Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Allied Health Professional | East London NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist oran Allied Health professional with experience in MBTto join the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service. The post is a fixed term, 0.8 band 7 post covering maternity leave.

The service offers a full MBT program to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs. Candidates with past experience in working therapeutically with individuals with complex mental health needs are welcome to apply. Past experience in MBT treatment is preferable.

This post is an exciting opportunity for individuals look to develop their clinical experience in a small and supportive team environment. In addition to offering clinical interventions, you may be involved in other service development initiatives including consultation to other services, improving the offer to families and young people, and outreach work to community teams within the borough.

MBT in Newham is a team based approach. We would like to hear from candidates who value working as part of a reflective, in-person team. Service Users are discussed regularly and the team collaborates closely around care planning. We would welcome applications from people who are reflective and can consider the therapeutic relationship and the impact the work has on them.

To provide a clinical service to patients open to the Newham Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and to provide expert support and advice to other members of the team.

The role will require the post holder to

· Undertake psychological assessment of patients referred to the Mentalisation Based Therapy Service and provide specialist reports to referrers and patients

· Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide specialist Mentalisation-Based therapy to patients under the care of the service

· To offer individual and group interventions to individuals with Complex Emotional Needs.

· To engage with both individual and group supervision, reflective practice further professional development in Mentalisation Based Therapy

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.

Our values are

We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please note, a requirement of this role is to work on Fridays. The post is also a fixed term contract, from November 2026 to November 2027. The contract will end in November 2027. As such, if recruitment into the role is beyond November 2026, the contract will still complete in November 2027.

Please see attached Job Description and Person specification for further details and overview of job role

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026