# Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-clinicalcounselling-psychologistclinical-lead/1ac3ebcd-aa76-4927-9ab0-e70d2e192c62 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-clinicalcounselling-psychologistclinical-lead/1ac3ebcd-aa76-4927-9ab0-e70d2e192c62.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £72,719 - £83,505 pa inc pro rata - **Contract type:** 9 months (Until end of March 2027 - fixed term for external candidates and secondment for internal candidates) - **Employment type:** Full time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T15:32:08.034Z - **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-v8072563 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8072563?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post provides strategic and operational leadership for the Maternal Mental Health Service across Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich, delivering highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for women experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties related to maternity. The post holder leads and develops a multidisciplinary psychological service, ensures high standards of clinical governance, and contributes to service development, evaluation and trauma‑informed maternity care aligned with Trust and NHS Long Term Plan objectives. ### Main duties of the job Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for women with complex perinatal mental health presentations (e.g. PTSD, tokophobia, psychosis, personality disorder).Lead implementation, evaluation and ongoing development of the Maternal Mental Health Service. Provide specialist consultation, advice and supervision to psychology staff and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).Ensure delivery of culturally competent, accessible psychological services. Undertake and oversee risk assessment and safeguarding in line with Trust policy. Lead service evaluation, audit and research activity to inform evidence‑based practice. Take autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge of service users. Manage psychological resources and staff within the service. Operate within Trust, professional, HCPC and BPS frameworks. ### 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 This post provides strategic and operational leadership for the Maternal Mental Health Service across Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich, delivering highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for women experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties related to maternity. The post holder leads and develops a multidisciplinary psychological service, ensures high standards of clinical governance, and contributes to service development, evaluation and trauma‑informed maternity care aligned with Trust and NHS Long Term Plan objectives. ## Job Description Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for women with complex perinatal mental health presentations (e.g. PTSD, tokophobia, psychosis, personality disorder).Lead implementation, evaluation and ongoing development of the Maternal Mental Health Service. Provide specialist consultation, advice and supervision to psychology staff and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).Ensure delivery of culturally competent, accessible psychological services. Undertake and oversee risk assessment and safeguarding in line with Trust policy. Lead service evaluation, audit and research activity to inform evidence‑based practice. Take autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge of service users. Manage psychological resources and staff within the service. Operate within Trust, professional, HCPC and BPS frameworks. ## Responsibilities Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Considerable experience of working as a clinical psychologist in relevant settings (e.g. perinatal mental health). - Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex needs in perinatal mental health. - Experience of leading and managing services, including managing staff and implementing service development. **Desirable** - Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision. - Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists. - Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (BPS accredited or equivalent). - Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist. - Completed training course in clinical supervision. **Desirable** - Post‑doctoral training in perinatal psychology. - Additional specialist training (e.g. CBT, trauma‑focused CBT, or equivalent advanced post‑qualification training). - Leadership or management training. ### Skills/Abilities/Knowledge **Essential** - Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for women with perinatal mental health difficulties. - Advanced knowledge of the impact of maternal mental illness on the baby, including the mother–infant relationship. - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. **Desirable** - Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex data analysis. - Knowledge of approaches to leadership and management. - Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups. ## 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 (doc, 219.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10364020) - [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.