Principal Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist

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The closing date is 28 September 2026

Applications are invited for a part-time 0.1 wte (3.75hrs) Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist (Band 8b or Equivalent) at the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust. The post is an exciting opportunity to be part of the award-winning Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) based at the Maudsley Hospital.

The candidate will be expected to do the following:

• Facilitate specialist CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) and Trauma-focused CBTp (TF-CBTp) supervision groups nationally (for NHS and academic courses) and potentially internationally (via MS Teams).
• Listen to and rate supervises session recordings according to standard CBT ratings scales (e.g. CTRS, C-PAS).
• Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

There may also be opportunities to be involved with the following:

• Supporting dissemination of evidence‑based psychological therapies including providing specialist training in an area of expertise related to psychological interventions in psychosis (especially trauma) and related emotional problems in SLaM, other NHS trusts, and nationally/internationally.
• Delivering individual cognitive behavioural therapy (and family intervention) to clients with ongoing distressing symptoms of psychosis, bipolar disorder and/or secondary emotional difficulties (especially trauma), and their carers. This will include specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.

Key Responsibilities:

To facilitate specialist CBT for psychosis or TF-CBTp supervision groups both for the NHS and academic courses nationally and/or internationally.

To provide specialist training in an area of expertise related to psychological interventions in psychosis (especially trauma) and related emotional problems in SLaM, other NHS trusts, and nationally.

To be familiar with the academic literature and the evidence base in recent developments in psychological interventions in psychosis, and use this literature in the teaching of their specialist area of expertise.

To provide psychological expertise in psychosis and bipolar disorder and trauma, which will contribute to the service provided by the PICuP clinic.

To work as an independent and autonomous professional within HCPC and BPS guidelines, and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.

To contribute to the effective working of the PICuP team and clinical services involved and to a psychologically informed framework for the service area.

To provide highly specialist psychological consultation and professional and clinical supervision to colleagues and others in PICuP and to contribute to a psychologically informed framework within the service.

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services and training.

To provide expertise in a highly specialist research area which will contribute to psychological interventions in psychosis.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

To contribute to the strategic development and implementation of new initiatives e.g. national guidelines including NICE.

To comply with the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and ensure professional development in line with the HPC Standards for Continuing Professional Development and Standards of Proficiency. To adhere to the BPS Psychologys Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures

• Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology or equivalent.
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
• BABCP accreditation
• Additional training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis
• EMDR Trained

• Experience of specialist 8a psychological assessment and treatment (CBT/FI/EMDR) of…