Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Psychotherapist
Job responsibilities This post will take a lead role in ensuring the delivery and development of the provision of psychological services within Lewisham CMHTs and the Specialist Early Intervention Service. The post holder will be responsible to the Directorate Head of Psychology & Psychotherapy, for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of applied psychology for the Lewisham CMHTs and Early Intervention Service and for the systematic and effective provision of line management, clinical and professional supervision as required.
The post holder will provide expert clinical input for individuals within the services including psychological assessment and/or treatment within the pathways. The post holder will work autonomously within professional practice and Trust guidelines and will ensure that allocated human and financial resources are used effectively where appropriate.The post holder will ensure that Trust Psychology & Psychotherapy and other policies, standards and directorate targets for mental health services for individuals with a diagnosis of psychosis and mood and anxiety disorder and their carers are being met within the Directorate.
The post has a lead role in proposing and implementing policy and service development and to lead on service evaluation, QI and research. The post holder will both lead and contribute to specific Directorate-wide and non-psychology specific projects as may be identified and negotiated.
As a highly specialist and lead clinician the post holder will ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist and high quality service to clients and their carers with severe and enduring mental health problems and/or complex presentations.
The post holder will work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing clinical expertise in the provision of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Family Interventions, individually formulated psychological therapy, and evidence based interventions for individuals with psychosis and mood and anxiety disorders, offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to other psychological therapists and community team members.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent 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.
Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice (CBT- SMHP) 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 Completed training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervise qualified psychological practitioners in relevant discipline Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK Experience Essential Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in psychosis and with mood and anxiety disorders Experience of undertaking leadership roles Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in psychosis and with mood and anxiety disorders Experience of supervising qualified psychologists/psychotherapists assistants and trainees having completed the relevant training