Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Preceptorship
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £68,623.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £68623.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Orpington / Bromley, BR6 8ND |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9277-25-1170 |
Summary
Community & Inpatient We strongly encourage applications from newly/recently qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, or those close to obtaining qualified status, who will initially be offered a preceptorship position (Agenda for Change Band 7) and then supported to be eligible to move into the Band 8a role within 18-24 months of appointment/post-qualification, on the condition of meeting the competencies (see attached document for further information). Direct clinical work with service users and their carers/families involving assessment, formulation, and interventions with varied and complex presentations. This includes supporting people living with dementia and their carers. Develop, evaluate and deliver the therapeutic group programme on the ward, alongside colleagues from the wider therapies team Engage in varied approaches to consultation to MDT e.g., team formulation, teaching sessions, joint working and supervision. Supervision of a trainee Clinical Psychologist (who is on placement across both settings) and an Assistant Psychologist (on the ward). Be a highly valued member of the Psychology team with opportunities to contribute to the development of the MDT and the service. Job descriptions, person specifications and details of the pathway from Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to Band 8a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist are attached. Please ensure you read both JD/PS.