Job Description

Fixed Term - December 2026



We are looking for applications from innovative, qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists to join our supportive team of psychologists and therapists providing client-centred, flexible, inclusive and respectful assessment and interventions to adults and their families living in South Kensington and Chelsea.



The Psychology team works with adults in the community with severe and enduring mental health problems including psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, complex emotional needs, recurrent depression and complex PTSD. Many people we see also have neurodiversity.



In CNWL, psychological professions have a strong sense of leadership and a distinct professional identity. We are interested in developing stronger joint community working and co-produced interventions and welcome applicants who share this vision.



The post is covering 12 months of maternity leave, with the post due to end on the 22 nd December 2026. The exact length of the contract will therefore depend on when the successful candidate is able to start.



Preference will be given to applicants with specialist skills in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) but we are also interested in candidates with interests in other specialist psychotherapies such as CBTp, Compassion Focused Therapy, DBT, EMDR, CAT or Schema Therapy approaches. Similarly, we are interested in candidates who have experience in delivering psychosocial interventions in group and other formats.



We prioritize collaboration within our team and beyond, so we are hoping to find candidates who have the required communication and interpersonal skills that will allow them to thrive, and to provide a meaningful service to the diverse populations we serve.



Our team sits within a diverse and supportive local multidisciplinary hub team with close connections with our wider therapies colleagues such as Arts Psychotherapy. We also have close links with several regional Clinical Psychology Training courses.

What we can offer you:

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.



With us, you will get f lexible working and a Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core. There is an emphasis on Continuing Professional Development and developing your skills in line with your career progression goals across a range of trust-wide CPD initiatives. There are strong supervision structures and access to opportunities within the borough and wider Trust for development of special interests and the sharing of specialist knowledge.



We especially welcome applications from candidates with the valuable experience of the diverse social and cultural communities the Trust serves as we are seeking to ensure our psychology staffing has greater diversity and better represents local communities. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their career and flourish as a valued member of the psychology staff group. There are also a number of support systems within the Trust including staff peer networks.

Job Purpose:

To provide a highly specialist psychology service to adults with complex and enduring mental health problems in the community, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. To agree outcomes with clinical lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care



To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Community Mental Health Hub presenting with psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, complex emotional needs, recurrent depression, complex PTSD and neurodiversity. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To complete DIALOG+ care plans.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning



To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service. To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients. To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

KR 3 Policy and service development



To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

KR 4 Care or management of resources



To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust's equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

KR 5 Management and supervision



To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychologists with support from a more senior psychologist. To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism. To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychologists, as appropriate. To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychologists, as appropriate. To provide supervision for the psychological work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.

KR 6 Teaching and Training



To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychologists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate. To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology and adult mental health, and by implementing knowledge gained in practice. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance



To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

KR 8 Research and development



To initiate, undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits. To initiate and carry out appropriate To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.

KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development



To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist according to HCPC and Trust guidelines. To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the HCPC 'Standards for Continuing Professional Development'. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To comply with the HCPC 'Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics' and 'Standards of Proficiency', and ensure professional development in line with these. To adhere to the BPS's Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

KR 10 General



To travel to other locations in the Borough as appropriate and across the Trust when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management. * To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and to support others involved in such situations.