Assistant Psychologist (Higher Level) | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum plus Inner or Outer HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE11 4TH |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7016514/334-CLI-7016514 |
Summary
The Perinatal Mental Health Service has a growing team of perinatal psychological therapists who are committed to providing evidence-based interventions to women and their families that are accessible and acceptable to the diverse South London population. As part of meeting the ambitions set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan for Mental Health we are developing provision for fathers, partners and significant others.
We offer perinatal psychological therapies for parental mental health problems, including CBT, EMDR, IPT, DBT, Systemic Family Therapy and Parent Infant Psychotherapy . There is a focus on coproduction, quality, supervision and ongoing audit and evaluation, keeping the experience of service users at the heart.
The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive psychological therapies service that offers excellent opportunities for continuing professional development. We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. Specialist perinatal psychology clinical and professional supervision will be provided from within the service.
We are looking for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to support the development of provision for fathers, partners and significant others as part of the NHS Long Term Plan transformation.
In addition, the postholder may contribute to a combination of individual and group psychological therapies in the perinatal period and to assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
The postholder will work closely with perinatal psychologists and psychotherapists across the service and may support the development of more junior assistant psychologists/ honorary assistant psychologists.
We would like to hear from those with a range of clinical, audit, service evaluation and research skills. You will ideally have experience of working with women and their families within the perinatal period and / or a keen interest to develop knowledge and skills in this area. Specialist perinatal supervision will be provided and you will join a friendly and supportive team of specialist perinatal psychologists and psychological therapists.
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. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 09:00 to 17:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Perinatal Mental Health Teams (PMHTs) are secondary care mental health teams that specialise in supporting people in the perinatal period (pregnancy through until 12 months postnatal) who have severe and complex mental health difficulties. We assess and treat a range of difficulties including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorders and eating disorders.
The service is designed to provide timely input to parents and their families to mitigate the impact of mental health disorder on the child. We are a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and nursery nursing.
The service works closely with maternity/obstetric services as well as other agencies (e.g., health visiting and social services). We have close links with the Mother-Baby Unit (MBU) in-patient unit at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
Maudsley Hospital
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads, offers free parking and is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.
Please see the full job description for further information.
This post is open to applicants with a first-class or upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Experience of or interest in perinatal mental health is desirable, particularly the needs of fathers, partners and significant others.
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Apr 2025