Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, who is interested in joining our friendly multidisciplinary team supporting people with complex mental health problems- psychosis and bipolar. Please state on your application if you are applying for the band 7 preceptorship or for the Band 8a role Main duties of the job In this post, you will be working closely alongside other professionals (OT, nurses, doctors) providing support and interventions focused on improving the lives of individuals with complex and enduring mental health problems in the community. The service is a dedicated multi- disciplinary team of professionals, who aim to improve quality of life, promote hope, recovery, and individual resilience. In this role you will have the opportunity to work with individual patients, holding your own caseload, as well as join in development of group interventions and be part of family consultation service. The role also includes working closely with other professionals, supporting development of therapy skills and knowledge within the team, providing consultation to the team, alongside participating in community team assessments and crisis work. You would be a member of a friendly and supportive ICMP team which is based at the Erith Centre, with a free car park and access to local shops. You would have access to regular individual supervision as well as specialist supervision groups (e.g. EMDR, CBTp, FIP etc.) depending on your specialist training. There are regular psychological therapies training events, and the Trust is highly supportive of staff accessing further specialist training such as CBTp, FIP and EMDR. About us 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.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. 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: We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care Date posted 24 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £66,239 a year pa inc Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 277-7086112-CMH Job locations Erith Centre Park Crescent Erith DA8 3EE Job description Job responsibilities You would have the opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of clients with differing levels of need and severity and at different life stages (excluding first episode psychosis). You would have opportunity to develop skills in delivering a variety of interventions depending on clients needs and presenting difficulties. For further information on the advertised role and detailed job description, please refer to the person specification/ job description documents located under Documents to download section. Oxleas welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our Building A Fairer Oxleas (BAFO) initiative aims to involving frontline staff, senior managers and Board members in making positive changes to how it feels to work at Oxleas, particularly for BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT staff. The Psychology profession in Oxleas is well respected and represented at a high level within the Trust, and the Director of Therapies is a member of the Trusts executive. Professional development is encouraged within all professional groups. Job description Job responsibilities You would have the opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of clients with differing levels of need and severity and at different life stages (excluding first episode psychosis). You would have opportunity to develop skills in delivering a variety of interventions depending on clients needs and presenting difficulties. For further information on the advertised role and detailed job description, please refer to the person specification/ job description documents located under Documents to download section. Oxleas welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our Building A Fairer Oxleas (BAFO) initiative aims to involving frontline staff, senior managers and Board members in making positive changes to how it feels to work at Oxleas, particularly for BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT staff. The Psychology profession in Oxleas is well respected and represented at a high level within the Trust, and the Director of Therapies is a member of the Trusts executive. Professional development is encouraged within all professional groups. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, lifespan developmental psychology as certified by the BPS. Current HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist Willingness to undertake Advanced Training in CBTp and Family Intervention in Psychosis if not yet completed. Desirable Two or more distinct psychological therapies Advanced Diploma in CBT (for Psychosis or SMI) Experience Essential Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range or care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of service users from across the whole life span, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Desirable Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy with clients experiencing psychosis. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Skills Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Ability to work as part of a wider team of professionals. Ability to use outcome measures and ability to integrate these into therapy. Desirable Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, lifespan developmental psychology as certified by the BPS. Current HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist Willingness to undertake Advanced Training in CBTp and Family Intervention in Psychosis if not yet completed. Desirable Two or more distinct psychological therapies Advanced Diploma in CBT (for Psychosis or SMI) Experience Essential Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range or care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of service users from across the whole life span, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Desirable Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy with clients experiencing psychosis. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Skills Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Ability to work as part of a wider team of professionals. Ability to use outcome measures and ability to integrate these into therapy. Desirable Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to provide a culturally competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health. Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address Erith Centre Park Crescent Erith DA8 3EE Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)