Senior Psychologist / Psychotherapist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist who has a genuine passion for Early Intervention in Psychosis to join our team in Lewisham. The Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS) is a specialist multidisciplinary community mental health team who work with people aged 18-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team uses well-researched Early Intervention strategies and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, offering a range of interventions to facilitate social inclusion and recovery., You will be responsible for providing specialist psychological assessment, individual therapy (including CBTp), family interventions and group work, as well as consultation and supervision as required. As one of the senior psychological therapists within the team, you will be responsible for the overall provision of therapy within the team and management of the therapy waiting lists. You will be part of the leadership team within LEIS and be involved in providing consultation for complex presentations and offering support around clinical decision making.

NHS AfC: Band 8a
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., LEIS is a large, friendly multidisciplinary team including Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Family Interventions Therapists, Vocational and STaR workers, and Care Coordinators. You will work alongside and be supported by another Senior Clinical Psychologist and a Band 7 CBT Therapist within the team. Psychological input is valued in the team, and considered an integral part of the services on offer to our service users and their families.
LEIS has good links with other Lewisham adult mental health services and the other three SLAM Early Intervention teams, and therefore there are regular opportunities to link with clinical psychologists and psychological therapists within and beyond other psychosis-related teams. You will be encouraged and supported to access CPD opportunities within the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
One of the key responsibilities of this role is providing high quality psychological therapy to individuals presenting with psychosis, as well as trauma and problems with mood and anxiety. This involves being able to successfully engage clients and working with clients where there can be a high level of complexity. This is a varied role, including providing consultation to the MDT, offering supervision to more junior staff, delivering training to the team and being a member of the leadership team, alongside providing direct psychological therapy.
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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