Job summary Oxleas are seeking to recruit highly motivated Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologists/Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (BABCP accredited) with an interest in perinatal mental health, to join our expanding and developing community Perinatal Mental Health Team. It is an exciting time to join the team as it is an innovative field for perinatal mental health. Our Perinatal team offers a unique opportunity to develop skills in both adult mental health and also to develop skills in parent infant and family work. It is an ideal opportunity for a Psychologist/CBT therapist with an interest in developing further specialist skills and experience and working within a multi-disciplinary community team. As perinatal mental health is an expanding area of development, there is good potential for career development and training opportunities. There will be the opportunity to develop specialist competencies in evidence-based models (eg CBT, EMDR,) for individual therapy. In line with the long-term plan, the service will be developing its interventions with couples, co-parents and piloting working with families up to 24 months. It is an exciting time to join our teams as each borough has recently been awarded national funding for the expansion of their services. Main duties of the job Main Clinical Duties The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community. The post holder will be involved in delivering evidence-based individual and group-based interventions. The psychological therapies team include clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists and a parent infant psychotherapist. The successful applicant will be part of a friendly and supportive team. There is an established reflective practice space for the whole team as well as regular individual supervision provided by the senior psychologist. Opportunities to develop supervision skills are consistently available and Oxleas has a longstanding relationship with clinical and counselling doctorate programs in taking trainees and developing the wider workforce. About the team The trust wide service is based at Queen Mary's hospital and consists of a multidisciplinary team of professionals including consultant psychiatrists, specialist perinatal nurses, clinical psychologists, CBT therapists, nursery nurses and OTs. We offer a community service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental health difficulties. 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 We Listen We Care Date posted 28 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £58,544 a year pro rata pa inc Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 277-7104552-CMH Job locations Queen Marys Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT Job description Job responsibilities The team works alongside other services, including IAPT, secondary care mental health teams and maternity as well as third sector organisations. We work collaboratively with other services (eg maternity service and health visiting) and with experts by experience to continue to provide high quality care and are committed to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. Oxleas has a strong tradition in promoting psychological therapies and embraces multi-modal formulation-based approaches. Personal therapeutic interests and specialty development are actively encouraged and supported. This can be via formal training as well as established specialist supervision forums which are provided across the Trust. Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation Job description Job responsibilities The team works alongside other services, including IAPT, secondary care mental health teams and maternity as well as third sector organisations. We work collaboratively with other services (eg maternity service and health visiting) and with experts by experience to continue to provide high quality care and are committed to ensure excellent outcomes for women and their families. Oxleas has a strong tradition in promoting psychological therapies and embraces multi-modal formulation-based approaches. Personal therapeutic interests and specialty development are actively encouraged and supported. This can be via formal training as well as established specialist supervision forums which are provided across the Trust. Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation Person Specification Training & Education Essential To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine, clinical/counselling psychology Cognitive Behavioural Assessments Essential Experience of delivering highly specialised Cognitive Behavioural Assessments and treatment to clients. Specialist knowledge of CBT Essential Specialist knowledge of CBT and the application of appropriate models of practice according to client need. Person Specification Training & Education Essential To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine, clinical/counselling psychology Cognitive Behavioural Assessments Essential Experience of delivering highly specialised Cognitive Behavioural Assessments and treatment to clients. Specialist knowledge of CBT Essential Specialist knowledge of CBT and the application of appropriate models of practice according to client need. 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 Queen Marys Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)