Senior Psychologist / Psychotherapist

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior psychologist / psychotherapist to join the Lewisham Community Forensic Team, contributing to the community-based assessment, treatment and care for adults (male and female) from the borough of Lewisham deemed to require forensic community case management (i.e. presenting with severe and enduring mental health needs and histories of serious harmful offending behaviour)., The primary task of community forensic services is to support clients deemed to require community forensic follow up in terms of both their clinical needs and violence risk. The main duties of this role include:

• Contributing to the community based assessment and treatment of clients by providing specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions as required. This could be on an individual or group basis, including members of their professional and / or personal support networks if indicated.
• Supporting involved professional networks (MDT, supported accommodation staff) through provision of consultation (case discussion / formulation), teaching, training etc as required.
• Contributing to development of inclusive / accessible / effective community forensic services.
• Establishing effective working relationships within and beyond SLAM forensic services with the aim of supporting clients' transitions / progress to / in the community.
• Supervision of more junior psychologists including Assistant Psychologists and / or Honorary Assistant Psychologists on student placement from training institutions, usually the IoPPN.
  
  be passionate about working with complexity both in terms of client presentation as well as the various systems they are part of.
• have highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise these creatively / responsively to optimise effective engagement of clients and their personal and professional support networks.
• be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with other disciplines both within the team and beyond.
• be committed to the provision and development of inclusive services.
• have the interest and ability to develop in depth understanding of risk behaviours and to use this to inform the development of effective risk management plans that support clients to progress safely to / within the community.
  
  The Lewisham Community Forensic Team is a small well established Multi Professional Team based in the Kirkdale Resource Centre with clinical space at the Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital.
The team has strong links with the SLaM forensic inpatient and other community forensic teams and are a key part of the South London Partnership Forensic and Offender Health Pathway. The successful candidate will also be welcomed as a member of the Community Forensic Psychology & Psychotherapy and the Forensic Psychology & Psychotherapy Departments, both of which are very supportive and provide access to a breadth of expertise and experience.