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Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 8b registered clinical psychologist to work across the City and Hackney EQUIP and Heads Up Teams. EQUIP provides an assertive and responsive service to adults aged 18 - 65 for up to 3 years during their recovery from a first episode of psychosis. The service covers the City of London and London Borough of Hackney. Emphasis is placed on maximising wellbeing and on social, psychological, physical and educational/vocational recovery. The team works to standards set for early intervention in psychosis teams and participates in the annual National Clinical Audit on Psychosis. The team also works closely with the early detection team, HEADS UP, which provides support to those who are at risk of developing psychosis, and actively connects with local community groups in order to improve detection rates of this group.</p> <p>This post would be suitable for someone with significant experience, a strong interest in psychosis and early intervention and a collaborative approach to leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of psychology across EQUIP and Heads Up. They will also work closely with the operational lead and consultant psychiatrists as a member of the senior management team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
   <p>The principal psychologist role provides leadership to and management of the psychology staff within the service, as well as contributing to the senior management team within the service. The post holder will work alongside clinical and/or counselling psychologists already in post to support individuals who are experiencing or at risk of developing first episode psychosis and their families/carers.</p> <p>The post holder will supervise and line manage the psychological professions in the team and lead on other aspects of governance required to deliver an effective service. </p> <p>Whilst there may be opportunities for a small caseload as well as supporting the team with complex assessments and psychological consultations, the main focus of the role is on the team's provision of effective and timely psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines for Early Intervention in Psychosis, and ensuring that the psychological professionals are suitably led and supported towards that aim. </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>05 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £72,921 to £83,362 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-CH7345423</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
      <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> Provide and/or coordinate clinical &amp; managerial supervision for the psychologists in EQUIP and Heads Up (henceforth referred to as the teams), placing the service user at the centre of service planning and delivery</p> <p> Ensure that staffing provision within the psychological profession is in line with service need and the established budget and to develop relevant and meaningful job plans for that group</p> <p> Lead on recruitment processes for psychological professionals</p> <p> Oversee the effective administration of the waiting list, including allocation of work to specific team members</p> <p> Oversee and lead on the development of psychology provision for first episode psychosis in EQUIP and Heads Up in line with national guidance and other early intervention services across East London</p> <p> Provide specialist assessment and formulation of service users with complex presentations</p> <p> Potentially provide specialist evidence-based intervention to service users, including CBT for psychosis and Family Intervention</p> <p> Offer psychotherapeutic insights, consultation, supervision and teaching to team members as appropriate</p> <p> Participate as an active member of the EQUIP and Heads Up senior leadership team in regards to service development, evaluation and research</p> <p> Represent EQUIP and Heads Up psychology in Psychological Professionals Leadership meetings, both within City and Hackney as well as trust wide in East London</p> <p> Leading on innovation in the team with regards to developing care pathways that best meet the needs of the service users in collaboration with users, carers, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> Provide and/or coordinate clinical &amp; managerial supervision for the psychologists in EQUIP and Heads Up (henceforth referred to as the teams), placing the service user at the centre of service planning and delivery</p> <p> Ensure that staffing provision within the psychological profession is in line with service need and the established budget and to develop relevant and meaningful job plans for that group</p> <p> Lead on recruitment processes for psychological professionals</p> <p> Oversee the effective administration of the waiting list, including allocation of work to specific team members</p> <p> Oversee and lead on the development of psychology provision for first episode psychosis in EQUIP and Heads Up in line with national guidance and other early intervention services across East London</p> <p> Provide specialist assessment and formulation of service users with complex presentations</p> <p> Potentially provide specialist evidence-based intervention to service users, including CBT for psychosis and Family Intervention</p> <p> Offer psychotherapeutic insights, consultation, supervision and teaching to team members as appropriate</p> <p> Participate as an active member of the EQUIP and Heads Up senior leadership team in regards to service development, evaluation and research</p> <p> Represent EQUIP and Heads Up psychology in Psychological Professionals Leadership meetings, both within City and Hackney as well as trust wide in East London</p> <p> Leading on innovation in the team with regards to developing care pathways that best meet the needs of the service users in collaboration with users, carers, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
        
        <li>Trained in Behavioural Family Therapy/other family interventions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management Training</li>
          
          <li>Other relevant specialist training or qualifications</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist in a community mental health setting</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of providing CBTp in a community setting</li>
        
        <li>Work within at least 2 therapy modalities</li>
        
        <li>Research experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising professional and clinical practice of qualified and unqualified staff</li>
        
        <li>Identification of need and development of services to meet need</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management skills</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in an early intervention service with first episode psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience in systemic interventions/working with families</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings</li>
        
        <li>Competent in use of keyboard skills and basic IT packages - word processing, excel, e-mail and internet, powerpoint</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Aptitude/Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, and an interest in models of service delivery</li>
        
        <li>Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances</li>
        
        <li>Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals</li>
        
        <li>Able to articulate the value added by psychological interventions within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services, while showing respect for the expertise of others</li>
        
        <li>Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>Trained in Behavioural Family Therapy/other family interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management Training</li>
            
            <li>Other relevant specialist training or qualifications</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist in a community mental health setting</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of providing CBTp in a community setting</li>
          
          <li>Work within at least 2 therapy modalities</li>
          
          <li>Research experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising professional and clinical practice of qualified and unqualified staff</li>
          
          <li>Identification of need and development of services to meet need</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management skills</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in an early intervention service with first episode psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience in systemic interventions/working with families</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings</li>
          
          <li>Competent in use of keyboard skills and basic IT packages - word processing, excel, e-mail and internet, powerpoint</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Aptitude/Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, and an interest in models of service delivery</li>
          
          <li>Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances</li>
          
          <li>Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Able to articulate the value added by psychological interventions within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services, while showing respect for the expertise of others</li>
          
          <li>Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results</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>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
      <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
          <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6AT</p>
        
      

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

Early Intervention in Psychosis Lead Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The post holder will hold a complex caseload within the multi-disciplinary team, undertaking specialist neurodevelopmental assessments and post assessment interventions. </p>  <p>The post holder will communicate complex information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, at times dealing with service users who may be hostile or present challenging behaviours.</p>  <p>You will maintain a high standard of clinical records, producing and maintaining good communications with referrers and other professionals involved, liaising with the referrers where appropriate, including liaison with local services and participating in outreach meetings. </p>  <p>The post holder will contribute to the quality, safety and continuous improvement of services provided to service users and their families.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will lead on complex neurodevelopmental assessments for CYP aged 12-25 years within the Autism Assessment pathway undertaking behavioural observations and Developmental interviews for allocated cases.</p>  <p>Leading on the writing of comprehensive assessment reports where leading on the assessment and contributing to other assessment reports where the clinician has contributed.</p>  <p>Work with team manager on intake, referral coordination and on the implementation of the assessment clinics.</p>  <p>Provide consultation to external agencies as required such as GPs/schools/Local authorities,</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve. The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees or clients are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age, race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation or trade union membership.</p>
<p>The Tavistock and Portman is caring, compassionate and committed to co-creating the care and training we offer. We are passionate about the quality of our work and committed to openness, the use of evidence and the application of improvement science. We value all our staff, are concerned for their wellbeing, and seek to foster leadership, innovation and excellence in our workforce.</p>
<p>The post-holder will be required to attend statutory and mandatory training events as set out in the Trust's staff training policy, which includes attendance at induction and ongoing training in fire safety, health and safety, infection control, risk management, safeguarding children and participation in appraisal.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>27 August 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 of HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>6 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>260-TP-948-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust</p>
      <p>120 Belsize Lane</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>NW3 5BA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level or Doctoral level</li>
        
        <li>Registration with HCPC or relevant body as a Clinical Psychologist, Educational  Psychologist, Counselling  Psychologist, Social Worker,  Nurse, Psychotherapist, or  Systemic , Behaviour (PBS) therapist</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of clinical experience of working with children and families with neurodevelopmental complexities</li>
        
        <li>A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery</li>
        
        <li>A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders</li>
        
        <li>Expertise of case management and treatment for Children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Some experience of clinical supervision</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Some experience  of clinical  management of  staff</li>
          
          <li>Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality  improvement</li>
          
          <li>experience of working in both general and children's crisis services as this role will have an element of liaison across services</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk  management</li>
        
        <li>Personal duty of care in relation  to equipment or resources</li>
        
        <li>Basic keyboard skills for  updating client records</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own clinical case load</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Confidence in supporting others with managing complexity</li>
          
          <li>Confidence in working with multi agency teams</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Comprehensive understanding or additional training in Positive Behaviour Planning and using functional assessments to better understand the communicative function of behaviour.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning</li>
        
        <li>Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level or Doctoral level</li>
          
          <li>Registration with HCPC or relevant body as a Clinical Psychologist, Educational  Psychologist, Counselling  Psychologist, Social Worker,  Nurse, Psychotherapist, or  Systemic , Behaviour (PBS) therapist</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of clinical experience of working with children and families with neurodevelopmental complexities</li>
          
          <li>A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery</li>
          
          <li>A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders</li>
          
          <li>Expertise of case management and treatment for Children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Some experience of clinical supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Some experience  of clinical  management of  staff</li>
            
            <li>Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality  improvement</li>
            
            <li>experience of working in both general and children's crisis services as this role will have an element of liaison across services</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk  management</li>
          
          <li>Personal duty of care in relation  to equipment or resources</li>
          
          <li>Basic keyboard skills for  updating client records</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own clinical case load</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Confidence in supporting others with managing complexity</li>
            
            <li>Confidence in working with multi agency teams</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Comprehensive understanding or additional training in Positive Behaviour Planning and using functional assessments to better understand the communicative function of behaviour.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning</li>
          
          <li>Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments</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>
  

  
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      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>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>
      

      
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          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>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust</p>
      <p>120 Belsize Lane</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>NW3 5BA</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust</p>
          <p>120 Belsize Lane</p>
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            <p><a href="https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Highly Specialist Clinician

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Oxleas are seeking to recruit a clinically skilled, innovative and experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to provide clinical and professional leadership across our Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP), Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP), and Community Mental Health Rehabilitation and Enablement Service (CMHRES) Teams, in the London Brough of Bexley based in Erith. Bexley ICMP is a multi-disciplinary mental health team working within the psychosis pathway within a secondary care community mental health setting.</p> <p>The post holder will work alongside another Principal Psychologist, and Consultant Clinical Psychologist in taking a locality leading role in managing the provision of psychological therapy in the team and join the team manager and consultant psychiatrist in forming the senior clinical team to provide clinical leadership to the ICMP team.</p> <p>The post would be suitable to current 8A's (with at least 3.5 years post qualified experience) or 8B's with relevant experience and transferable skills who have a specialist interest in psychosis.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>A central component of the post will be taking an operational leadership role in further developing the role and remit of psychological therapy in the service. This would encompass support and oversight of referral screening as well as waiting list management, supervision and consultation to the wider team. Service development and innovation are embraced and 3rd sector working, training and working across service transitions would all form aspects of the leadership part of the role.</p> <p>The post will also ensure clinical time for the provision of highly specialised psychological therapy. Specialist training in a particular modality, as well as supervisory training in these, will be highly desirable eg CBTp, FiP, EMDR.</p> <p>The ICMP psychology team is comprised of a band 4 Assistant Psychologist, band 7 and 8a psychological therapists, as well as input from an Art Psychotherapist and Family Therapist, and a borough wide service lead Consultant Psychologist. Doctoral trainee and honorary placement supervision are also encouraged and the services maintain close links with the Salomons DClinPsy Doctoral Program. Supervision of the local psychology team and yearly appraisals (PDR) will also form some of the operational tasks of the post. The new incumbent will also join an established group of senior psychological therapists from across the borough. This is an established leadership forum offering peer support, and links to senior management.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.</p> <p>We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.</p> <p>Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:</p> <ul>  <li>We're Kind</li>  <li>We're </li>  <li>We Listen</li>  <li>We Care</li> </ul>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>26 August 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      £70,396 to £80,837 a year
      
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  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
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    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
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  <p>277-7355636-CMH-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Erith Centre</p>
      <p>Park Cresent</p>
      <p>Erith</p>
            <p>DA8 3EE</p>
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    <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>
      

      
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          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>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Erith Centre</p>
      <p>Park Cresent</p>
      <p>Erith</p>
            <p>DA8 3EE</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Erith Centre</p>
          <p>Park Cresent</p>
          <p>Erith</p>
                    <p>DA8 3EE</p>
        
      

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

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

CAMHS Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist -

Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Counselling or Forensic Psychologist & Psychology Lead

<b>£60,933 - £70,132 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits</b>  <b>Those Huge Small Victories</b> <p>Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.</p> <b>Get out what you put in</b> <p> This role is based at Luxborough Court School. </p><p>Luxborough Court School is a purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5 - 19 with autism. There is a large sports hall with changing facilities (the site was formally a Premier League football club's training ground), a bespoke 6th form suite plus a number of other smaller individual spaces used for therapeutic intervention and bespoke support. The School benefits from extensive outdoor space plus a large central courtyard garden in the centre of the school and separate secondary and junior playgrounds, with a multi-use games area.</p><p>Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.</p><p>As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.</p><p>Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.</p> <b>What we do for you</b> <p>We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you'll get:</p><ul><li><p><b>Training</b>: A full induction and on the job training</p></li><li><p><b>Holiday</b>: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays </p></li><li><p><b>Clinical Development</b>: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development</p></li><li><p><b>Flexible benefits</b>: meaning you can<br>increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here </p></li><li><p><b>Wellbeing: </b>a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance</p></li><li><p><b>Medical cover</b> so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of <b>high-street discounts </b></p></li><li><p><b>Beautiful working environments</b> with the very best facilities - check out our schools here </p></li><li><p>A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time</p></li></ul> <b>Bring your whole self to work</b> <p>Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we're looking for will:</p><ul><li><p>Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC</p></li><li><p>Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs</p></li><li><p>Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences</p></li><li><p>Be a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader<br>and trainer</p></li><li><p>Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative</p></li><li><p>Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people</p></li></ul><p>This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.</p> <b>Interested in joining us?</b> <p>Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.</p><p> The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. </p><p> For a full job description and person specification, please click here . </p><p> To view our ex-offenders policy please click here . </p><p> To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here . </p><p> Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD </p>

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