[ref. c90026117] Counselling\Clinical Psychologist\Psychotherapist - Lambeth
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a B7 Psychological Therapist to work with our community and psychological therapy services in Lambeth on a fixed term basis to provide maternity cover.
We will consider applications from newly qualified and recently qualified Clinical Psychologists and Recruit to Train therapists.
The post holder will work with multidisciplinary community Mental Health Teams in Lambeth. Teams work with working age adults with complex mental health needs.
The postholder will specialise in work with complex emotional needs/complex trauma and offer evidence based interventions in group and individual formats.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will consolidate and further develop their therapy skills by regularly assessing for and providing psychological therapy to adults known to the services with severe and complex mental health needs. The postholder will work within the community delivering psychological interventions.
We are looking for an enthusiastic psychological therapist with experience of and/or interest in, working within mental health services for people with complex mental health needs as part of multi-disciplinary teams. You will be expected to work autonomously to promote access to psychological interventions and to encourage psychologically informed care coordination.We are looking for someone that can offer a dynamic and creative approach to service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Our Values:
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do.
About the location:
The posts will be based with our community team at 308-312/332 Brixton Road.
Career progression:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. South London & Maudsley NHS Trust is a large Trust with a range of career as well as training and development opportunities.
Flexible working:
We are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working during Monday – Friday at the interview stage.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To provide a psychological therapy service, as part of a multidisciplinary team, to service users, and where appropriate, their families and caregivers, including assessment and intervention, multidisciplinary formulation, treatment support and planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes according to relevant guidance and the evidence base.
- To be proactive in engaging individuals and their carers, who might express some ambivalence about engaging in psychological therapy.
- To support staff wellbeing and contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To provide consultation as appropriate, functioning as a specialist in complex and severe mental health presentations, with particular expertise in trauma, behavioural and development conditions.
- To work flexibly across settings.
- To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, or equivalent and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
- To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Relevant entry-level qualification in applied psychology/psychological therapy/ psychotherapy and demonstrable practice in this field (eg Professional Doctorate, such as Clinical or Counselling Psychology or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training such as CBT, Psychoanalytic, Arts or Systemic Psychotherapy) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
- Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by a registered body and/or an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher. (A/I/R)
- Registered/accredited with professional or regulatory body as appropriate to discipline (A/I)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional body. (A/I)
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice relating to complex mental health through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of having worked as a psychologist/psychotherapist under supervision.
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
- Ability/willingness to deliver short term psychotherapeutic interventions in inpatient setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions relevant to complex mental health.
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base relevant to the client group.
- 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.
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability to deliver psychotherapy across cultural and other differences.
- Ability to select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
- Ability 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.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
- Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
- Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
- We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
- That all applications for this post will need to be made online
- That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
- That we are a smoke-free Trust
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