Clinical Associate Psychologist | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 per annum incl. HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6169359/334-CLI-6169359 |
Summary
We are offering a permanent contract for a full-time Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAPs), Band 6 in our Southwark Mood Anxiety and Personality Psychology & Psychotherapy (P&P) Service. The post will be geographically on sites in Camberwell / Bermondsey / London Bridge.
They will work alongside P&P colleagues in managing interventions and resources using a variety of interventions and ways of contact including phone, in person and online work. There will be the opportunity to provide group work as well as individual work.
The post is in a friendly team comprising various P&P roles including CBT therapists, CAPs, clinical/counselling psychologists/family therapists, and this team is within a wider service that works closely with a multidisciplinary Primary Care Mental Health Team that includes MDT staff and Lived Experience Workers and liaison with local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises. The post will involve exposure to a range of therapeutic thinking in a wider P&P service that includes the modalities of CAT, Psychodynamic, Family & Couple Therapy, CBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, Transference focused Therapy.
Supervision to the post holder will be provided by a clinical/counselling Psychologist and the post will be supported by modality leads and colleagues within the service.
The post holder will work in the P&P service with close links to the Primary Care Mental Health Team multidisciplinary team, to provide psychologically-informed interventions including in person, online where indicated, and phone contact.
The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues they are facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them. Under supervision they will explore social, psychological, therapies and other potential options which may improve health outcomes and help them achieve agreed goals. The post involves group work as well as individual work. Working to incorporate local community resources with clients is part of the role. They will attend and contribute to data collection and audits as required.
Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. Service users may present with a high level of risk to both themselves and sometimes to other people. Assessments and CBT interventions will be offered in person in the first instance.
We sincerely welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer for someone. We are also very interested in receiving application from people who have strong local connections to the 3 boroughs in which we work.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
For a full list of our benefits please visit:https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
Patient Care
• To communication constructively with a range of healthcare
professionals in a variety of services including nurses, allied health professionals (AHPs), medical colleagues, Lived Experience Workers (LEWs) as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Work directly with the Psychology & Psychotherapy team, while reporting to a
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist regarding psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
Clinical
• All clinical duties will be carried out under the supervision and direction of a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. The post-holder has a responsibility to perform all tasks within the spirit and the policies of the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Under such direction and with these conditions the duties will be:
Please refer to the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024