• Job Description

  Req#: C9277-25-0895?language=en&page=902&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist - Bexley Pain Psychology Service

  We are pleased to advertise anexciting opportunityfor a Practitioner Psychologist wanting to developspecialistskills and experience in a supportive Multidisciplinary environment. We will support you todevelopas a clinician, withspecialist supervisionandtraining opportunitiesand as aclinical leader, through management and clinical supervision, and access to training and development opportunities within and outside of the Trust.

  Our service provides holistic and compassionate interventions to people with Chronic Pain, working as a team with our multidisciplinary colleagues. Third wave CBT therapies (ACT/CFT/Mindfulness) are at the heart of our approach. The successful postholder will be involved in our RESTORE group pain management programme, as well as individual therapy, and a range of other activities including teaching and consultation, service development and evaluation. We have strong links with the Salomans Clinical Psychology training programme, and supervision of trainees forms part of this post.

  We support flexible working, and are willing to consider applications for part-time (30 hours or over) or full time work in this post.

  Main duties of the job

  This role is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, with on-site parking, as well as clinics running in Erith Medical Centre.

  The Psychology service leads the provision of the interdisciplinary group Pain Management Programme RESTORE in addition to providing individual treatment for clients and carers where appropriate. We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic regarding the role of psychology in physical health and has an active and committed approach to innovative service provision. There are exciting opportunities for development of various virtual and in-person group therapies, fully supported by the service lead who is committed to staff development. The established service focuses on third wave cognitive therapies, thus candidates with further training in Mindfulness therapies and ACT / CFT are encouraged.

  The role is suitable for a band 7 psychologist wanting to develop their competencies in leadership to move to a band 8a position, and this will be fully supported by supervision and training within the team.

  About us

  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're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

  Details

  Date posted

  18 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £61,631 to £68,623 a year pa inc

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  277-7335051-CPH

  Job locations

  Queen Mary's Hospital

  Frognal Avnue

  Sidcup

  DA16 6LF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide a pain management psychology service to clients with persistent pain - including highly specialist psychological assessment, intervention and treatment.
  • To deliver the RESTORE group Pain Management Programme jointly with colleagues from Kings Pain Team, and to provide individual pain management psychology as appropriate.
  • Supervising trainee clinical psychologists and offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
  • Working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
  • Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide a pain management psychology service to clients with persistent pain - including highly specialist psychological assessment, intervention and treatment.
  • To deliver the RESTORE group Pain Management Programme jointly with colleagues from Kings Pain Team, and to provide individual pain management psychology as appropriate.
  • Supervising trainee clinical psychologists and offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
  • Working autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
  • Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications

  Essential

  • HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. BPS Accredited Clinical Psychology Training. Or : Health Psychologist HCPC registered Health or Practitioner Psychologist, with clinical practice in working with patients with health problems and long term condition

  Desirable

  • Further training in specific theoretical models e.g MBCT, Mindfulness, CFT ACT and/or psychological specialities e.g. Health Psychology

  Experience

  Essential

  • 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.
  • Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist applied psychologist over a minimum of 18 months

  Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
  • Experience of working with clients with chronic health conditions
  • Experience of group work

  Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

  Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Knowledge of health psychology theory and theoretical models of psychological intervention in acute and chronic pain.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, chronic or terminal illness, complex psychological or physical problems, people with additional disabilities etc)
  • Highly specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies, eg ACT, CFT, MBCT.

  Other

  Essential

  • A commitment to promoting equality of opportunity through all aspects of working and professional practice with both colleagues and all client groups
  • Enthusiasm for working within an MDT

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural framework.
  • Ability to teach and train others

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications

  Essential

  • HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. BPS Accredited Clinical Psychology Training. Or : Health Psychologist HCPC registered Health or Practitioner Psychologist, with clinical practice in working with patients with health problems and long term condition

  Desirable

  • Further training in specific theoretical models e.g MBCT, Mindfulness, CFT ACT and/or psychological specialities e.g. Health Psychology

  Experience

  Essential

  • 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.
  • Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist applied psychologist over a minimum of 18 months

  Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
  • Experience of working with clients with chronic health conditions
  • Experience of group work

  Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

  Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Knowledge of health psychology theory and theoretical models of psychological intervention in acute and chronic pain.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, chronic or terminal illness, complex psychological or physical problems, people with additional disabilities etc)
  • Highly specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies, eg ACT, CFT, MBCT.

  Other

  Essential

  • A commitment to promoting equality of opportunity through all aspects of working and professional practice with both colleagues and all client groups
  • Enthusiasm for working within an MDT

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural framework.
  • Ability to teach and train others

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Queen Mary's Hospital

  Frognal Avnue

  Sidcup

  DA16 6LF

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Queen Mary's Hospital

  Frognal Avnue

  Sidcup

  DA16 6LF

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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