• Job Description

  Req#: B0129-25-0024?language=en&page=228&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking a Clinical, Counselling, or Health Psychologist to join our innovative and forward-thinking Childhood Obesity Service, the Enhanced Healthy Living Service a unique and exciting intervention supporting children and families.

  This is a part-time (0.2FTE or 7 hours per week)predominantly remote role within a small, supportive and nurturing team. You will benefit from well-balanced caseloads, opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaboration, and direct involvement in service development and design.

  If you're passionate about improving health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families we'd love to hear from you.

  The Enhanced Healthy Living Service delivers the following:

  1) An evidence-based 6-week parenting programme called Families, Food and Feelings for parents of CYP aged 5-17 who struggle with excess weight/healthy lifestyles. This is run termly as a group and all year round as 1:1 sessions.

  2) Quarterly webinars for professionals working in Camden and Islington with CYP/families.

  3) Coordinates the monthly Camden and Islington childhood obesity multi-disciplinary team meetings. This MDT consists of nutritionists from the healthy living service, representatives from the early help services in Camden and Islington and other guest professionals. The MDT is currently responsible for discussing and managing cases with higher levels of complexity.

  4) Consultations to professionals working with CYP who struggle with excess weight.

  Main duties of the job

  With support from the Clinical Director, the postholder will be taking on a leadership role within the service and will be responsible for the following:

  1) Managing and supervising the band 7 clinical psychologist, health psychology trainee, and senior assistant psychologist in the service

  2) Attending regular quarterly meetings with and reporting back to commissioners of the service and completing internal reports

  3) Attending regular meetings with the clinical director to discuss service updates

  4) Carrying out pre-group assessments with parents

  5) Occasionally Co-facilitating the Families, Food and Feelings parent group

  6) Occasionally Conducting reviews with parents who have attended the programme

  7) Depending on capacity, offering a small number of 1:1 parent sessions with those parents who cannot attend the group

  8) Recording clinical notes from sessions on the online database

  9) Occasionally supporting with developing and delivering training to professionals via quarterly webinars

  10) Providing consultations to professionals around young peoples mental health

  11) Support coordinating the monthly obesity MDT meetings and provide psychological consultation into the MDT.

  12) Supporting with service monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

  About us

  The principal objective of the Brandon Centre is to provide a professional, accessible and flexible service which responds to the psychological and social needs of young people under 25 yrs.

  Services include:

  Counselling and psychotherapy service for young people (16-25)

  Systemic integrative treatment for families

  Parenting programmes

  Therapeutic work in community settings (outreach)

  The Brandon Centre is a friendly and welcoming place to work that prioritises and is passionate about the young people it supports. It has a local reputation for providing a very high standard of therapeutic interventions. Some of the benefits of working here include:

  35-hour work week

  25 days leave plus bank holidays plus 3 extra days over the Christmas period when the centre shuts (pro-rata)

  An Employee Assistance Programme

  NEST Pension Scheme

  Strong focus on clinical supervision and staff support

  Manageable caseloads and achievable targets and outcomes

  Opportunity to contribute to service design and development

  Details

  Date posted

  19 November 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £56,883 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  9 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  B0129-25-0024

  Job locations

  26 Prince of Wales Rd

  Kentish Town

  London

  NW5 3LG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1) Managing and supervising the band 7 clinical psychologist, health psychology trainee, and senior assistant psychologist in the service

  2) Attending regular quarterly meetings with and reporting back to commissioners of the service and completing internal reports

  3) Attending regular meetings with the clinical director to discuss service updates

  4) Carrying out pre-group assessments with parents

  5) Occasionally Co-facilitating the Families, Food and Feelings parent group

  6) Occasionally Conducting reviews with parents who have attended the programme

  7) Depending on capacity, offering a small number of 1:1 parent sessions with those parents who cannot attend the group

  8) Recording clinical notes from sessions on the online database

  9) Occasionally supporting with developing and delivering training to professionals via quarterly webinars

  10) Providing consultations to professionals around young peoples mental health

  11) Support coordinating the monthly obesity MDT meetings and provide psychological consultation into the MDT.

  12) Supporting with service evaluation and reporting

  Monitoring and evaluation

  1. To participate in the monitoring and evaluation activities in the service.

  2. To become familiar with the range of feedback and outcome measures used in the service, and to integrate them into clinical practice.

  3. To support with compiling reports for commissioners and the board of trustees

  Supervision and teaching

  1. To engage in regular clinical supervision and support with case management from other senior colleagues, where appropriate.

  2. To provide supervision to 3 other team members (clinical psychologist, senior assistant psychologist, and trainee health psychologist)

  3. To use supervision as required by the post-holders respective professional body regulations and the requirements of the service.

  IT responsibilities

  1. To use a computer/laptop to write reports and record data.

  2. To use our electronic diary system to book appointments and meetings

  3. To use email to communicate with other professionals as required.

  4. To use the online database (Patient source) to record referrals, feedback and outcome measures and understand graphical presentation of data for patient outcomes.

  5. To be aware of and use password protection and data protection when recording or sending identifiable information within or across services.

  6. To use Microsoft office programmes including Excel, PowerPoint, Word to record data, write reports and develop training

  7. Where appropriate, to deliver various sessions and training via video platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams

  General responsibilities for all Brandon Centre staff

  All employees of the Brandon Centre are required to observe legislation, Brandon Centre Policies, standards and guidelines relating to confidentiality, information governance, risk management, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, equal opportunities, data protection, freedom of information, health and safety, infection control, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (previously known as the Hygiene Code).

  Confidentiality and data protection

  All Brandon Centre employees must ensure that personal data and personal information concerning service users and staff is always protected, to maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Brandon Centres policy on confidentiality and information governance, and data protection legislation.

  Staff must obtain, process and/or use personal information in a fair and lawful way, to hold personal information only for the specific registered purpose, and to only share or disclose data to authorised persons or organisations following the strict guidelines and principles as outlined in Brandon Centre policies as instructed

  All Brandon Centre employees are expected to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up their post at the Centre.

  Safeguarding of children and adults

  All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and adults that they come into contact with during the course of their work at the Brandon Centre. The post holder will receive the appropriate level of training, both at induction and on an on-going basis. She/he is responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with, understand and always work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

  Health records, record keeping and record management

  All staff have an obligation to ensure that patient records (both paper and electronic) are maintained in accordance with Brandon centre policies, to facilitate clinical care and effective administration, and to ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times. All staff are advised to compile records on the assumption that they are accessible to patients in line with the Access to Health Records Act 1990.

  Equality and Diversity

  The Brandon Centre is committed to equality in employment and service delivery. Its Equal Opportunities Policy aims to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, religion, marital status, sexuality, age or disability and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. All those working for Brandon Centre are expected to actively promote equality and diversity in all aspects of their work.

  Health and Safety

  Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

  Infection Control

  The post holder will ensure compliance with the Brandon Centres Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008, ensuring that the risk of healthcare associated infection to service users and staff is minimised.

  Waste disposal

  All staff must ensure that waste produced within the Centre is disposed of in such ways that control risk to health or safety of staff and the public alike in accordance with relevant legislation and procedures contained within the policy.

  Smoke free environment

  There is a no smoking policy in operation in the Brandon Centre. In accordance with this policy smoking is positively discouraged and is not permitted on the premises.

  To be noted:

  This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties in discussion with the manager.

  This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1) Managing and supervising the band 7 clinical psychologist, health psychology trainee, and senior assistant psychologist in the service

  2) Attending regular quarterly meetings with and reporting back to commissioners of the service and completing internal reports

  3) Attending regular meetings with the clinical director to discuss service updates

  4) Carrying out pre-group assessments with parents

  5) Occasionally Co-facilitating the Families, Food and Feelings parent group

  6) Occasionally Conducting reviews with parents who have attended the programme

  7) Depending on capacity, offering a small number of 1:1 parent sessions with those parents who cannot attend the group

  8) Recording clinical notes from sessions on the online database

  9) Occasionally supporting with developing and delivering training to professionals via quarterly webinars

  10) Providing consultations to professionals around young peoples mental health

  11) Support coordinating the monthly obesity MDT meetings and provide psychological consultation into the MDT.

  12) Supporting with service evaluation and reporting

  Monitoring and evaluation

  1. To participate in the monitoring and evaluation activities in the service.

  2. To become familiar with the range of feedback and outcome measures used in the service, and to integrate them into clinical practice.

  3. To support with compiling reports for commissioners and the board of trustees

  Supervision and teaching

  1. To engage in regular clinical supervision and support with case management from other senior colleagues, where appropriate.

  2. To provide supervision to 3 other team members (clinical psychologist, senior assistant psychologist, and trainee health psychologist)

  3. To use supervision as required by the post-holders respective professional body regulations and the requirements of the service.

  IT responsibilities

  1. To use a computer/laptop to write reports and record data.

  2. To use our electronic diary system to book appointments and meetings

  3. To use email to communicate with other professionals as required.

  4. To use the online database (Patient source) to record referrals, feedback and outcome measures and understand graphical presentation of data for patient outcomes.

  5. To be aware of and use password protection and data protection when recording or sending identifiable information within or across services.

  6. To use Microsoft office programmes including Excel, PowerPoint, Word to record data, write reports and develop training

  7. Where appropriate, to deliver various sessions and training via video platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams

  General responsibilities for all Brandon Centre staff

  All employees of the Brandon Centre are required to observe legislation, Brandon Centre Policies, standards and guidelines relating to confidentiality, information governance, risk management, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, equal opportunities, data protection, freedom of information, health and safety, infection control, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (previously known as the Hygiene Code).

  Confidentiality and data protection

  All Brandon Centre employees must ensure that personal data and personal information concerning service users and staff is always protected, to maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Brandon Centres policy on confidentiality and information governance, and data protection legislation.

  Staff must obtain, process and/or use personal information in a fair and lawful way, to hold personal information only for the specific registered purpose, and to only share or disclose data to authorised persons or organisations following the strict guidelines and principles as outlined in Brandon Centre policies as instructed

  All Brandon Centre employees are expected to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up their post at the Centre.

  Safeguarding of children and adults

  All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and adults that they come into contact with during the course of their work at the Brandon Centre. The post holder will receive the appropriate level of training, both at induction and on an on-going basis. She/he is responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with, understand and always work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

  Health records, record keeping and record management

  All staff have an obligation to ensure that patient records (both paper and electronic) are maintained in accordance with Brandon centre policies, to facilitate clinical care and effective administration, and to ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times. All staff are advised to compile records on the assumption that they are accessible to patients in line with the Access to Health Records Act 1990.

  Equality and Diversity

  The Brandon Centre is committed to equality in employment and service delivery. Its Equal Opportunities Policy aims to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, religion, marital status, sexuality, age or disability and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. All those working for Brandon Centre are expected to actively promote equality and diversity in all aspects of their work.

  Health and Safety

  Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

  Infection Control

  The post holder will ensure compliance with the Brandon Centres Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008, ensuring that the risk of healthcare associated infection to service users and staff is minimised.

  Waste disposal

  All staff must ensure that waste produced within the Centre is disposed of in such ways that control risk to health or safety of staff and the public alike in accordance with relevant legislation and procedures contained within the policy.

  Smoke free environment

  There is a no smoking policy in operation in the Brandon Centre. In accordance with this policy smoking is positively discouraged and is not permitted on the premises.

  To be noted:

  This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties in discussion with the manager.

  This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 1)Experience of being in a leadership role or evidence of readiness to take up a leadership role
  • 2)Working as a qualified practitioner psychologist for at least 2 years
  • 3)Experience of service development and management/supervision of other staff
  • 4)Clinical experience providing psychological therapy with children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties in a community or health setting.
  • 5)Experience of delivering parent programmes or support groups
  • 6)Experience of delivering training to staff of other professional backgrounds.
  • 7)Experience of specialist psychological assessment/psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children or adolescents with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexities.
  • 8)Understanding and sensitivity to working in a multi-cultural community.
  • 9)Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • 10)Experience of service monitoring and evaluation.

  Desirable

  • Experience of offering consultation to staff of other professional backgrounds.
  • Experience in working with weight management/ eating disorders or physical health difficulties.
  • Clinical experience in a community or health setting that offers services to adolescents and young people.
  • Experience in working with parents of children struggling with a mental or physical health difficulty.

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • 1)Awareness of issues and interest in the provision of psychological therapies with children and young people in health settings.
  • 2)Skills in the use of methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
  • 3)An ability to conduct risk assessment with young people and their parents and develop risk management plans.
  • 4)An ability to formulate and provide treatment within one model of psychological therapy and to adapt the model to work with children and young people. The experience and a working knowledge of at least one other approach to psychological intervention.
  • 5)An ability to administer and interpret psychometric and self-report data from parents and others, and to use this information alongside other clinical information to inform formulation and intervention.
  • 6)Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people, carers and professionals involved in their care.
  • 7)An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice.
  • 8)Skills in providing consultation/training to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • 9)Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative.
  • 10)Ability to supportively manage and supervise team members in a way that facilitates their professional development.
  • 11)Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis.
  • 12)Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.
  • 13)Ability to be reliable, co-operative, and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.
  • 14)Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development.
  • 15)Computer literate.

  Desirable

  • Completion of formal training or courses in conducting specialist psychological assessments (including risk assessment and risk management).

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1)UK recognised postgraduate training in clinical or counselling or health psychology, qualified to doctorate level or its equivalent
  • 2)Registered as clinical or counselling or health psychologist with the HCPC

  Desirable

  • 3)Additional formal training in a recognised psychological therapy.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 1)Experience of being in a leadership role or evidence of readiness to take up a leadership role
  • 2)Working as a qualified practitioner psychologist for at least 2 years
  • 3)Experience of service development and management/supervision of other staff
  • 4)Clinical experience providing psychological therapy with children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties in a community or health setting.
  • 5)Experience of delivering parent programmes or support groups
  • 6)Experience of delivering training to staff of other professional backgrounds.
  • 7)Experience of specialist psychological assessment/psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children or adolescents with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexities.
  • 8)Understanding and sensitivity to working in a multi-cultural community.
  • 9)Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • 10)Experience of service monitoring and evaluation.

  Desirable

  • Experience of offering consultation to staff of other professional backgrounds.
  • Experience in working with weight management/ eating disorders or physical health difficulties.
  • Clinical experience in a community or health setting that offers services to adolescents and young people.
  • Experience in working with parents of children struggling with a mental or physical health difficulty.

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • 1)Awareness of issues and interest in the provision of psychological therapies with children and young people in health settings.
  • 2)Skills in the use of methods of psychological assessment intervention and management.
  • 3)An ability to conduct risk assessment with young people and their parents and develop risk management plans.
  • 4)An ability to formulate and provide treatment within one model of psychological therapy and to adapt the model to work with children and young people. The experience and a working knowledge of at least one other approach to psychological intervention.
  • 5)An ability to administer and interpret psychometric and self-report data from parents and others, and to use this information alongside other clinical information to inform formulation and intervention.
  • 6)Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people, carers and professionals involved in their care.
  • 7)An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice.
  • 8)Skills in providing consultation/training to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • 9)Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative.
  • 10)Ability to supportively manage and supervise team members in a way that facilitates their professional development.
  • 11)Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis.
  • 12)Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.
  • 13)Ability to be reliable, co-operative, and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.
  • 14)Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development.
  • 15)Computer literate.

  Desirable

  • Completion of formal training or courses in conducting specialist psychological assessments (including risk assessment and risk management).

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1)UK recognised postgraduate training in clinical or counselling or health psychology, qualified to doctorate level or its equivalent
  • 2)Registered as clinical or counselling or health psychologist with the HCPC

  Desirable

  • 3)Additional formal training in a recognised psychological therapy.

  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.

  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.

  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

  Brandon Centre

  Address

  26 Prince of Wales Rd

  Kentish Town

  London

  NW5 3LG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://brandon-centre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Brandon Centre

  Address

  26 Prince of Wales Rd

  Kentish Town

  London

  NW5 3LG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://brandon-centre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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