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East London Foundation Trust are pleased to offer the opportunity for a Psychologist or CBTp Therapist to join us in the City and Hackney Community Mental Health Service. This service, which is starting in September 2026, will offer a place-based service responsive to local population needs. This post holder will mainly work with people who have a diagnosis of psychosis /BPAD and/or are under care coordination due to the level of their current needs.
The post-holder will provide specialist evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with a range of complex mental health needs, predominantly with a diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar affective disorder. The psychology team offer individual, couple/family and group interventions, and we would welcome the post-holder to contribute to our group programme.
Indirect work is also a key part of the role, and the post holder will offer consultation, team formulation, supervision and teaching to the MDT as well as attending regular clinical meetings.
The post holder will be committed to supporting the work of the wider psychology service in seeking to provide a high quality, equitable, culturally competent and trauma-informed service.
Main duties of the job
- The systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical /counselling psychology /CBTp service to service users under the care of the City and Hackney Community mental Health Service.
- To bring a psychological perspective to the work of the Community Mental Health Service.
- Clinically supervise the work of assistant psychologists, graduate psychologists and, two years after qualifying, trainee psychologists.
- To promote and facilitate psychological capability within the Community Mental health Service e.g. via consultation, staff support and reflection and training.
- To support and lead when required, co-production and service-user involvement in psychology-related service development projects.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
- Follow defined practices and procedures under the management and co-ordination of a senior psychologist.
- To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
- Participate in CPD and other developmental activities, keeping up to date with relevant psychological research and national guidance (DoH, NICE etc).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience of delivering evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention with clients experiencing a range of complex mental health needs including psychosis.
- Experience of developing and carrying out research projects
Desirable
- Experience of working with families and carers, and of delivering family therapy following a theoretical model.
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and intervention with clients experiencing severe mental health problems including psychosis.
- Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.
- Skills in providing advice and 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
- Ability to support and co-ordinate the work of psychology colleagues within the team/service.
- Highly-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to the client group.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and practices
Desirable
- Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.
- Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or CBTp therapist
- HCPC registered or awaiting registration or BABCP accredited for the CBTp qualification
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This advert is for Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBTp Therapist with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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