Job overview
Greenwich Time to Talk is looking to recruit a High Specialist Psychological Therapist to work within our Integrated Long-Term Conditions NHS Talking Therapies Service.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist psychological therapies as part of the Integrated NHS Talking Therapies Long-term health condition service to primary care clients working to NICE guidelines for Anxiety, Depression and other mental health problems.
Responsible for liaison and collaborative working with physical health teams across Greenwich and support the development of capacity of GTTT to work with clients with long-term health conditions.
Responsible for the provision of highly specialised clinical supervision for Low Intensity trainees and other psychological therapists, including clinical, counselling psychology or CBT therapy trainees.
Responsible for providing advice and consultation to service users, carers, employment support agencies and other statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Expected to contribute to the development of the service including the routine collection of outcome data using Patient Data Management Systems.
It will be a requirement of this role to participate in job planning which forms a key part of the working practices of qualified psychological therapists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation
Person specification
OTHER
Essential
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
PERSONAL
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others within and external to the Trust
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems
CLINICAL 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. 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
Desirable
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in primary care
TRAINING & 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 (and be eligible for application for accreditation as a CB Psychotherapist with BABCP). Qualification as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist may have been achieved via the Knowledge, Skills and Attitude route (KSA).
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in specialised CBT provision with long-term health conditions
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This advert is for Specialist Psychological Therapist (Long-term Health Conditions - CBT) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Dartford, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Jul 2026.
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