Highly Specialist Psychologist/Psychological Therapist
| Posting date: | 26 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: | Lewisham, SE13 6QJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0837 |
Summary
The successful candidate would develop and lead the neurodevelopmental pathway within a highly specialist, multi-disciplinary team for adolescents with severe and complex mental health problems. This role will focus on providing specialist expertise in neurodiversity to support the MDT and provide a specialist psychology service for neurodiverse young people presenting with mental health problems that are severe, complex, and associated with high levels of risk. This will include high-quality assessment, formulation, and evidence-based therapy to young people and families. Consultation will be a large part of this role, supporting the team and the wider Lewisham CAMHS service. The candidate will also hold a small number of care coordination cases to support with stabilisation, risk management, and multi-agency care planning. The job also involves contributing to the effective working of the team and providing senior duty cover to support team members in managing risk. There will be opportunity to supervise assistant psychologists and/or trainee clinical psychologists. The candidate would also be supported to undertake training and develop skills to support professional development, in line with their appraisal.