Clinical/CPsychol/Relational – Band 7: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 55,524 to 62,652 £ / Year

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – with Relation Therapies interest

Band 7

Elevate your career with Newham Talking Therapies! We’re on the lookout for skilled Psychotherapists or Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join our exceptional relational therapy team. Become a vital member of our dynamic team, collaborating with psychotherapists proficient in diverse therapeutic modalities such as couple therapies, EMDR, CBT, DIT, IPT, CFD, and integrative therapies. This is your opportunity to thrive in a vibrant and innovative therapeutic environment

Step into the welcoming community of Newham Talking Therapies (NTT), a well-established primary care (IAPT) talking therapies service known for its steady and supportive atmosphere. Nestled in the diverse borough of Newham, our service provides practitioners with opportunities to learn from our varied residents and collaborate with our experienced staff.

Whether you’re seeking to expand your therapy skills, gain expertise, or explore avenues for clinical or managerial growth, NTT offers a space for your professional journey. We are dedicated to supporting our team members’ progression, creating roles that allow for the development of clinical expertise in specialized areas aligned with service needs.

Main duties of the job

Embark on an exciting journey with us! The ideal candidate will bring finely honed assessment and therapy skills tailored for a Talking Therapies service. Beyond your foundational training, we’re committed to enhancing your expertise with specialised training in a relational-based NICE recommended modality, such as Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) or Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), subject to funding arrangements facilitating this.

As a valuable team member, you’ll manage a caseload of online video clients and face-to-face client. Our staff currently attend clinics one day a week. Flexibility is our forte, and we enthusiastically welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours. Operating Monday to Thursday (8 am to 8 pm) and Friday (8 am to 5 pm), you have the freedom to nominate your preferred working hours, with a commitment to work a minimum of one evening per week.

As a part of NTT, you’ll receive regular supervision from experienced clinicians and have access to various in-house Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events. Committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance, we prioritise a positive working environment.

Join us in reshaping the landscape of mental health services!

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a wide range of Psychological problems in Primary Care/ IAPT settings
  • Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time

Education/ Qualificatio n/ Training

Essential

  • Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology (HCPC registered)
  • Or Psychological therapist accredited with HCPC or UKPC

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
  • Understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety disorders and depression and how these problems may present in Primary Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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