p>They will act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client's care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the <strong>Care Quality Commission</strong></p> <p>Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p><strong>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</strong></p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata + 5% of basic salary (min £1,258 max £2,122)
      
    </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>367-CYP-9800</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
      <p>34C High St</p>
      <p>Hoddesdon</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family setups, including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties.</li>  <li>Have good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>  <li>Maintain close working relationships with child therapy colleagues and other psychological therapists, both locally and CAMHS-wide</li>  <li>Promote and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in all areas of the quadrant and build good relationships with clients, their families, carers / other external agencies as required.</li>  <li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines and under the supervision of a more senior psychologists and take an important role in the provision of specialist psychology services.</li>  <li>Responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems.</li>  <li>Maintain adequate clinical notes as well as reports for internal use and external agencies, as well as maintaining good communication with referrers and other professionals involved with young people attending the clinic.</li> </ul> <p>Please check the job description attached for further information</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family setups, including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties.</li>  <li>Have good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>  <li>Maintain close working relationships with child therapy colleagues and other psychological therapists, both locally and CAMHS-wide</li>  <li>Promote and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in all areas of the quadrant and build good relationships with clients, their families, carers / other external agencies as required.</li>  <li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines and under the supervision of a more senior psychologists and take an important role in the provision of specialist psychology services.</li>  <li>Responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems.</li>  <li>Maintain adequate clinical notes as well as reports for internal use and external agencies, as well as maintaining good communication with referrers and other professionals involved with young people attending the clinic.</li> </ul> <p>Please check the job description attached for further information</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Knowledge/Training/Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec</li>
        
        <li>Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT</li>
        
        <li>Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment  with clients with a range of psychological  needs of a complex nature</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT</li>
          
          <li>Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment  of children/adolescents with a wide range  of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with moderate to  severe mental health problems with a  wide range of client groups across the  whole life course with presenting  problems that reflect the full range of  clinical severity includingmaintaining a  high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of  physical abuse</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate further specialist clinical  experience and training within Child and  Adolescent Mental Health, through a  minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision  of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18  months, or an agreed alternative</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision</li>
        
        <li>Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups</li>
        
        <li>Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures</li>
        
        <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a  professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a  multidisciplinary care plan</li>
        
        <li>Good presentation and teaching skills  and ability to use multi -media materials  for formal presentations tolarge groups</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc</li>
          
          <li>Experience of having published in either  peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Communication Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions</li>
        
        <li>Positive problem solving approach</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Physical Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)</li>
        
        <li>IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Knowledge/Training/Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec</li>
          
          <li>Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT</li>
          
          <li>Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment  with clients with a range of psychological  needs of a complex nature</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT</li>
            
            <li>Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment  of children/adolescents with a wide range  of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with moderate to  severe mental health problems with a  wide range of client groups across the  whole life course with presenting  problems that reflect the full range of  clinical severity includingmaintaining a  high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of  physical abuse</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate further specialist clinical  experience and training within Child and  Adolescent Mental Health, through a  minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision  of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18  months, or an agreed alternative</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision</li>
          
          <li>Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups</li>
          
          <li>Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures</li>
          
          <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a  professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a  multidisciplinary care plan</li>
          
          <li>Good presentation and teaching skills  and ability to use multi -media materials  for formal presentations tolarge groups</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc</li>
            
            <li>Experience of having published in either  peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Communication Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions</li>
          
          <li>Positive problem solving approach</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Physical Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)</li>
          
          <li>IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook</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="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="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>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
      <p>34C High St</p>
      <p>Hoddesdon</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
          
          <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
          <p>34C High St</p>
          <p>Hoddesdon</p>
          <p>Hertfordshire</p>
          <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
        
      

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

Clinical Psychologist 8a

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to lead the psychological provision for Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be Lead Psychologist for a vibrant multi-disciplinary team working with service users and their families presenting with diverse and complex social and health needs. You will work closely with the Operational and Clinical Leads to ensure the delivery of a high quality, accessible, and inclusive psychological service drawing on a range of psychological approaches. You will promote psychological and trauma-informed practice within the teams and wider service area through consultation (informal and formal), training and reflective practice. You will supervise a Band 7 psychologist as well as other psychological staff. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from psychology, Arts Therapy and Occupational Therapy to jointly develop a borough-wide groups therapies programme. There are significant opportunities for service development, quality improvement, and innovative practice in this post as part of the Trust's Community Health Transformation Programme.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will be closely involved with the Department of Tower Hamlets Locality Psychology, under whose governance you will have regular opportunities for continuing professional development. Within our lively and enthusiastic Adult Multi-Disciplinary Psychology Team a range of approaches are promoted, including CBT, CFT, narrative therapy, community psychology and trauma informed care, supported by strong peer and specialist supervision. We also liaise closely with North Thames Clinical Psychology Doctorate courses.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 October 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 HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7557843</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E14 8JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Education
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Education
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</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>
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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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E14 8JH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
          <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E14 8JH</p>
        
      

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

Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Senior Clinical Psychologist in Paediatrics</strong></p> <p><strong>Band 8a </strong></p> <p>Job (Contract) Type</p> <p><strong>Fixed Term (maternity cover until 31st August 2026) </strong></p> <p>Working Pattern</p> <p><strong>22.5 hours/week (0.6 WTE)</strong></p> <p><strong>Essential Working Days</strong>: ideally Mondays, Wednesdays &amp; Thursdays</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Why we are recruiting:</strong> </p> <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a senior clinical psychologist to join the Psychological and Mental Health Services (PAMHS) department at Great Ormond Street Hospital covering maternity leave. You will be providing a service to children with visual conditions and their families. </p> <p>The successful candidate will provide a specialist clinical psychology service to children and families referred to the Ophthalmology team at GOSH, working closely with consultants and allied health professionals. The role includes provision of psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions on a predominantly outpatient basis.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>What we can offer:</strong></p> <p>You will be working with the Surgery &amp; Development Stream (a team of paediatric clinical psychologists) who offer psychological input to children under the care of thirteen medical specialties. In addition to your work with the Ophthalmology team you will contribute to the flexible delivery of psychology services across the stream, in response to new developments and organisational changes. </p> <p>We are one of three paediatric psychology streams within the hospital and sit within the wider psychological and mental health services. </p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a psychology team we draw on a range of therapeutic modalities including Narrative, CBT, Systemic, ACT, compassion focussed therapy. There are opportunities to work in creative, formulation-driven ways with young people and families. You will be offering individual, family, parent and group psychological interventions, as well as working within GOSH MDTs and with external agencies.</p> <p>There is a strong commitment to continuing professional development in line with job planning. A range of academic teaching is offered within the department as well as special interest groups in medicalised trauma, medically unexplained symptoms, narrative therapy, cognitive assessment, and others. Utilisation of research skills for audit, policy and service development and research is encouraged.</p>  <p>As the post is fixed-term we will be thinking with you about your development within and beyond this contracted post to support your career.</p> <p><strong>What we are looking for/who we are looking to recruit:</strong></p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative clinical psychologist. We are looking for someone who is confident in working within physical health and/or work with children and young people and who is keen to develop clinical skills in the psychology of health conditions. </p> <p>If this sounds like you, please apply now.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.</p>
<p>We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.</p>
<p>We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.</p>
<p>We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.</p>
<p>We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 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 inclusive, pro rata for part time
      
    </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>271-BBM-7345916</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</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 see those attached.</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 see those attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          GOSH Culture and Values
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Our Always values | Always welcoming | Always helpful | Always expert | Always one team</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace</li>
        
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          Academic/Professional qualification/Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Honours degree in Psychology</li>
        
        <li>Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and lifespan developmental psychology.EA</li>
        
        <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist</li>
        
        <li>Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice</li>
        
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          Experience/Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at specialist level.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising trainee psychologists and/or other professionals.</li>
        
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          Skills/Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers and other professionals.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of specialised psychological therapeutic skills as used in complex cases within paediatrics</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            GOSH Culture and Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Our Always values | Always welcoming | Always helpful | Always expert | Always one team</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Academic/Professional qualification/Training
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Honours degree in Psychology</li>
          
          <li>Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and lifespan developmental psychology.EA</li>
          
          <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist</li>
          
          <li>Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and /or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience/Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at specialist level.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience and expertise with a specialist paediatric client group.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising trainee psychologists and/or other professionals.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Skills/Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers and other professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of specialised psychological therapeutic skills as used in complex cases within paediatrics</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>
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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>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
          <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
        
      

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

Specialist Paediatric Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (Band 7/8a (depending on experience)</strong></p> <p>Psychologists are integral and valued key members of the Mental Health Care of Older People's multidisciplinary teams (MHCOP) in each borough across East London. Within and across the service, in line with National Guidance, the post holder will be responsible and accountable for the provision of high quality, person-centred and culturally sensitive psychological services to older adults presenting to the service, their families and carers. Our goal is to alleviate psychological distress and promote psychological well-being, working alongside our multi-disciplinary team colleagues in the community and liaison into the centralised wards, where required through consultation, teaching and training.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will be an active member of City and Hackney's Mental Health Care of Older Adult's service including the centralised MHCOP inpatient wards and wider East London MHCOP Psychology and Arts therapies professional group.</p> <p>They will work closely with psychologists and other professionals in the team maintaining a standardised approach to the assessment and care of Service Users with complex needs across community and inpatient settings. As part of this, they will contribute to the provision of a specialist psychological perspective for the work of the team, providing highly specialist psychological advice and consultation to other members of the team as well as consultation into the borough's residential and nursing homes.</p> <p>They will be responsible and accountable for the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service for people with severe, complex and enduring mental health and dementia related difficulties and their families, presenting to the service and across community and, where appropriate, acute physical health and psychiatric settings.</p> <p>They will develop working partnerships with other members of psychology services locally and across East London boroughs, relevant statutory and voluntary agencies, locality services and providers/commissioners as appropriate</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 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 pro rata inc HCA
      
    </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>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-CH7500929</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>City and Hackney Mental Health Care of Older People</p>
      <p>30 Felstead Street</p>
      <p>Hackney Wick</p>
            <p>E9 5LG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
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          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS (2)</li>
        
        <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees</li>
        
        <li>Relevant specialist older adult training or qualifications, which should include include neuropsychological assessment skills</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant experience of work as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in NHS setting, including experience in neuropsychology assessment, formulation, and/or neuro-rehabilitation</li>
        
        <li>Use of psychological models for consultation with staff teams, notably relating to behaviours that challenge</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing a clinical service to multicultural populations and use of interpreters</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of risk assessment and risk management</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising others' clinical work</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of delivering teaching and training events</li>
        
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          Knowledge and Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge in older adult mental health/ neuropsychology/ dementia</li>
        
        <li>High level ability to plan and conduct assessment and psychological interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, relevant for specialist MHCOP presentations</li>
        
        <li>Highly specialist skills in applying theory to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organisations</li>
        
        <li>Skilled in dementia assessments and competence and confidence in selection and administration of cognitive assessment and neuropsychological test equipment</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of national policy and guidelines as related to dementia and older adult mental health</li>
        
        <li>Able to manage own time and caseload</li>
        
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            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
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          <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS (2)</li>
          
          <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist older adult training or qualifications, which should include include neuropsychological assessment skills</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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    <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>
  

  
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        <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>
      

      
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Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

<p><strong>Children and Adolescent CBT Therapist</strong></p><ul><li> Join our Independent Practitioner Network and deliver cognitive behavioural therapy in your own clinic space in central London or surrounding areas.</li><li> Choose a case load working with clients U12, 12-16 or adolescent children up to 18 years old.</li><li>Able to accommodate a small, flexible case load to fit around your primary employment, or wishing to build your own clinic portfolio.</li><li> Do you have capacity to support children and their families during evenings or weekends locally.</li><li>Benefit from competitive fees for face-to-face clinic time.</li><li> Want to access Continuous Professional Development resources alongside other therapists in the Onebright Network, helping maintain your <strong>BABCP</strong></li></ul><p>Onebright is the UK’s largest private outpatient mental healthcare provider, and in 2024 listed as one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work. Credited for its truly open company culture with new mission, vision and values, our management works hard to support employee learning and development whilst providing opportunities for growth and progression.</p><p>Our Independent Practitioner Network consists of a vast group of clinical professionals from Counsellors, CBT Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, EMDR Practitioners and Psychiatrists who play a major part in supporting our success.</p><p>Registration to our Independent Practitioner Network requires you to provide your key areas of interest and experience, identify specific modalities, declare your qualifications and accreditation as well as the option to dictate your requirements as a clinician.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Why not <strong>FAST TRACK YOUR REGISTRATION</strong> Identify any relevant experience delivering therapy to Neuro-diverse, ADHD or ASD clients and the Onebright Recruitment Team will fast track your application.</p><p>Join us by visiting <a href="http://www.onebright.com/join-our-team" target="_blank">www.onebright.com/join-our-team</a> or email <a href="mailto:careers@onebright.com" target="_blank">careers@onebright.com</a>.</p>

Onebright

Child and Adolescent CBT Therapist - Independent Practitioner Network

<p>Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your occupational therapy career- all whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding environment? </p><p><strong>London Children's Practice is an exciting and creative practice looking for an ambitious Occupational Therapist who wants to grow their clinical skills in a strong team environment. We place a high importance on work-life balance, so we offer a Summer Contract that maximises annual leave! We're also trialling provision for 10% rest every day!</strong> </p><p><strong>Job Title: </strong> <strong>Lead Clinician and Coordinator</strong></p><p><strong>Location: </strong> <strong>Multi-Campus SEMH School Settings in South West London</strong></p><p><strong>Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 FTE DOE</strong></p><p><strong>Hours:</strong> <strong>37.5 Hour Week - Flexible working across 6 days (Monday-Saturday)</strong> </p><p><strong>Contract: </strong> <strong>Permanent - Summer contract - 50 weeks (5 weeks off in summer break, + 22 days holiday)</strong> </p><p><strong>About London Children's Practice</strong> </p><p>The London Children's Practice is a renowned multidisciplinary hub, with a 15-year legacy of delivering exceptional care to children, young people, and families, both in London and internationally. Our success is built on a foundation of growth, collaboration, diversity, and care, which underpins every aspect of our therapeutic and assessment services. We work in close partnership with schools and Local Authorities, developing tailored packages of support that create meaningful, lasting outcomes. </p><p>As part of the Outcomes First Group, a recognised leader in exceptional education, The London Children's Practice works with the OFG Momenta Connect brand. Our partnership helps young people overcome educational barriers, engage with their learning, and embrace their unique strengths to find their path. </p><p>With The London Children's Practice entering a significant phase of growth, now is an exciting time for new employees to join and develop professionally. </p><p><strong>For more information about the London Children's Practice, please visit our website:</strong> London's Children's Practice </p><p><strong>About the role</strong> </p><p>As a Lead Clinician and Coordinator, you will be responsible for managing the occupational needs of a diverse client caseload of individuals aged 0 to 18. This includes conducting comprehensive assessments using both standardized and non-standardized tools to accurately determine client needs. You will design, implement, and evaluate appropriate interventions, which may involve specialist strategies, targeted support, or universal approaches such as group work, training, and one-to-one sessions.</p><p>A key part of your role is to identify and review relevant outcomes to inform treatment plans, track progress, and facilitate appropriate discharge. You will also be responsible for producing high-quality, accurate, and detailed reports using up-to-date templates. This position requires close collaboration with families, carers, and colleagues from other professions, including school staff and London Children's Practice (LCP) leadership.</p><p>Additional duties include attending multi-agency meetings, advocating for clients' needs, and providing expert advice and support to families and relevant professionals. You will also be responsible for managing your own caseload, providing supervision to junior staff and students, and delivering training to external agencies as an LCP representative. The role demands adherence to safeguarding procedures, with all concerns escalated within 24 hours. The ability to manage your own performance and development is essential for this role.</p><p><strong>Location: Primarily school-based with opportunity to work within the clinic setting.</strong> </p><p><strong>Essential</strong></p><ul><li>BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy</li><li>HCPC Registration</li><li>Royal College of Occupational Therapy Registration</li><li>Minimum of 4 years' post-qualification experience with complex children and young people</li><li>Experience of working in SEMH, education, or alternative provision settings</li><li>Leadership or service development experience</li><li>Excellent understanding of attachment, trauma, and neurodevelopment</li><li>Confident with report writing and multi-agency working</li></ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong></p><ul><li>Postgraduate training in trauma-informed care, or related specialisms</li><li>Knowledge of SEND processes including EHCPs and Annual Reviews</li><li>Experience working with Looked After Children or those with significant social care involvement</li><li>Understanding of positive behaviour support approaches </li></ul><p><strong>London Children's Practice - Why Choose Us?</strong> </p><p>At the London Children's Practice, we provide exceptional care by investing in our team. Here's what we offer: </p><ul><li><strong>Ongoing Professional Development</strong>: Access training opportunities that support your career growth and interests.</li><li><strong>Comprehensive Wellbeing Support:</strong> Prioritise a healthy work-life balance with our dedicated support services and wellness initiatives.</li><li><strong>Expert Supervision and Mentoring:</strong> Work with experienced practitioners who provide guidance for your paediatric occupational therapy journey.</li><li><strong>Structured Clinical Growth:</strong> Benefit from regular in-house training, workshops, and supervision to refine your skills.</li><li><strong>Paediatric OT Onboarding Program:</strong> Our experienced team offers a dedicated program to help newly qualified or paediatric-new OTs build core skills. </li></ul><p><strong>Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:</strong> </p><ul><li>5 weeks off in the school summer break</li><li>22 days of annual leave + years of service allowance</li><li>1 CPD day to use towards training</li><li>Annual CPD opportunities + Monthly internal CPD provided</li><li>Life Assurance </li><li>Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions </li><li>"Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks </li><li>Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.</li><li>A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits </li><li>100s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad </li><li>Cycle to Work Schemes </li><li>Electric Car Purchase Scheme </li><li>Critical illness cover </li></ul><p><strong>For more information about this role please refer to the Job Description and Job Pack.</strong> </p><p><strong>At LCP, we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.</strong> </p>

Lead Clinician and Coordinator

Day Webster are currently recruiting a Band 6/7 CBT Therapist wiith CAMHS experience to support our NHS client in your region. Our client is looking for the ideal candidate to start as soon as possible for a minimum of 3 months initially to then 6 months. The shift pattern would be Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week, although the service would consider other suitable work patterns for the right candidate. If you would like to find out more about this Band 6/7 CBT Therapist starting this month paying a rewarding hourly rate of £27 to £30 per hour either on a full time or part-time basis, please contact me at <strong>What you need - Role requirements</strong><ol> <li>BCAP registration</li><li>Community Mental Health </li><li>CAMHS experience is essential</li></ol> Day Webster Group currently have positions throughout the United Kingdon, Channel Islands, and Republic of Ireland for Psychological Therapies professionals of all Bands between 3 - 8c; If this isn't the right role for you and you would be eager to speak to a Specialist Industry expert to discuss your personal requirements and further roles available, contact the team at or on . <strong>Why work for Day Webster Group?</strong><ul> <li>Daily payroll</li><li>Access to some of the UK's most sought-after roles</li><li>Timesheet submissions via Mobile</li><li>Specialist Industry expert as your dedicated Day Webster Agent available 24/7</li><li>Industry leading fast-tracked compliance</li><li>Free revalidation support</li><li>UK leading referral programs</li><li>Accommodation &amp; Travel assistance</li><li>Annual contributions for training and CPD courses</li><li>Annual Loyalty reward programs</li><li>Professional growth opportunities and continuous development support.</li><li>Uncapped top tier "Refer a friend" scheme.</li></ul> <strong>About Day Webster Group</strong>As one of the UK's largest healthcare recruitment agencies, Day Webster Group are not only about filling positions; we're about building careers and fostering a community of professionals dedicated to excellence in healthcare. Since 2009, Day Webster Group has stood out for our innovative approach, earning numerous awards, including placements on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list and regional Best Companies to Work For. Recognised for our commitment to excellence and our deep appreciation for the vital roles our staff play, we support our team members at every step, offering opportunities for those looking for new challenges or aiming to make a significant impact in various healthcare settings.

CBT Therapist

<p><strong>Single Homeless Project</strong> hasan opportunity for a <strong>Young Persons Psychotherapist </strong>to join our experienced and committed teams based in <strong>Greenwich ?. </strong>You will join us on a<strong> full-time, fixed term </strong><strong>basis until March 2026 </strong>(Possible extension reliant on funding streams). In return, you will receive a <strong>competitive salary starting at starting at £50,718.46 and rising incrementally to £53,786.23 per annum (pro rata).</strong></p> <p>Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.</p> <p>We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.</p> <p>We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.</p> <p>Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. </p> <p><strong>About the Team Manager role:</strong></p> <p>At Single Homeless Project, we believe every young person deserves the chance to build a life beyond crisis. As our Young Person s Psychotherapist, you ll play a vital part in making that happen. Working within our Opportunities Programme, you ll provide one-to-one psychotherapy and co-produced psychoeducation groups for young people aged . Your work will focus on prevention, helping young people make sense of their experiences and build the tools to manage life s challenges before they reach breaking point.</p> <p>You ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team offering a psychologically informed service - collaborating closely with support staff, managers and other professionals to create safe, empowering spaces where young people can explore their emotions, relationships and aspirations. From helping someone understand the impact of trauma, racism or poverty, to facilitating group discussions on healthy boundaries and emotional regulation, your impact will ripple far beyond the therapy room.</p> <p><strong>About you:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You have at least a year s experience providing psychotherapy or counselling to young people.</li> <li>You re confident supporting both individuals and groups, and understand how group dynamics work.</li> <li>You understand the challenges young people face - especially those who ve experienced the care system and/or experienced trauma.</li> <li>You can build trust with young people who may be wary of professionals and create a safe, supportive space.</li> <li>You value working alongside young people, involving them in shaping their own support and outcomes.</li> <li>You re organised, communicate clearly, and committed to inclusive, anti-discriminatory practice in all you do.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Our attractive benefits package includes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period</li> <li>A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am 4pm) in non-accommodation services</li> <li>25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),</li> <li>A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary</li> <li>Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme</li> <li>Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work</li> </ul> <p><strong>Please note</strong> applications will be reviewed and suitable candidates invited to interview as applications are received. Therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate is identified. </p> <p>Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Kings Cross or a Young Person's service in Greenwich. </p> <p>This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.</p> <p>Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications with insufficient right to work or requiring sponsorship will not be accepted for this role. </p> <p>Don t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click <strong> apply </strong>now to become our <strong>Team Manager </strong>-we'd like to hear from you!</p> <p><em>Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.</em></p>

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