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Search the South London and Maudsley website Site Lambeth Hospital currently (Maudsley & Bethlem Royal Hospitals once Lambeth closes) Town London Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus HCAs pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/:59
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 An exciting opportunity to join SLAM's Forensic Psychology & Psychotherapy department. We have a full time Band 7 vacancy split across Ward in the Community (WIC) forensic locked rehab unit and Lambeth Community Forensic Team (LCFT). Both services are currently based at the Lambeth Hospital site but will be moving to the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, respectively, when Lambeth Hospital closes.
WIC is a locked forensic rehab ward and LCFT is one of the four SLAM specialist (forensic) borough mental health teams. Both are key parts of the South London & Maudsley Forensic & Offender Health Pathway within the Croydon and Behavioural & Developmental Psychiatry Operational Directorate.
Both have close links with secure inpatient and other community forensic services within the pathway. Both comprise multi-professional team that includes dedicated psychology / psychotherapy provision. The postholder will be aligned for direct clinical service provision to WIC and LCFT and will join a forensic psychology & psychotherapy teams that provide both inpatient and community-based interventions.
Both services are integral parts of the South London Partnership (SLP) Forensic Pathway. There are also close links with other mental health services, prisons and criminal justice agencies.
Main duties of the job The postholder will work with the Ward in the Community and Lambeth Community Forensic Teams to deliver specialist clinical assessments and interventions (relevant to the forensic mental health population), while contributing to the wider forensic psychology & psychological therapies programme across the forensic service. This includes delivery of longer-term individual and group psychological therapies, from a range of modalities with an emphasis on both the treatment of psychological distress and reductions in risk.
The postholder will join a department of clinical and forensic psychologists / psychotherapists who work closely with forensic multi-professional teams, under the leadership of the Forensic Service P&P Leads.
Working for our organisation Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. In this post you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in relevant areas.
There are strong links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neurosciences (IoPPN), other psychology training courses, and there are opportunities to contribute to teaching, research and service evaluation.
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 at the interview stage. We can also look into options for increasing hours for those requiring this.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will have a strong commitment to recovery-orientated practice with forensic mental health clients generally, and a specific interest in working with adults in rehab and community settings.
To provide a specialist psychological service to WIC and LCFT including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS / HCPC / APC / BPC / UKCP / BACP / BABCP / ADMP-UK guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work, with support of clinical supervisor.
Person specification Qualifications
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Search the South London and Maudsley website Site Lambeth Hospital currently (Maudsley & Bethlem Royal Hospitals once Lambeth closes) Town London Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus HCAs pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/:59
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 An exciting opportunity to join SLAM's Forensic Psychology & Psychotherapy department. We have a full time Band 7 vacancy split across Ward in the Community (WIC) forensic locked rehab unit and Lambeth Community Forensic Team (LCFT). Both services are currently based at the Lambeth Hospital site but will be moving to the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, respectively, when Lambeth Hospital closes.
WIC is a locked forensic rehab ward and LCFT is one of the four SLAM specialist (forensic) borough mental health teams. Both are key parts of the South London & Maudsley Forensic & Offender Health Pathway within the Croydon and Behavioural & Developmental Psychiatry Operational Directorate.
Both have close links with secure inpatient and other community forensic services within the pathway. Both comprise multi-professional team that includes dedicated psychology / psychotherapy provision. The postholder will be aligned for direct clinical service provision to WIC and LCFT and will join a forensic psychology & psychotherapy teams that provide both inpatient and community-based interventions.
Both services are integral parts of the South London Partnership (SLP) Forensic Pathway. There are also close links with other mental health services, prisons and criminal justice agencies.
Main duties of the job The postholder will work with the Ward in the Community and Lambeth Community Forensic Teams to deliver specialist clinical assessments and interventions (relevant to the forensic mental health population), while contributing to the wider forensic psychology & psychological therapies programme across the forensic service. This includes delivery of longer-term individual and group psychological therapies, from a range of modalities with an emphasis on both the treatment of psychological distress and reductions in risk.
The postholder will join a department of clinical and forensic psychologists / psychotherapists who work closely with forensic multi-professional teams, under the leadership of the Forensic Service P&P Leads.
Working for our organisation Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. In this post you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in relevant areas.
There are strong links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neurosciences (IoPPN), other psychology training courses, and there are opportunities to contribute to teaching, research and service evaluation.
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 at the interview stage. We can also look into options for increasing hours for those requiring this.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will have a strong commitment to recovery-orientated practice with forensic mental health clients generally, and a specific interest in working with adults in rehab and community settings.
To provide a specialist psychological service to WIC and LCFT including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS / HCPC / APC / BPC / UKCP / BACP / BABCP / ADMP-UK guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work, with support of clinical supervisor.
Person specification Qualifications
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions, e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, medicine, social work and occupational therapy OR to have equivalent relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the NHS.
- 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. (A/I) For Psychologists: Entry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I) (for a job requiring specific professional qualification(s), change this point to specify the required qualification(s): Clinical psychologist: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent; Counselling psychologist: MSc and PG Diploma in Counselling Psychology; Forensic psychologist: MSc in Forensic Psychology plus completion of the British Psychological Society's Qualification in Forensic Psychology Stage 2) For Family / Systemic Psychotherapists: Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (A/I) PLUS Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP (A/I) For Psychotherapists: Entry-level qualification in Psychotherapy that has been accepted by the UKCP/BABCP (specify which, according to nature of post) for purposes of professional registration. (A/I) (for a job requiring specific professional qualification(s), change this point to specify the required qualification(s). For Arts Therapists: Masters Degree (or equivalent) in Arts Therapy or Dance Movement Therapy. (or specify Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dramatherapy or Dance Movement Therapy)
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/UKCP/BABCP.
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs. (A/I)
- Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in forensic mental health services. (A/I)
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- Experience of developing and carrying out audit/research projects. (A/I)
- Significant post-qualification/graduation experience including experience of individual and group therapy with people with complex mental health needs.
- Experience of working in non secure forensic mental health services.
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for forensic mental health populations. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of the theory of psychological therapy and it's therapeutic application. Associated awareness of assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)
- To deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I/R)
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients . click apply for full job details