Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Psychological Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inclusive of HCAs |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW9 6AA |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7239149/334-CLI-7239149 |
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A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The SLaM Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Service is an innovative multi award-winning specialist homeless psychology service. For 12 years PIH has led in the development of ‘Psychologically Informed Environments’ (PIEs) delivering ‘Trauma Informed Approaches’ and developing best practice for working with socially excluded populations across Lambeth and Westminster in partnership with the third sector.
We are seeking a Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work across the Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Team and the Integrated Health Network (IHN) in Lambeth.
The post holder will primarily be based with the IHN, providing clinical leadership and psychological input to a multi-disciplinary team delivering trauma-informed, wraparound care for people experiencing multiple disadvantage. One day per week will be spent with the PIH team to support fellow clinical psychologists, promote psychologically-informed approaches to homelessness, and engage in reflective practice.
As Clinical Lead for the IHN, you will hold an operational leadership role within IHN, and supporting PiH Leadership. You will provide clinical leadership (not line management) to a multi-disciplinary team comprising: 1x psychologist, 3x drug and alcohol workers, 2x peer support workers, and 2x nurses. You will will supervise junior Psychologists within PiH.
You will develop effective relationships with managers and leadership of non-SLAM NHS and Social Services teams in Lambeth, supporting the development of new ways of working together and ensuring high levels of cooperation in the interests of our clients.; and take a lead on developing operational policies, procedures, operating and governance structures, service design and embedding.
You will provide both direct psychological support—including assessment and evidence-based interventions—and indirect support, such as reflective practice, training, consultation, and service development work with partners and commissioners.
About the location:
This post will be based across Lambeth, working at and within sites operated by our partners delivering homelessness sector services.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.
Some of our benefits include:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave packages dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development with plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing at selected sites.
• NHS discounts via the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical
• To provide a high level of clinical expertise in supporting the psychological needs of clients.
• To ensure services are fair and equitable and meet the needs of the diverse populations we support.
• To support the development of care pathways for an excluded population.
Teaching, training, and supervision
• To provide specialist training in psychological and trauma-informed approaches to care for other professionals.
• To provide clinical supervision for psychological work undertaken by qualified psychologists and others.
Management, recruitment, policy and service development
• To hold an operational leadership role within PIH.
• To develop effectiverelationships withmanagersand leadership of non-SLAMNHSand Social Servicesteams in Westminster, supporting the development of new ways of working together and contributing to the development of service level agreements, ensuringhigh levelsof cooperation in the interests of our clients.
• To work with the leads/managers of PIH and MDT homeless partners, including CMHTs, acute mentalhealthservices and other NHS servicesto develop care pathways and to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users
• To take a lead on developing operational policies, procedures,operatingand governance structures, service design and embedding.
• To utilise change management and partnership development models; ensuring rapid and successful development of new services model across sites and partner organisations.
• Toidentifyany aspects of the service which could be improved and contribute to the service development on an ongoing basis.
Research and service evaluation
• To contribute to the development of services through undertaking service evaluation and audit.
General Responsibilities
• To ensure own Continuing Professional Development
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of key legislation
A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached to the advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
The SLaM Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Service is an innovative multi award-winning specialist homeless psychology service. For 12 years PIH has led in the development of ‘Psychologically Informed Environments’ (PIEs) delivering ‘Trauma Informed Approaches’ and developing best practice for working with socially excluded populations across Lambeth and Westminster in partnership with the third sector.
We are seeking a Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work across the Psychology in Hostels (PIH) Team and the Integrated Health Network (IHN) in Lambeth.
The post holder will primarily be based with the IHN, providing clinical leadership and psychological input to a multi-disciplinary team delivering trauma-informed, wraparound care for people experiencing multiple disadvantage. One day per week will be spent with the PIH team to support fellow clinical psychologists, promote psychologically-informed approaches to homelessness, and engage in reflective practice.
As Clinical Lead for the IHN, you will hold an operational leadership role within IHN, and supporting PiH Leadership. You will provide clinical leadership (not line management) to a multi-disciplinary team comprising: 1x psychologist, 3x drug and alcohol workers, 2x peer support workers, and 2x nurses. You will will supervise junior Psychologists within PiH.
You will develop effective relationships with managers and leadership of non-SLAM NHS and Social Services teams in Lambeth, supporting the development of new ways of working together and ensuring high levels of cooperation in the interests of our clients.; and take a lead on developing operational policies, procedures, operating and governance structures, service design and embedding.
You will provide both direct psychological support—including assessment and evidence-based interventions—and indirect support, such as reflective practice, training, consultation, and service development work with partners and commissioners.
About the location:
This post will be based across Lambeth, working at and within sites operated by our partners delivering homelessness sector services.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.
Some of our benefits include:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave packages dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development with plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing at selected sites.
• NHS discounts via the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical
• To provide a high level of clinical expertise in supporting the psychological needs of clients.
• To ensure services are fair and equitable and meet the needs of the diverse populations we support.
• To support the development of care pathways for an excluded population.
Teaching, training, and supervision
• To provide specialist training in psychological and trauma-informed approaches to care for other professionals.
• To provide clinical supervision for psychological work undertaken by qualified psychologists and others.
Management, recruitment, policy and service development
• To hold an operational leadership role within PIH.
• To develop effectiverelationships withmanagersand leadership of non-SLAMNHSand Social Servicesteams in Westminster, supporting the development of new ways of working together and contributing to the development of service level agreements, ensuringhigh levelsof cooperation in the interests of our clients.
• To work with the leads/managers of PIH and MDT homeless partners, including CMHTs, acute mentalhealthservices and other NHS servicesto develop care pathways and to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users
• To take a lead on developing operational policies, procedures,operatingand governance structures, service design and embedding.
• To utilise change management and partnership development models; ensuring rapid and successful development of new services model across sites and partner organisations.
• Toidentifyany aspects of the service which could be improved and contribute to the service development on an ongoing basis.
Research and service evaluation
• To contribute to the development of services through undertaking service evaluation and audit.
General Responsibilities
• To ensure own Continuing Professional Development
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of key legislation
A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached to the advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025