Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Bexley CAMHS are pleased to be able to offer a full time Clinical or Counselling Psychology post which is available at band 7.

The post holder willprovide a qualified specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to clients across all sectors of care, providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other non-professional carers, working within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. The post holder will work as a part of the multi-disciplinary team which has close links with a wide range of agencies.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder’s professional and service manager(s).

To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the HCPC and Trust policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC Registration
  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
  • Other relevant qualification (eg MSc, Post Grad diploma)
  • Training in specialist therapy relevant to post

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a band 7 clinical psychologist in CAMHS in the NHS.
  • Specialist (3rd year) placement during training in CAMHS
  • Experience of in exact field of post
  • Experience of working as an assistant psychologist in CAMHS
  • Experience of consulting to other professionals and agencies
  • Experience of delivering teaching/training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of how to apply research and audit specific to the post
  • Demonstrates knowledge of wider policy context relevant to post
  • Possesses transferable skills from other posts (not already scored) which are relevant to the post
  • Demonstrates awareness of safeguarding & risk as relevant to the post
  • Demonstrates awareness of power and diversity issues
  • Description of knowledge and skills has been made specific to the post advertised

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: 22 November 2026

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