# ADHD Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adhd-specialist-psychological-therapist-cbt/36642699-35ba-4fe6-9b11-03a59b588251 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adhd-specialist-psychological-therapist-cbt/36642699-35ba-4fe6-9b11-03a59b588251.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc - **Contract type:** Secondment: 9 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T09:43:10.878Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sidcup/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community_Mental_Health_Services/Adult_Community_Mental_Health_Services-v8054602 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8054602?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 ADHD Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT) to join our Adult ADHD Service within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, working across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist ADHD assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions, and structured psychoeducation in line with NICE guidance, while also leading on the development and governance of psychoeducation groups. The postholder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing consultation, training, and supervision to colleagues, as well as contributing to service development, quality improvement, and outcome monitoring. This is an ideal position for a skilled clinician passionate about improving outcomes for adults with ADHD and shaping innovative, patient-centred services within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation. . ### Main duties of the job The postholder will play a key role within the Adult ADHD Service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care while supporting service development and multidisciplinary working. Main duties will include: - Undertaking specialist ADHD assessments using a range of evidence-based tools and clinical interviews - Providing group-based psychological interventions, including CBT and structured psychoeducation programmes - Leading the development, delivery and governance of ADHD psychoeducation groups and materials - Offering specialist advice, formulation, and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners - Delivering training to internal and external services to improve understanding and management of ADHD - Supervising and supporting Assistant Psychologists and junior staff - Contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, including outcome monitoring - Working collaboratively with GPs, health and social care services, and voluntary sector organisations across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation. ## Job Details We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 ADHD Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT) to join our Adult ADHD Service within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, working across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist ADHD assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions, and structured psychoeducation in line with NICE guidance, while also leading on the development and governance of psychoeducation groups. The postholder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing consultation, training, and supervision to colleagues, as well as contributing to service development, quality improvement, and outcome monitoring. This is an ideal position for a skilled clinician passionate about improving outcomes for adults with ADHD and shaping innovative, patient-centred services within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation. . ## Job Description The postholder will play a key role within the Adult ADHD Service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care while supporting service development and multidisciplinary working. Main duties will include: Undertaking specialist ADHD assessments using a range of evidence-based tools and clinical interviews Providing group-based psychological interventions, including CBT and structured psychoeducation programmes Leading the development, delivery and governance of ADHD psychoeducation groups and materials Offering specialist advice, formulation, and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners Delivering training to internal and external services to improve understanding and management of ADHD Supervising and supporting Assistant Psychologists and junior staff Contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, including outcome monitoring Working collaboratively with GPs, health and social care services, and voluntary sector organisations across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich ## Responsibilities Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment using CBT approaches of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care - Completion of two years of supervised clinical experience with the client group of the post or a related client group (adult mental health) - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including 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 supervising the clinical work of other psychological therapists - Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts - Experience of the application of psychological therapy with clients experiencing psychological distress in relation to long-term health conditions. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. - High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within mental health. **Desirable** - High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised evidenced based psychological therapies. ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - To be a qualified (HCPC registered) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Or To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine AND to have continued your studies gaining a recognised post-graduate qualification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy **Desirable** - Accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP, or willingness to work towards this. - Post-qualification training in specialised CBT provision with long-term health conditions ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847) - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344899) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.