Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Art Psychotherapist

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  • Orpington, Greater London
  • £61,631-68,623 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 13 days ago
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a highly clinically skilled, experienced, motivated and compassionate Psychologist/ Psychotherapist to work in a split role between ADAPT-East in Bromley and the specialist Woman's Service which is also based in the same building in Orpington.ADAPT-E is one of the Bromley community mental health teams.WS is a specialist evening psychotherapy service for women, survivors of non recent child sexual abuse. The service operates on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and as it is primarily an evening service, the post holder will be expected to work evenings for the Woman's Service on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.The post holder will join an established and integrated psychological therapies team within ADAPT-E. In the WS the post holder will join a well established team of psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and art psychotherapists offering specialist psychotherapy for women survivors of child sexual abuse.Main duties of the jobThe post presents an exciting opportunity to develop highly specialist, supervisory and leadership skills within secondary care adult mental health.ADAPTE has been developing new ways of working with people presenting with interpersonal issues and complex trauma including a structured clinical management, compassion based and trauma stabilisation group programs. These run alongside established provisions including dual modality MBT, EMDR, CAT, 3rd wave CBT, psychodynamic, systemic and integrative approaches. Personal modality preferences will be encouraged and respected, specialisms in one or more of the above would be highly desirable.The post holder will be involved with assessment, formulation and interventions to the ADAPT population. Supervision of doctoral trainees or junior members of the therapy team will also be expected as appropriate. Leadership support will be encouraged with the Locality Lead in terms of service development and development of the MDT more widely.For WS, the post holder will be expected to provide highly specialised clinical interventions and supervision and contribute to the specialist expertise within a psychodynamic framework for survivors of child sexual abuse. The post holder will offer consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues in team meetings and supervision, and work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.About usOxleas 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
DetailsDate posted22 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£61,631 to £68,623 a year pro rata pa incContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number277-7392935-CMHJob locationsCarlton Parade1-6 Carlton ParadeOrpington,BR6 0JBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentationPerson SpecificationClinical experienceEssential
  • Minimum 2 years of Band 7 or equivalent / 2 years post qualification
  • Relevant post graduate training in a specialist modality
  • Significant experience of working with survivors of sexual abuse
Desirable
  • 2 years post qualification within the NHS
ProfessionalEssential
  • Professional registration with UKCP/ BPC/ HCPC/ BAAT
Additional clinical experienceEssential
  • Experience of working with complex emotional needs
Clinical SupervisionEssential
  • Experience of supervising other psychological therapy professions
Person SpecificationClinical experienceEssential
  • Minimum 2 years of Band 7 or equivalent / 2 years post qualification
  • Relevant post graduate training in a specialist modality
  • Significant experience of working with survivors of sexual abuse
Desirable
  • 2 years post qualification within the NHS
ProfessionalEssential
  • Professional registration with UKCP/ BPC/ HCPC/ BAAT
Additional clinical experienceEssential
  • Experience of working with complex emotional needs
Clinical SupervisionEssential
  • Experience of supervising other psychological therapy professions

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