Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

Company: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: City of Westminster
Job Description:

The post holder will provide skilled and experienced leadership to the Greenwich Home Treatment Team (HTT), overseeing the provision and development of the psychological interventions and wider psychosocial and trauma‑informed practice in the service. The post will ensure the systematic provision of a high‑quality specialist psychology service to service users of Greenwich HTT and their support networks (including families and carers). To supervise and support the psychological assessment and intervention provided by other clinical members of the service who provide psychologically‑based care and treatment. To provide consultation, reflective practice and incident debriefs to the service and to facilitate team working, psychologically informed practice, trauma‑informed care and appropriate treatment pathways to optimise service user journey and experience across service transitions. The post will also involve close organisational liaison with the wider Oxleas mental health system and third sector partners. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/teams. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the teams/service. To contribute to the overall management of the service.

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled, innovative and experienced Clinical/ Counselling/Forensic Psychologist or CBT Therapist/Psychotherapist to provide clinical and professional leadership to Greenwich Home Treatment Team. The post holder will join the team manager and consultant psychiatrist in providing clinical leadership to the team. They will take a lead role in developing and managing the provision of psychological interventions in the team, including individual and group‑based interventions. They will also offer training, consultation, supervision and reflective practice within the service as a whole.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026