Job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to help lead our acquired brain injury and functional neurological disorder pathways.

You will provide specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults who have experienced an acquired brain injury and those experiencing functional neurological disorder. The Lishman Unit provides in-depth, multidisciplinary assessments and rehabilitation interventions using a team goal-setting approach.

You will work with an already established multidisciplinary team who are highly specialised and dedicated to the service users they work with. There will be opportunities for you to collaborate with the team and the wider Neuropsychiatry pathway and will be a perfect platform to demonstrate leadership qualities. The role involves regular contact with the Ward Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to help ensure you feel confident and supported in your role, in addition to a Trust-wide Staff Support Service and networks to help you connect with others within SLaM.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to senior practitioner psychologist roles across Specialist Services and in our services for adults with complex emotional needs.

Main duties of the job

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To provide a specialist psychology service to the brain injury and functional neurological disorder MDTs within the Lishman Unit including specialist assessment, neurorehabilitation, therapy, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.

To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.

To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor

About us

About our location:

The Lishman Unit has recently relocated from Bethlem Hospital to New Douglas Bennett House (NDBH) at Maudsley Hospital. The Lishman unit is a 15-bedded, national specialist unit offering assessment, formulation and treatment for adults with complex neuropsychiatric needs relating to brain injury or functional neurological disorder.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year

Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8205189

Job locations

Lishman Unit, New Douglas Bennett House, Maudsley Hospital

Windsor Walk

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

To provide neuropsychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the brain injury and functional neurological disorder (FND) MDTs within the Lishman Unit.

To provide psychological rehabilitation using a multidisciplinary goal-setting approach, with close support from the senior psychologist.

To provide evidence-based psychological therapy appropriate for clients with brain injury and FND.

To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To participate in neuropsychologically-informed assessments with the MDT (such as outreach assessments), with supervision from the senior psychologist.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To act as keyworker for specific service users, taking responsibility for updating the ward round, co-ordination of family meetings, providing point of contact for service users family members and contributing to discharge planning.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To contribute to the effective working of the brain injury and functional neurological disorder MDTs within the Lishman Unit and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.

To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.

To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.

To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

KR 3 Policy and service development

To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

KR 5 Management and supervision

To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of an assistant psychologist if required, under supervision from a more senior psychologist.

To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Training Courses Supervision Training.

KR 6 Teaching and Training

To provide occasional specialist training in psychological approaches to care to other professions as appropriate.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance

To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

KR 8 Research and development

To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.

KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist according to HCPC and Trust guidelines.

To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the HCPC Standards for Continuing Professional Development.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.

To comply with the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.

To adhere to the BPSs Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

KR10 General

To travel to outreach assessmentsas appropriate and across the Trust when required.

To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.

To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations such as challenging behaviour emerging from brain injury or trauma, or team dynamics arising from prominent maladaptive interpersonal stylesand to support others involved in such situations.

stylesand to support others involved in such situations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

To provide neuropsychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the brain injury and functional neurological disorder (FND) MDTs within the Lishman Unit.

To provide psychological rehabilitation using a multidisciplinary goal-setting approach, with close support from the senior psychologist.

To provide evidence-based psychological therapy appropriate for clients with brain injury and FND.

To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To participate in neuropsychologically-informed assessments with the MDT (such as outreach assessments), with supervision from the senior psychologist.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To act as keyworker for specific service users, taking responsibility for updating the ward round, co-ordination of family meetings, providing point of contact for service users family members and contributing to discharge planning.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To contribute to the effective working of the brain injury and functional neurological disorder MDTs within the Lishman Unit and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.

To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.

To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.

To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

KR 3 Policy and service development

To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

KR 5 Management and supervision

To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of an assistant psychologist if required, under supervision from a more senior psychologist.

To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Training Courses Supervision Training.

KR 6 Teaching and Training

To provide occasional specialist training in psychological approaches to care to other professions as appropriate.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance

To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

KR 8 Research and development

To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.

KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist according to HCPC and Trust guidelines.

To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPS and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the HCPC Standards for Continuing Professional Development.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.

To comply with the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.

To adhere to the BPSs Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

KR10 General

To travel to outreach assessmentsas appropriate and across the Trust when required.

To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.

To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations such as challenging behaviour emerging from brain injury or trauma, or team dynamics arising from prominent maladaptive interpersonal stylesand to support others involved in such situations.

stylesand to support others involved in such situations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I)

• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. (A/I)

Desirable

• Interest in undertaking relevant additional training, such as post-doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology or in evidence-based therapeutic intervention for FND (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of neuropsychological assessment and/or intervention with individuals with brain injury and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)

• Experience of providing care for individuals functional neurological disorder (FND) (A/I)

• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)

• Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)

• oExperience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs. (A/I)

Desirable

• Experience of working in an inpatient neurorehabilitation setting. (A/I)

• Experience of working with service users with brain injuries and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for brain injury and FND respectively (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R)

• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)

• To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I/R)

Skills

Essential

• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I/R)

• To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as goal setting and formulation meetings. (A/I/R)

• To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists. (A/I/R)

• To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials. (A/I/R)

• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. (A/I/R)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I)

• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist. (A/I)

Desirable

• Interest in undertaking relevant additional training, such as post-doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology or in evidence-based therapeutic intervention for FND (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of neuropsychological assessment and/or intervention with individuals with brain injury and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)

• Experience of providing care for individuals functional neurological disorder (FND) (A/I)

• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)

• Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)

• oExperience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs. (A/I)

Desirable

• Experience of working in an inpatient neurorehabilitation setting. (A/I)

• Experience of working with service users with brain injuries and comorbid neuropsychiatric needs (A/I)

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for brain injury and FND respectively (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R)

• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I/R)

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)

• To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I/R)

Skills

Essential

• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I/R)

• To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as goal setting and formulation meetings. (A/I/R)

• To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists. (A/I/R)

• To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials. (A/I/R)

• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. (A/I/R)

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lishman Unit, New Douglas Bennett House, Maudsley Hospital

Windsor Walk

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lishman Unit, New Douglas Bennett House, Maudsley Hospital

Windsor Walk

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are pleased to be recruiting to a 7 Psychodynamic Psychotherapist post (0.6 wte) to join the psychodynamic modality of our multi-modality therapy team in secondary care. The post holder will be clinician practicing individual psychodynamic psychotherapy with adults with moderate-severe mood, anxiety and personality disorders. The post holder will ideally have experience of NHS secondary care adult mental health work.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will hold a caseload of psychodynamic psychotherapy cases, delivering assessment and individual psychodynamic psychotherapy. The post holder will work as part of the therapies team as well as providing link in work to an identified Neighbourhood multi-disciplinary team providing consultation to other professionals in their work.

About us

The successful applicant will work alongside other Psychodynamic psychotherapists delivering assessment and therapy. They will also work alongside psychotherapists offering Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Clinical/Counselling Psychologists offering CBT, tf-CBT, Schema informed therapy and EMDR, as part of this well-established multi-modality team. The post holder may supervise psychodynamic honoraries. The team is based in central Croydon (Jeanette Wallace House) and face-to-face sessions are provided at this base and at other Croydon sites. Wednesdays are an essential team day.

Job summary

Join our expanding Psychology and Psychotherapy team and help shape the future of inpatient mental health care in Croydon. We are recruiting a Band 7 Psychological Practitioner to work across our inpatient services at the Royal Bethlem Hospital. This rewarding role offers a rare blend of direct therapeutic work, service innovation and workforce development. You will provide individual and group interventions, support psychologically informed ward environments, and contribute to staff wellbeing through reflective practice, formulation and training. Working within a diverse and supportive team, you will have opportunities to supervise trainees, lead service improvement initiatives and develop specialist skills in acute and crisis care. Applications are welcomed from newly qualified practitioners as well as those due to qualify this year

Please get in touch for further information. Will be be co-ordinating site visits, where possible, for any shortlisted candidates.

Main duties of the job

Evidence-based assessment, formulation and interventions for individuals and families who experience mental health difficulties

Offer the provision of staff support and case formulation, developing the therapeutic milieu across inpatient wards. Including working part of the MDT and provide indirect support and consultation for colleagues.

Provide supervision for psychological therapists, as needed and would be encouraged to support trainee clinical psychology placements.

Croydon is a diverse borough and the postholder will work to engage with the local community and take their needs into consideration to provide an accessible service.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year

per annum inclusive of HCAs (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8202508

Job locations

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients (individuals, couples, families and social networks where the identified client has complex mental health needs) according to discipline in the service.

To provide culturally appropriate psychological or psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To provide reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.

To select and deliver evidence-based specialist therapeutic interventions, drawing from a spectrum of ideas and models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group.

To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically/psychotherapeutically informed framework for the service.

To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.

To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.

To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological/psychotherapeutic care of clients.

To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

To liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals.

KR 3 Policy and service development

To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.

To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

To ensure the cleanliness and safe functioning and use of equipment that will be used by clients or other persons.

To monitor and advise clients on the safe use of materials and processes.

To ensure adequate confidential and safe storage for artefacts produced during the therapy process in line with professional guidelines.

To be responsible for obtaining, storing and maintaining all materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

KR 5 Management and supervision

To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychological practitioners with support from a more senior practitioner.

To supervise trainee psychological practitioners within own area of specialism having completed the relevant Supervision Training.

To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychological practitioners as appropriate.

To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychological practitioners as appropriate.

To provide supervision for the psychological and/or psychotherapeutic work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.

KR 6 Teaching and Training

To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychological practitioners, and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.

To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychological therapy and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance

To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

KR 8 Research and development

To initiate/undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits.

To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.

KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychological therapist according to professional body and Trust guidelines.

To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.

To comply with professional body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency.

KR10 General

To travel to (e.g. home visits, community placements, meetings) as appropriate and across the Trust when required.

To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.

To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour, abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations through Trust-wide approaches including Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve.

To work flexibly within the overall Job Plan.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients (individuals, couples, families and social networks where the identified client has complex mental health needs) according to discipline in the service.

To provide culturally appropriate psychological or psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To provide reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.

To select and deliver evidence-based specialist therapeutic interventions, drawing from a spectrum of ideas and models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group.

To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically/psychotherapeutically informed framework for the service.

To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.

To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.

To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological/psychotherapeutic care of clients.

To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

To liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals.

KR 3 Policy and service development

To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.

To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

To ensure the cleanliness and safe functioning and use of equipment that will be used by clients or other persons.

To monitor and advise clients on the safe use of materials and processes.

To ensure adequate confidential and safe storage for artefacts produced during the therapy process in line with professional guidelines.

To be responsible for obtaining, storing and maintaining all materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints.

To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.

KR 5 Management and supervision

To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychological practitioners with support from a more senior practitioner.

To supervise trainee psychological practitioners within own area of specialism having completed the relevant Supervision Training.

To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychological practitioners as appropriate.

To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychological practitioners as appropriate.

To provide supervision for the psychological and/or psychotherapeutic work of other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.

KR 6 Teaching and Training

To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychological practitioners, and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.

To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychological therapy and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance

To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

KR 8 Research and development

To initiate/undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits.

To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.

KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychological therapist according to professional body and Trust guidelines.

To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.

To comply with professional body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency.

KR10 General

To travel to (e.g. home visits, community placements, meetings) as appropriate and across the Trust when required.

To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.

To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour, abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations through Trust-wide approaches including Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve.

To work flexibly within the overall Job Plan.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/ psychotherapists profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration

• Registered with professional body as appropriate e.g. HCPC/UKCP/BACP/ BPC/BABCP

• oEvidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body

Experience

Essential

• Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs

• Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature relevant to this post

• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience

• Experience of evaluation such as using outcome measures and developing and carrying out audit/research projects

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Desirable

• Experience of working within acute and crisis NHS services

• Experience of with repeat users of acute / crisis services

• Experience of working with those who present with risk to themselves and others

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.

• Knowledge of the theory of psychological therapy and it's therapeutic application. Associated awareness of assessment and clinical psychometrics

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult safeguarding, and equalities

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care

• Knowledge to select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources

• Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care

Desirable

• Knowledge of interventions applicable to those experiencing a crisis or inpatient admission

skills

Essential

• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information

• To plan allocation of tasks to assistants/trainees as appropriates.

• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

• Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups

• Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.

abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles

• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate

• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings

• Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these

• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour

• Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self including use of physical interventions as prescribed by Trust policies

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/ psychotherapists profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration

• Registered with professional body as appropriate e.g. HCPC/UKCP/BACP/ BPC/BABCP

• oEvidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body

Experience

Essential

• Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs

• Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature relevant to this post

• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience

• Experience of evaluation such as using outcome measures and developing and carrying out audit/research projects

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Desirable

• Experience of working within acute and crisis NHS services

• Experience of with repeat users of acute / crisis services

• Experience of working with those who present with risk to themselves and others

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.

• Knowledge of the theory of psychological therapy and it's therapeutic application. Associated awareness of assessment and clinical psychometrics

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult safeguarding, and equalities

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care

• Knowledge to select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources

• Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care

Desirable

• Knowledge of interventions applicable to those experiencing a crisis or inpatient admission

skills

Essential

• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information

• To plan allocation of tasks to assistants/trainees as appropriates.

• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

• Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups

• Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.

abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles

• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate

• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings

• Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these

• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour

• Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self including use of physical interventions as prescribed by Trust policies

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are seeking to employ and support a Mental Health Practitioner trained in the delivery of low-medium intensity psychological formulation, assessment and treatment in Adult Secondary Care. The post holder will take on a role as a Named Key Worker within the Croydon South Adult Community Secondary Care Neighbourhood Centre. They will hold a dedicated caseload, developing risk management and care plans, coordinating care, and delivering a high quality and structured treatment approach. This will involve both individual case management and low-medium intensity psychological interventions.

Applications are welcome from qualified, experienced and accredited practitioners - Clinical Associates in Psychology and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.

The Centre provides evidence-based treatment for service-users with Severe Mental Health difficulties including those with Psychosis Condition, Eating Disorders, Complex Emotional Needs, Complex Trauma, and a diagnosis of Personality Disorder.

The post holder will need excellent clinical and risk assessment skills and can work autonomously in carrying out prompt and comprehensive patient assessments whilst ensuring effective transition to other appropriate clinical pathways.

The post holder will work a normal shift pattern of Monday- Friday 9:00-17:00.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will provide psychological interventions to the Croydon South Adult Community Secondary Care Neighbourhood Centre and to individuals with complex and severe mental health problems, focusing on individual strengths and the utilisation of community assets and resources to help people with what matters most to them.

The work undertaken will be supervised by a Qualified Senior Specialist Psychological Therapist who will provide governance for the clinical work carried out according to an individual's specified Care Plan.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care.

You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014: providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels.

In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year

per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8222696

Job locations

Jeanette Wallace House

Croydon

CR0 1ER

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

A key feature of our approach to Adult Community Secondary Care Mental Health is development of a care offer delivered by staff from multiple disciplines and in partnership with organisations, services and teams internal and external to SLaM in a Neighbourhood Approach to deliver what really matters to people who need mental health support in the local population. This emerging model of care is flexible to peoples changing needs, with people stepping up and stepping down levels of support and intervention according to the complexity of their needs.

The characteristics of the core population receiving direct services are people with complex psychological and emotional needs who may have experienced adverse life events and are experiencing socio-economic disadvantages.

Psychological based provision is offered to the local/identified population at the individual, group, couple and family level through to teams, systems and community level.

The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues they are facing, how they cope, and the impact this has on their mental and physical health and well-being as well the health of those around them, by undertaking Psychological Assessment and Formulation. Under supervision they will explore a range of psycho-social-bio options for improving health outcomes and help people to achieve agreed goals.

Individuals seen clinically by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. They may also present with a high level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people.

Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, including the Adult Community Secondary Care Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre, Acute Pathway Settings, Individuals Homes, and Third Sector locations, in person, by telephone or via digital platform.

The post holder would be expected to work closely with Experts-By-Experience, Local Communities, and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprises, to help in the co-production and co-development of services. Partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, such as GPs, Primary, Secondary, Acute and Tertiary Care Mental Health Services, Colleges and Universities, Employers, and the Third Sector.

The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa. A key aim of the service is to help people build resilience and feel more connected to their community, and to instil a sense of belonging.

We sincerely welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer for someone. We are also very interested in receiving application from people who have strong local connections to the Borough of Croydon.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A key feature of our approach to Adult Community Secondary Care Mental Health is development of a care offer delivered by staff from multiple disciplines and in partnership with organisations, services and teams internal and external to SLaM in a Neighbourhood Approach to deliver what really matters to people who need mental health support in the local population. This emerging model of care is flexible to peoples changing needs, with people stepping up and stepping down levels of support and intervention according to the complexity of their needs.

The characteristics of the core population receiving direct services are people with complex psychological and emotional needs who may have experienced adverse life events and are experiencing socio-economic disadvantages.

Psychological based provision is offered to the local/identified population at the individual, group, couple and family level through to teams, systems and community level.

The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues they are facing, how they cope, and the impact this has on their mental and physical health and well-being as well the health of those around them, by undertaking Psychological Assessment and Formulation. Under supervision they will explore a range of psycho-social-bio options for improving health outcomes and help people to achieve agreed goals.

Individuals seen clinically by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. They may also present with a high level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people.

Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, including the Adult Community Secondary Care Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre, Acute Pathway Settings, Individuals Homes, and Third Sector locations, in person, by telephone or via digital platform.

The post holder would be expected to work closely with Experts-By-Experience, Local Communities, and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprises, to help in the co-production and co-development of services. Partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, such as GPs, Primary, Secondary, Acute and Tertiary Care Mental Health Services, Colleges and Universities, Employers, and the Third Sector.

The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa. A key aim of the service is to help people build resilience and feel more connected to their community, and to instil a sense of belonging.

We sincerely welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer for someone. We are also very interested in receiving application from people who have strong local connections to the Borough of Croydon.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completed BPS [British Psychological Society] accredited CAP or MHWP apprenticeship training programme including EPA to IFA standards.

• Registered as a CAP or MHWP with either the BPS or BABCP.

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in specialty

• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Training in SCM or other evidence-based intervention for this client group

• Post-registration qualification/ accreditation relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

• Strong ability to engage with a variety of services and community partners and stakeholders, and to expand existing networks, and to nurture and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders

• Understand how to analyse and appraise key theoretical concepts of psychological models of treatment both at individual and group level recognised in evidence-based national guidelines

• Communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people's understanding

• Recognise and accommodate sensory impairments during all communications and the use of personal communication aids

• Take account of how conflicting and sometimes contradictory information from carers and other healthcare professionals, in emotive and challenging situations and contexts, may impact on the outcome of assessment

• Apply and analyse a range of research approaches including both qualitative and quantitative methods in clinical practice

• Evaluate and audit clinical practice through conducting service evaluations/QI projects to inform change through dissemination of findings ensuring best use of publicly funded resources

• Apply and review risk assessments and formulations when working with complex patients within scope of practice

• Assess and identify appropriate practice in relation to critical incident and severe adverse events

• Provide consultation/supervision with regards to psychological formulation, assessment, and intervention

• Able assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to so as to ensure best care

Desirable

• At least one-year post-qualification experience

• Lived experience of using services, and/or being a carer for someone

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• To be able to assess and formulate someone's experiences drawing on a range of psychological models and theory

• Awareness of diversity of cultural norms across the borough, and being able to respond to this appropriately

• Work cross-culturally and/or in different languages

• Understand the principles of clinical supervision using them to provide a safe and supportive environment to reflect, review and discuss personal and professional responses to work

• Able to correctly handle confidential information and knowing how and when to share this information for appropriate professional purposes and only with appropriate individuals, and as necessary with appropriately gained consent

• Maintain and implement knowledge of contemporary evidence-based practice through appropriate continued professional development

• Understand and recognise professional duty to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour

• Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and why all entries in clinical and practice records are dated, timed and signed

• Ability to analyse and appraise the range of psychological assessment methods used within applied clinical practice to underpin assessment

• Ability to analyse outputs from specialist psychological assessments across a broad range of patient needs

• Knowledge of the range of legal, ethical, professional, financial and organisational policies and procedures that apply to clinical research activities

• Adept in understanding and using models of clinical supervision and requirements for practice in line with the evidence-base and professional codes of conduct

• Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills

• Dedicated in treating residents with dignity, respecting individuals' diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences

• Able to show respect and empathy for residents and colleagues and have the courage to challenge concerns, working to evidence-based best practice

• Adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and self-awareness and demonstrate professional and clinical competence

• Demonstrates evidence of Trust values

• Ability to travel independently where required

Desirable

• Experience of working closely experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services

• Knowledge and implementation of local, regional and national policy

• Able to understand and critically appraise best evidence and existing practice to inform clinical decision making where there is no agreed consensus on treatment protocols and evaluate outcome

• Understand and utilise learning styles, tools and techniques that can be used to support learning

• Experienced in using a range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies relevant to situation and service context that draw on specialist psychological tools to collect data to evaluate own practice as well as to enhance service delivery

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completed BPS [British Psychological Society] accredited CAP or MHWP apprenticeship training programme including EPA to IFA standards.

• Registered as a CAP or MHWP with either the BPS or BABCP.

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in specialty

• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Training in SCM or other evidence-based intervention for this client group

• Post-registration qualification/ accreditation relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

• Strong ability to engage with a variety of services and community partners and stakeholders, and to expand existing networks, and to nurture and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders

• Understand how to analyse and appraise key theoretical concepts of psychological models of treatment both at individual and group level recognised in evidence-based national guidelines

• Communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people's understanding

• Recognise and accommodate sensory impairments during all communications and the use of personal communication aids

• Take account of how conflicting and sometimes contradictory information from carers and other healthcare professionals, in emotive and challenging situations and contexts, may impact on the outcome of assessment

• Apply and analyse a range of research approaches including both qualitative and quantitative methods in clinical practice

• Evaluate and audit clinical practice through conducting service evaluations/QI projects to inform change through dissemination of findings ensuring best use of publicly funded resources

• Apply and review risk assessments and formulations when working with complex patients within scope of practice

• Assess and identify appropriate practice in relation to critical incident and severe adverse events

• Provide consultation/supervision with regards to psychological formulation, assessment, and intervention

• Able assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to so as to ensure best care

Desirable

• At least one-year post-qualification experience

• Lived experience of using services, and/or being a carer for someone

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• To be able to assess and formulate someone's experiences drawing on a range of psychological models and theory

• Awareness of diversity of cultural norms across the borough, and being able to respond to this appropriately

• Work cross-culturally and/or in different languages

• Understand the principles of clinical supervision using them to provide a safe and supportive environment to reflect, review and discuss personal and professional responses to work

• Able to correctly handle confidential information and knowing how and when to share this information for appropriate professional purposes and only with appropriate individuals, and as necessary with appropriately gained consent

• Maintain and implement knowledge of contemporary evidence-based practice through appropriate continued professional development

• Understand and recognise professional duty to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour

• Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and why all entries in clinical and practice records are dated, timed and signed

• Ability to analyse and appraise the range of psychological assessment methods used within applied clinical practice to underpin assessment

• Ability to analyse outputs from specialist psychological assessments across a broad range of patient needs

• Knowledge of the range of legal, ethical, professional, financial and organisational policies and procedures that apply to clinical research activities

• Adept in understanding and using models of clinical supervision and requirements for practice in line with the evidence-base and professional codes of conduct

• Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills

• Dedicated in treating residents with dignity, respecting individuals' diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences

• Able to show respect and empathy for residents and colleagues and have the courage to challenge concerns, working to evidence-based best practice

• Adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and self-awareness and demonstrate professional and clinical competence

• Demonstrates evidence of Trust values

• Ability to travel independently where required

Desirable

• Experience of working closely experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services

• Knowledge and implementation of local, regional and national policy

• Able to understand and critically appraise best evidence and existing practice to inform clinical decision making where there is no agreed consensus on treatment protocols and evaluate outcome

• Understand and utilise learning styles, tools and techniques that can be used to support learning

• Experienced in using a range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies relevant to situation and service context that draw on specialist psychological tools to collect data to evaluate own practice as well as to enhance service delivery

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jeanette Wallace House

Croydon

CR0 1ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jeanette Wallace House

Croydon

CR0 1ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are inviting applications from enthusiastic Clinical/ Counselling Psychologists/ Family Therapists/ Clinical Nurse Specialists/ Psychotherapists for a full-time Band 7 post ( 12 months fixed term) with our ITP Team. Are you someone who enjoys working with young people, is a team player, can bring experience of working with young people & families or eating disorders, and is willing to be flexible according to client need? Do you love to learn and want to make a real contribution to developing excellent standards of care? If so, we are keen to meet you!

We are a friendly, welcoming, fast developing, innovative, national and specialist ITP day programme team working with young people (11 - 18 years) and their families. We offer an inclusive and supportive team environment and are keen to support your professional development and wellbeing.

The Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP) of the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED) is an intensive day programme for young people with restrictive eating disorders who have not been able to make progress in outpatient treatment and who may be at risk of being admitted for inpatient treatment.

ITP is a therapeutic group programme, with groups taking principles from CBT for Eating Disorders, Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Art Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy, as well as CBT for comorbid difficulties (anxiety, low mood, perfectionism etc).

Main duties of the job

o To deliver specialist applied psychotherapeutic service in the MCCAED Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP day hospital). Working collaboratively to assess the needs of the service users, planning, implementing and evaluating the care given in ITP. o To provide clinical work as required by the service. This will involve facilitation of therapeutic groups, and individual and family therapy sessions.o To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager as needed.o To provide daily therapeutic meal support to young people. This involves staff eating snacks and lunch alongside young people. Meals within the programme are timed, with the expectation that staff are able to eat what is required within the time frame (10 minutes for snacks, 15 minutes for lunch, 20 minutes for dinner). For lunches, a vegetarian and meat option are available daily, however where possible staff should be able to eat what the young people eat. o Due to the nature of the service, the role will be fully face-to-face.

About us

o MCCAED is a specialist service for children and adolescents with eating disorders, consisting of Family Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Assistant Psychologists alongside Paediatric, Art Therapy and Dietetic input. It has been at the forefront of developing evidence-based family interventions for eating disorders and is renowned worldwide for the psychological treatments it offers to children and adolescents with eating disorders and their families.o The service provides outpatient family therapy for eating disorders, an intensive day patient service (ITP) for young people with restrictive eating disorders and innovative multi-family therapy interventions for both Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. The service also offers a national and specialist service for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). o The Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP) evolved as a more intensive treatment (education, meal support, therapeutic groups, psychological therapy - family and individual) to be used when recovery is not progressing in outpatient work and to provide an alternative to inpatient treatment when young people are acutely unwell. The referrals to ITP are normally high risk due to low weight and/or rapid weight loss, alongside severe nutritional restriction.

Job summary

This is a newly created Senior Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (SPLN) post based at Guy's Hospital at London Bridge.

Guy's Hospital Mental Health Liaison Team

The liaison team at Guy's Hospital includes a Consultant Psychiatrist and three resident doctors of different grades alongside a Band 8b Clinical P190sychologist and team administrator. The team operates an outpatient service as well as providing psychiatric assessments and treatments to inpatients on the wards at Guy's Hospital. The resident doctors rotate as part of their training and may be away for on-calls, so there will be times when there are fewer people around.

The team receives 190. Referrals for ward patients each year. These patients can be medically complex and have long admissions and could typically be seen once or twice a week by the team.

Guy's Hospital does not have an Emergency Department, so most of the admissions are planned. Guy's Hospital specialises in treatment of cancer, kidney disease, sickle cell disease and orthopaedics.

There is a separate liaison team for older adults and for patients under 18 years of age.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (SPLN) is responsible for delivering specialist mental health assessments and supporting care pathways for working-age adults admitted to Guy's Hospital who present with symptoms of mental illness and other medical comorbidity such as sickle cel

The post holder will ensure that patients receive appropriate investigation, treatment and coordinated aftercare throughout their admission .

The SPLN will collaborate closely with acute trust colleagues including the Enhanced Care Team to promote high standards of mental health care within the general hospital.

The SPLN will work both autonomously and jointly with other professionals, with flexibility according to clinical need. This includes shared working with Foundation Year 1 doctors, holding the Smart Page, undertaking joint assessments where appropriate, and providing supervision, guidance and support to junior medical staff.

The post holder will contribute to operational and non-clinical responsibilities essential to safe and effective service delivery. These include health and safety monitoring, governance activities, professionals meetings, exclusion panels and Frequent Attender meetings.

The SPLN is expected to maintain strong working knowledge of psychotropic medications, including recognising common side effects, interactions and treatment responses.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Job summary

Are you passionate about shaping the future of the psychology and psychotherapy workforce?

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and innovative senior psychological professional to join our Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy team as a Principal Psychology & Psychotherapy Workforce Development Lead.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the development, wellbeing and professional growth of one of the largest psychology and psychotherapy workforces in the NHS. Working closely with the Director & Deputy Director for Psychology & Psychotherapy and a wide range of internal and external partners, you will lead strategic workforce development initiatives that strengthen capability, support staff wellbeing and promote excellence in psychological practice across the Trust.

This post is offered on a job-share basis, working 22.5 hours per week across Monday to Thursday, alongside the existing postholder who works Thursdays and Fridays.

Main duties of the job

As a senior leader within Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy, you will:

Lead the development, coordination and delivery of psychology and psychotherapy workforce development programmes across SLaM.

Design and deliver a broad portfolio of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, including training events, mentoring schemes, leadership development and action learning programmes.

Lead workforce projects, funding bids and collaborative initiatives with partner organisations and professional bodies.

Support recruitment, retention and career progression across the psychology and psychotherapy workforce.

Contribute to Trust-wide staff wellbeing and staff support programmes, helping to create psychologically safe and inclusive workplaces.

Provide expert consultation, supervision and leadership to psychological professionals across multiple services.

Champion equality, diversity and inclusion and support the development of culturally responsive services and workforce practices.

Lead and contribute to service evaluation, audit, quality improvement and research activities.

This role combines strategic leadership, workforce development, clinical expertise and professional leadership, making it an ideal opportunity for an experienced practitioner seeking to influence psychological services at organisational level.

About us

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, you will join one of the world's leading mental health organisations. Working in partnership with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and as part of King's Health Partners, we are internationally recognised for excellence in clinical care, research and education.

Benefits include:

Access to extensive professional development and leadership opportunities.

Opportunities to contribute to innovative workforce and service transformation programmes.

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

Opportunities to engage in research, quality improvement and academic collaborations.

Staff wellbeing support and learning opportunities.

Our Commitment

South London and Maudsley is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to thrive. We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are dedicated to promoting equality, tackling discrimination and creating psychologically safe environments for our staff, service users and carers.

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If you are an experienced senior psychological professional who is passionate about workforce development, leadership and creating opportunities for others to flourish, we would welcome your application.

Job summary

Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies are recruiting a senior CBT therapist to lead and develop our Step 3 team and service.

The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the continued development and provision of a very high quality therapy service to meet the needs of people with common mental health problems in Lewisham. The Step 3 Clinical Lead will be an experienced psychological therapist with extensive experience working within a NHS Talking Therapies service (formerly knows as IAPT), and will be part of the management team and work closely with the service lead , playing a key role in supporting, inspiring and guiding the clinical work of their team, with a focus on continuing service improvement

Main duties of the job

• To manage their service department, ensuring its efficient day-to-day running, anticipating and planning for future demands, and monitoring and managing its effective performance
• Develop the strategy to enable the Step 3 team to meet the nationally set targets around reliable recovery and reliable improvement
• Plan and manage treatment capacity to ensure that the nationally set targets around completed treatments and waiting times are met
• To line manage the Step 3 team, supporting their well-being and development and managing their performance
• Lead on recruitment for qualified and trainee HIs
• Lead with the help of the 8a Step 3 Team Leads the monthly step 3 meetings and HI supervisors meetings
• To work collaboratively with the service lead to plan the future development of the service, and to lead specific service developments and new initiatives
• To work with service users, referrers and other providers to improve existing services to clients and to develop new care pathways and services
• To support the service lead in maintaining a strong, committed and motivated team
• To work autonomously as a Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• To provide high quality specialist CBT supervision

About us

The post-holder will work within the Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies Service. The service consists of approximately 100 WTE clinical and administration staff providing a service across Lewisham. The main service base is Lewisham Town Hall, Catford This is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. The service sees clients with a wide range of common mental health problems and varying levels of severity. Many clients present with multiple problems including social, housing and employment issues. The postholder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

We operate a stepped care service model offering on-line CBT, guided self-help, groups and workshops as well as individual therapy (CBT and a range of other approaches) and offer treatment to Lewisham residents suffering from long term conditions. We offer clinical services on week days from 9am until 7pm. We have close links with our sister TT services within SLaM, with the IAPT training courses at the Institute of Psychiatry and University College London (UCL) and CADAT.

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a fixed term Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist to join the Paediatric Psychologyat King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a split post across our 2 hospitals - Denmark Hill and The Princess Royal University Hospital.

This role would suit an existing 8a psychologist (looking to develop and enhance their skills working within paediatric psychology) or an enthusiastic and capable band 7 psychologist (looking to progress to an 8a role in an exciting area of clinical practice).

Established support structures are in place with the post holder benefitting from clinical and professional supervision, close working relationships within the multi-disciplinary teams within King's College Hospital and peer support from a friendly and innovative group of psychologists, working in a busy hospital setting serving a diverse inner city population.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a highly specialist psychology service to the Paediatric Diabetes Service at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Denmark Hill and Princess Royal Hospital sites) including specialist screening, assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate to a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner inputting into the service. To
• undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles, policies and procedures of the employing organisation (King's College Hospital), partner organisations (South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and the Paediatric Psychology Service at KCH.
• As part of the maternity leave cover job planning process; to agree outcomes/results with clinical supervisor/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

This is an existing post for an experienced and charismatic leader with sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act who will be take on the overall management of a very busy Mental Health Act office and formidable staff. As a team manager you should have an in-depth understanding of the mental health law and its implementation as you are sometime the first post of call for advice from mental health professionals, nearest relatives. Due to challenges faced and the different roles and duties undertaken by the MHAO staff, the role requires someone who is disciplined, well organised and has the ability to engage in difficult conversations.

The team has recently adopted a new way of working following the centralisation of the four local offices into one location at the Maudsley hospital. The team comprises one Band 7, two Band 6s, four Band 5s and eight Band 4s covering the newly created functional workstreams responsible for receiving scrutinise patients detentions and consent, co-ordinating mental health tribunal and Associate Managers hearings. You will directly line-manage team leaders, who in turn manage Band 5/4 coordinators and you will be working alongside the Trust MCA lead and a B7 Service Level Agreement (SLA) support manager.

Main duties of the job

This role demands excellent verbal and written communication skills, as you will regularly engage with service users, carers, professionals, and external agencies, including solicitors and tribunal members. You will also contribute to the day-to-day supervision and appraisal of staff, as well as lead on the investigation of complaints and incidents.

You will need strong leadership abilities to effectively manage and support a team of experienced Mental Health Act Coordinators. As this is a high-performing team, you will be expected to maintain a positive, well-organised environment that supports both staff and the individuals who use our services, along with their carers and nearest relatives.

A solid understanding of clinical information systems is essential. You should be confident using databases, diaries, MHA deadline-tracking systems, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office applications. The ability to interpret data and reports is a key requirement, as you will be responsible for providing each directorate with accurate updates on their compliance with the Mental Health Act.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Job summary

Are you a Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse with a V300 Non-Medical Prescriber qualification looking to develop your career within a specialist Adult ADHD service? Join our established non-complex Adult ADHD team, supporting adults across Lambeth and Lewisham through high-quality, evidence-based assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

You will become part of a welcoming, multidisciplinary team that includes experienced Nurse Prescribers and specialist clinicians. We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills who enjoys working collaboratively, sharing expertise and building strong relationships with colleagues, service users and partner organisations.

Our service is actively involved in research, teaching and service development within the rapidly expanding field of neurodevelopmental disorders. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your skills, contribute to innovation and help shape the future of ADHD care while learning from experienced professionals.

This role offers the autonomy to use your advanced clinical skills alongside the support of a knowledgeable and dedicated team. Whether your interests lie in clinical practice, education, quality improvement or research, you will find opportunities to grow your career and make a lasting difference to adults living with ADHD

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be able to work autonomously as an independent professional in the specialist adult ADHD service as an experienced clinician who, acting within their own professional boundaries will undertake assessment using specialist diagnostic tools. They will also provide reviews for clients with an established diagnosis. They will act as a non-medical prescriber, being skilled in the diagnostic assessment and, if diagnosis given, will initiate treatment and titrate patients to optimum dose of medication. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care planning for our service users. The post holder will be able to demonstrate shared decision making whilst utilising critical thinking as part of the clinical decision-making process. They will work with the multi-professional team to meet the needs of the service users and take full responsibility for their own work. They will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver an effective service to those referred to the 3 Boroughs Adult ADHD and Autism Service.

About us

Come and join our small team of friendly practitioners, who strive to put our services users at the heart of all they do.

We have an active Service User and Carer Advisory Group who support us in making service improvements.

We are one of the first Trusts to work collaboratively with our commissioners and NHS partners in providing a single point of access for all adult ADHD assessment referrals. This service offers triage of all referrals into the adult ADHD services across South East London.

We also are currently piloting A.I. to support our clinicians on the diagnostic pathway, reducing impact of report writing and ensuring neuroaffirmative ways of gathering back ground information.

We also plan to be one of the host test sites for future multicentre NIHR project looking at ADHD treatment outcomes.

We also contribute to the ADHD Pan London Reference Group which seeks to share and learn best practice across all London NHS Trusts.

Job summary

To provide an adult mental health social work service for the eating disorder inpatient services. To work closely with the directorate safeguarding lead to provide and coordinate the delivery of adult social work provision for the service. To be an active and vital member of the multi-disciplinary teams using knowledge and skills to support colleagues in the delivery of care, assessment and treatment to patients with an eating disorder. To liaise with, advise and support a range of external and partnership agencies both voluntary and statutory. To provide adult social care and mental health expertise and legislative knowledge to the service. To deliver these services in accordance with current legislation, local authority and Trust policies and procedures. To fulfil statutory and other requirements of a local authority employed social worker as and when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To work in partnership with service users, families and carers to meet social care needs within a range of highly complex situations that may arise from eating disorders mental health needs:? To work together with the directorate Safeguarding lead to provide an effective social work service for service users, their families and carers by ensuring access to appropriate resources from local authorities and a range of external agencies on a national level.? To make referrals where appropriate and to provide and access advocacy, information and guidance for service users, carers and agencies? To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary inpatient team exercising social work professional responsibility for providing highly specialist assessments and follow-up for service users referred with complex problems, which includes assessment of risk in terms of self-harm, self-neglect, vulnerability, harm to others, domestic violence and safeguarding children and adults.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated 3 years fixed term -part-time (3 days a week) Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Clinical Specialist to join our muti-disciplinary CAMHS service for Children Looked After and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. The role involves undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, monitoring outcomes, and providing consultation and specialist advice to social care, health, education and CAMHS colleagues to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of this vulnerable client group.

Applicants must hold either a Doctoral qualification (or equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or a recognised professional qualification in Nursing, Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Creative Therapy, or Social Work with relevant professional registration. Applicants will also be required to demonstrate experience of delivering trauma-informed interventions to children, young people, and/or families.

Main duties of the job

The role has a primary focus on direct clinical work and includes responsibility for culturally sensitive and trauma informed assessment, care planning, implementation of therapeutic interventions (individual, family and group), risk management, and outcome monitoring. In addition, the post holder will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, research, training and clinical supervision, supporting the continuous improvement of service delivery and outcomes for children and young people.

The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary Lambeth Children Looked After Mental Health Team (CLAMHS) which is a specialist team within Lambeth CAMHS. The team is located with other Lambeth CAMHS teams at St John's Angell Town School which is a 10 minute walk from Brixton Underground and Train Station (Zone 2). Lambeth is a vibrant, inner city, ethnically diverse community.

About us

Benefits:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease,our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior MHST Practitioner to join the Lambeth Mental Health Support Team. We are looking for a 12 month fixed-term maternity cover from August 2026 to August 2027.

You must have completed the Senior Wellbeing Practice Postgraduate DiplomaOR have a qualification in another core profession for example: Art, Music or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing, Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology.

You will need to have a professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. BABCP, HCPC, SWE or NMC).

The successful candidates will be working with schools to improve mental health outcomes for children, young people and their families, including planning and delivering activities as part of a whole school/college approach, providing assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches and providing guided signposting and liaison with other services.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload.
• Complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
• Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
• Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.
• Be expected to provide case management and clinical skills supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).
• Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
• Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

About us

Lambeth MHST mission statement: Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are. We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 60 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will continue to expand to cover all schools in Lambeth by 2029. The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support. About our locations: Our main office is at Liz Atkinson Children's Centre but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.

Job summary

This is a 12 month fixed term cover of a highly valued leadership role within the Southwark Adult Mental Health Directorate at the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust. We are seeking to appoint an experienced psychologist, psychotherapist or psychological therapist with strong leadership skills to this Consultant role, ideally starting in October 2026.

As the Psychology and Psychotherapy Lead for Community Psychosis in Southwark, you will operationally, professionally and clinically lead psychological professionals across the pathway.

Main duties of the job

The person appointed to this post will provide leadership and management in relation to the Community Psychosis pathway, including overseeing safe, effective and timely care and treatment whilst supporting continuous improvement and service development.

The successful candidate will provide direct clinical care and treatment within the community psychosis pathway and enable stepped care with the support of multidisciplinary team colleagues.

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.Career development, The Trust and P&P provide plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmesCar lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease carsAccommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sitesNHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Counselling servicesWellbeing eventsLong service awardsCycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanChildcare vouchersStaff restaurants