Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Psychotherapist

We are seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist able to lead the delivery of Psychological Therapies within Lewisham's Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and Early Intervention in Psychosis service. The post will suit a practitioner with well-developed NICE guideline-based expertise in the provision of Psychological Therapies for severe mental health problems. In addition to providing leadership and expert level supervision for a team of senior Psychological Therapists, participation in service design and delivery of a stepped care framework provide opportunities for bringing innovation to the community treatment of psychosis and complex mood and anxiety disorders. We are also seeking a practitioner who can contribute to supporting Lewisham's integrated CMHTs by enabling both trauma informed care and provision of psychologically informed practice by a multi-disciplinary workforce. The service is attempting to improve access to psychological approaches based on Long Term Plan ambitions and the Patient & Carers Race Equalities Framework (PCREF).,

• To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist psychological therapy service and personally provide expert clinical input to Lewisham CMHTs.
• To be responsible for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapy and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda
• To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of psychological practitioners in the service.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures, and interpret these and be responsible for their implementation within the service areas of responsibility.
• To take a lead on staff support within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staff in SLaM have access to evidence-based support. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.
  
  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.