Lead Therapist

Location: Church Street

About Nightingale Hospital Nightingale Hospital is the only private mental health hospital in Central London, with over 30 years of experience in delivering specialised, evidence-based treatments in outpatient, day patient and inpatient settings. Our dedicated team of specialists is committed to diagnosing and treating a wide range of mental health conditions. Conveniently located, we are a two-minute walk from Marylebone mainline and Underground stations, and within a ten-minute walk of Baker Street and Edgware Road Underground stations.

We are owned by the international medical group Emeis, delivering the full spectrum of psychiatric care, alongside high-quality care home and rehabilitation services across the globe. The main purpose of the job As the Lead Therapist for General Psychiatry , you will provide clinical and operational leadership for our General Psychiatry Therapy Service. Working closely with the Head of Therapies, you will lead a highly skilled multidisciplinary therapy team, ensuring the delivery of safe, innovative and evidence-based care for patients experiencing a range of mental health difficulties (including anxiety, depression, personality disorders and bipolar affective disorder).

You will play a key role in shaping and developing our therapeutic programme, maintaining clinical oversight of both group and individual therapies delivered by psychology, psychotherapy and occupational therapy colleagues. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will maintain a clinical caseload of complex patients, providing specialist assessment, formulation and intervention while supporting the wider multidisciplinary team through expert consultation and clinical leadership.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced psychologist/therapist who is passionate about service development, quality improvement and delivering outstanding patient care within a specialist mental health setting. Who we're looking for You will be a qualified and professionally registered therapist (such as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist) with current registration with the appropriate professional body (HCPC, BACP, UKCP or equivalent).

You will have significant post-qualification experience working within inpatient mental health services. You will have experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams, providing both clinical and managerial supervision. You will have excellent knowledge of evidence-based interventions (e.g., CBT, DBT) for a range of mental health conditions and current national guidance and best practice. You will have experience managing complex clinical presentations, supporting multidisciplinary decision-making and delivering high-quality patient-centred care.

You will demonstrate strong leadership, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire and develop others. Above all, you will be compassionate, collaborative and committed to supporting patients throughout their recovery journey. Main responsibilities As the General Psychiatry Therapy Lead, you will:
Lead, develop and evaluate the General Psychiatry Therapy Service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care. Provide clinical leadership and oversight of all therapy provision within the General Psychiatry Service, including group and one-to-one interventions. Maintain a clinical caseload, delivering specialist assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions for patients with complex needs. Lead and support a multidisciplinary team of therapists and allied health professionals through effective supervision, mentoring and performance management.

Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing colleagues and the wider…