Principle Clinical / Counselling psychologist / CBT / psychotherapist

This is an exciting opportunity for kind, motivated and clinically skilled psychological Therapist to join our Home Treatment Team (HTT) in the London Borough Bromley, based on the Princess Royal Hospital site. The post holder would be able to lead and inspire, and have a passion for wanting to contribute to the development of highly effective clinical teams.
The successful applicant will work closely with the HTT MDT to ensure that they are able to provide a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for our service users who are in crisis, and their support networks (inc families and carers). The role will also involve working collegiately with clinical teams across the trust, service partners (e.g., third sector services), and other statutory services. Furthermore the role will join an flourishing, implemented and well respected psychological therapy team in the Bromley acute and crisis services and the wider Trust. The Acute & Crisis Directorate in Oxleas is committed to multi-disciplinary working and psychology holds a strong voice in the system.
Oxleas runs an established SUN group program which has close links to the crisis services as well as a strong tradition in formulation-based multi-modal approaches for working with people with complex emotional needs, trauma and psychosis., Oxleas has developed an excellent reputation as a place to work. It was listed as one of the The Sunday Times top ten large organisations to work for in 2023, and also won the HSJ Trust of the Year Award in 2023. We are deeply proud of our culturally diverse workforce and our shared values of kindness, fairness and caring.
Psychological assessment and intervention with service users who present in a state of psychological/ emotional crisis. Individual therapeutic interests and preferences are promoted and will be actively supported with specialist supervision and training if aligned with directorate priorities (specifically trauma-informed care and family/systems working).
Clinical work could involve crisis focused DBT, CBT, family/systemic interventions and trauma-focused, eg EMDR. These would map onto psychotherapeutic pathways in the acute sector and community teams.
- Risk management and care planning with services users and their support
networks.
- Development and supervision of evidence-based psychosocial interventions delivered by the wider clinical team.
- Supervision, consultation, and provision of reflective practice.
- Liaison with system partners (e.g., GPs, community mental health services, voluntary services)
- Work autonomously within clinical and professional guidelines.
- Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research., As the lead psychologist for the HTT you will provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care. We would welcome applications from Psychological Therapists and Psychotherapists (including Systemic Psychotherapists) holding AFT, UKCP, BCP or BACP registrations.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment
and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon an
appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing
methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
There is particular emphasis on developing coherent and inclusive interventions and pathways for including family members, carers and networks in supporting service users' mental health. Similarly mapping onto and promoting trauma-informed care and existent treatment pathways for complex-emotional needs will be central to the post.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Working for our organisation
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