Adhd specialist psychological therapist (cbt)

ADHD Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT)

Band 7

Main area Adult Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 7 Contract 9 months (Secondment or Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Job ref 277-8054602-CMH

Site Queen Marys Hospital Town Sidcup Salary £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 ADHD Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT) to join our Adult ADHD Service within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, working across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist ADHD assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions, and structured psychoeducation in line with NICE guidance, while also leading on the development and governance of psychoeducation groups.

The postholder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing consultation, training, and supervision to colleagues, as well as contributing to service development, quality improvement, and outcome monitoring. This is an ideal position for a skilled clinician passionate about improving outcomes for adults with ADHD and shaping innovative, patient-centred services within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation.

This role is offered a secondment to internal staff and fixed term for external staff.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will play a key role within the Adult ADHD Service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care while supporting service development and multidisciplinary working. Main duties will include:

• Undertaking specialist ADHD assessments using a range of evidence-based tools and clinical interviews
• Providing group-based psychological interventions, including CBT and structured psychoeducation programmes
• Leading the development, delivery and governance of ADHD psychoeducation groups and materials
• Offering specialist advice, formulation, and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners
• Delivering training to internal and external services to improve understanding and management of ADHD
• Supervising and supporting Assistant Psychologists and junior staff
• Contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, including outcome monitoring
• Working collaboratively with GPs, health and social care services, and voluntary sector organisations across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• To be a qualified (HCPC registered) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Or To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine AND to have continued your studies gaining a recognised post-graduate qualification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Acreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP, or willingness to work towards this.
• Post-qualification training in specialised CBT provision with long-term health conditions

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment using CBT approaches of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care
• Completion of two years of supervised clinical experience with the client group of the post or a related client group (adult mental health)
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of supervising the clinical work of other psychological therapists
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy with clients experiencing psychological distress in relation to long-term health conditions.

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within mental health.
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised evidenced based psychological therapies.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

If you have declared you are part of the armed forces community, you may be asked to provide evidence during the recruitment process. If you misrepresent this information, your offer may be withdrawn. For Armed Forces specific support, see our webpage: https://oxleas.nhs.uk/armed-forces-community/

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it\'s essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for. There is also a risk that it can generate false or misleading information. AI-generated job applications can often be generic, impersonal and may not accurately reflect your qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting information section is not advocated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct.Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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