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Highly Specialist Psychological Therapist (Clinical Psychologist)
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 18 day(s) ago
Reference: 277-7957041-CMH-A
Job summary
** Previous applicants need not apply **
We are seeking a qualified clinical psychologist to work across the Bexley Older People's Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and Bexley Memory Service to provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments, and individual and group-based psychological interventions to our client group and their carers.
This two-day a week post is based at the Bexleyheath Centre and involves working alongside colleagues in the well-established multidisciplinary teams, the CMHT recently being awarded as Best Team in Oxleas. We would welcome applications from qualified clinical psychologists with transferable skills.
Main duties of the job
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To provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment, formulation, and interventions to clients and their carers both individually and in groups
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To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and non-professional carers
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Tohave management and supervision responsibilities of trainees and junior members of the team
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To undertake research and evaluation of the service
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To work as a part of the multi-disciplinary teams which have close links with a wide range of agencies
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The post holder will also be a member of the Older People's Mental Health Psychological Therapies teams and the Directorate Psychological Therapy teams, attending and contributing to meetings, CPD and wider developments and tasks pertaining to Psychological Therapies.
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
Details
Date posted
25 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£63,665 to £70,887 a year pro rata pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
277-7957041-CMH-A
Job locations
Bexleyheath Centre
1-3 Emerton Close
Bexleyheath
DA6 8DW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in older people's mental health services, including with people with dementia and their carers
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient, and assessment and intervention with patients with a wide variety of neurological deficits.
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating psychoeducation, skills-based and/or therapeutic groups
Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, dementia etc).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in older people's mental health services, including with people with dementia and their carers
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient, and assessment and intervention with patients with a wide variety of neurological deficits.
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating psychoeducation, skills-based and/or therapeutic groups
Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, dementia etc).
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
Bexleyheath Centre
1-3 Emerton Close
Bexleyheath
DA6 8DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bexleyheath Centre
1-3 Emerton Close
Bexleyheath
DA6 8DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)