Senior Psychological Therapist
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,156.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6JP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9277-25-1079 |
Summary
The South East London Integrated Community Pathways Service (SE ICPS) is a team of Psychological therapists, Clinical Practitioners, and Probation Officers that provides direct and indirect support to people on the OPD pathway by supporting probation practitioners with consultation and working alongside them and the people they manage, as well as offering assessment and psychologically informed care and treatment directly to people on the OPD pathway. As part of the broader Community OPD Pathway in London, we have the joint aims of reducing offending and improving psychological wellbeing. In the indirect component of the ICPS work, the post holder will be responsible for providing support to probation practitioners in identifying and managing people on probation who present a high risk of serious offending that is linked to personality difficulties. This will include offering individual and group consultations, joint working, training, staff support, and reflective practice. In the direct component of the work, the post holder will carry out intake assessments for the SE ICPS, including structured risk assessments, and make recommendations for risk management and treatment. The post holder will oversee the work of clinical practitioners working with the individuals presenting with the highest level of risk and need. The post holder will also provide enhanced therapeutic interventions (e.g., Mentalisation Based Therapy, EMDR, Schema Therapy) and other evidenced based interventions for people with complex trauma and personality difficulties. Within the Workforce Development team, the post holder will be responsible for developing, reviewing and quality controlling training materials that support the ongoing confidence and competence of a wide range of staff delivering the OPD Community Pathway. There is an expectation that the post holder will be able to develop training packages to meet the learning needs of a wide range of staff working from a variety of disciplines and levels of expertise. They will take a lead on supporting staff to utilise and implementing training within their day-to-day work. Training will be delivered in person and online. The post holder will utilise research skills in audit and other research and development activities. They will supervise and direct the work of junior psychological therapists and assistant and trainee psychologists as required. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines, policies and procedures of LPPs services, and overarching objectives of LPP and the OPD Pathway.