Consultant Psychotherapist / Consultant Practitioner Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £85,431 - £97,148 per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE5 8RS |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7352560/334-CLI-7352560 |
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A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The SLAM Addictions Clinical Academic Group, and South London Partnership (SLP) have collaborated to support the needs of those with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs on the six in-patient rehabilitation wards within the SLP footprint. These are:
• Barefoot Lodge (provided by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust)
• Heather Close, Westways and Tony Hillis Unit (provided by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
• Burntwood Villas and Phoenix (provided by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust).
The post holder will manage both psychology and other clinical staff funded within the service to ensure there is a full multi-disciplinary response, ensuring provision of high quality clinical and professional supervision.
The post holder will also ensure the service works alongside a newly commissioned peer support offer to each of the wards – recognising that to support individuals to engage in activities and make positive friendships and connections can help reduce substance use.
A key part of this role will be to build on and implement recommendations made through an external service evaluation, to support the case for continued funding for the project beyond March 2026. In addition to service user and carer experience and benefits from the project, its impact on length of stay and re-presentations to in-patient settings will be key factors for data collection and analysis.
• To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist substance use/psychological therapy service to the mental health and substance use inpatient rehab service(MHSIR)and provide expert clinical input.
• To be responsible to theProfessional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy in Addictions for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapy and good practice for substance use across the MHSIR and for the systematic and effective provision of professional and clinical supervision.
• To contribute to a culture where other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds can flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To plan and implement research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda
• To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and evidence-based work of practitioners in the service.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, guided by principles and policies/procedures, interpreting and implementing them within the service areas of responsibility.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance use services for people using drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities in working with people with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, we provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance use services for residents of Bexley, Wandsworth and Richmond and Lambeth.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
• To plan, organise and ensure the delivery of psychological and psycho-social substance use interventions in the mental health and substance use inpatient rehab service(MHSIR).
• To plan and organise the integrated delivery of the service with other agencies and service providers and within the rehabilitation wards.
• To ensure robust governance arrangements are in place to ensure this integrated offer.
• To provide highly specialist psychological therapy assessments, formulations and interventions focused on supporting the recovery of clients with substance use problems on the rehabilitation wards.
• To provide culturally appropriate psycho-social interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and co-produce appropriate risk management plans
• To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the families of and the patient population on the psychiatric rehabilitation wards.
KR 2 Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning
• To work with the leads/managers of SLaM, Oxleas and St Georges’ services and other agencies to plan and deliver joint services that are integrated, centred on the needs of service users on the rehabilitation wards and their family members.
• To co-ordinate (and chair) team and service meetings to ensure effective functioning and review when appropriate.
• To ensure the effective working of the team or service within a psychologically informed framework.
• To take a lead in ensuring the team or service’s ability to deliver accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
• To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care and evidence-based psycho-social approaches with clients using substances.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients to develop and review care plans.
• To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
• To liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals.
KR 3 Policy and service development
• To interpret policies and guidance for application in the service and be responsible for policy development and implementation
• To initiate, implement and ensure appropriate service developments to improve the quality and delivery of services in the service and in partner services.
• To ensure the consultation and engagement of service users and their families in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
• To participate in, or lead when appropriate, Trust and Directorate (across SLaM, Oxleas and SWLSTGs), SLP strategic development and implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines), through membership of committees and/or working parties.
• To be responsible for applying clinical governance standards within the service and ensure that these are maintained and improved.
• To take a lead role in ensuring that services to clients are of a high quality and are managed efficiently, according to the overall requirements of the Trust, NHS and government guidance and standards.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
• To be responsible for the management of team resources.
• To ensure that the service has sufficient materials and equipment.
• To be authorised signatory for testing materials for the service.
• To ensure the cleanliness and safe functioning and use of equipment that will be used by clients or other persons.
• To monitor and advise clients on the safe use of materials and processes.
• To ensure adequate confidential and safe storage for artefacts produced during the therapy process in line with professional guidelines.
• To be responsible for obtaining, storing and maintaining all necessary materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints.
• To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.
KR 5 Management and supervision
• To deputise when appropriate for the Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy for Addictions.
• To provide leadership to psychological practitioners and other professionals and staff in the service.
• To ensure appropriate systems are in place for the clinical and professional supervision of psychological practitioners and other staff in the service.
• To lead on recruitment of staff to the service.
• To lead appraisals of, and personal development plans for psychological practitioners and other staff (in conjunction with their professional supervisors) in the service.
• To be responsible for the management of the staff in the service,including allocation and review of work, supervision and any performance reviews.
• To provide professional, clinical and management supervision to less senior psychological practitioners, assistants and trainees and the psychological work of other professions as appropriate and having completed the relevant training.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
• To organise access to, and provide specialist clinical placements for trainee applied psychological practitioners and other staff as directed by the SLP
• To be responsible for planning, organising and facilitating teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychological practitioners and for other professions.
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychological therapy and psycho-social interventions and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
• To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.
KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance
• To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures, and associated Trusts (Oxleas and SWLSTGs)
• To ensure the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry, in those parts of the service for which the post-holder has management or leadership responsibility.
KR 8 Research and development
• To ensure the planning, initiation and completion of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the directorate research agenda and evaluation of the IMHSIRS for the South London Partnership.
• To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.
KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
• To participate in regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychological practitioner according to professional and Trust guidelines.
• To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with registered body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the Standards for Continuing Professional Development.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
• To comply with the registered body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency.
• To ensure that all psychological practitioners for whom the post-holder has leadership or management responsibility, maintain professional standards and continuing professional development.
KR10 General
• To travel to the rehabilitation wards and sites across the South London Partnership as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
• To be aware of risk relating to behaviour in clients which can be challenging and follow trust policies relating to its management.
• To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations; challenging behaviour from patients as well as disclosure of distressing life events and to support others involved in such situations.
• To work flexibly within the overall Job Plan to fulfil the needs of the wards.
• To work closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to ensure consistent and timely delivery of staff support within their area across all disciplines. Contributing to the development of the staff support offer in line with relevant quality improvement projects.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025
The SLAM Addictions Clinical Academic Group, and South London Partnership (SLP) have collaborated to support the needs of those with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs on the six in-patient rehabilitation wards within the SLP footprint. These are:
• Barefoot Lodge (provided by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust)
• Heather Close, Westways and Tony Hillis Unit (provided by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
• Burntwood Villas and Phoenix (provided by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust).
The post holder will manage both psychology and other clinical staff funded within the service to ensure there is a full multi-disciplinary response, ensuring provision of high quality clinical and professional supervision.
The post holder will also ensure the service works alongside a newly commissioned peer support offer to each of the wards – recognising that to support individuals to engage in activities and make positive friendships and connections can help reduce substance use.
A key part of this role will be to build on and implement recommendations made through an external service evaluation, to support the case for continued funding for the project beyond March 2026. In addition to service user and carer experience and benefits from the project, its impact on length of stay and re-presentations to in-patient settings will be key factors for data collection and analysis.
• To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist substance use/psychological therapy service to the mental health and substance use inpatient rehab service(MHSIR)and provide expert clinical input.
• To be responsible to theProfessional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy in Addictions for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapy and good practice for substance use across the MHSIR and for the systematic and effective provision of professional and clinical supervision.
• To contribute to a culture where other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds can flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To plan and implement research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda
• To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and evidence-based work of practitioners in the service.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, guided by principles and policies/procedures, interpreting and implementing them within the service areas of responsibility.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance use services for people using drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities in working with people with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, we provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance use services for residents of Bexley, Wandsworth and Richmond and Lambeth.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
• To plan, organise and ensure the delivery of psychological and psycho-social substance use interventions in the mental health and substance use inpatient rehab service(MHSIR).
• To plan and organise the integrated delivery of the service with other agencies and service providers and within the rehabilitation wards.
• To ensure robust governance arrangements are in place to ensure this integrated offer.
• To provide highly specialist psychological therapy assessments, formulations and interventions focused on supporting the recovery of clients with substance use problems on the rehabilitation wards.
• To provide culturally appropriate psycho-social interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and co-produce appropriate risk management plans
• To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the families of and the patient population on the psychiatric rehabilitation wards.
KR 2 Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning
• To work with the leads/managers of SLaM, Oxleas and St Georges’ services and other agencies to plan and deliver joint services that are integrated, centred on the needs of service users on the rehabilitation wards and their family members.
• To co-ordinate (and chair) team and service meetings to ensure effective functioning and review when appropriate.
• To ensure the effective working of the team or service within a psychologically informed framework.
• To take a lead in ensuring the team or service’s ability to deliver accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
• To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care and evidence-based psycho-social approaches with clients using substances.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients to develop and review care plans.
• To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
• To liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals.
KR 3 Policy and service development
• To interpret policies and guidance for application in the service and be responsible for policy development and implementation
• To initiate, implement and ensure appropriate service developments to improve the quality and delivery of services in the service and in partner services.
• To ensure the consultation and engagement of service users and their families in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
• To participate in, or lead when appropriate, Trust and Directorate (across SLaM, Oxleas and SWLSTGs), SLP strategic development and implementation of new initiatives (e.g. national guidelines), through membership of committees and/or working parties.
• To be responsible for applying clinical governance standards within the service and ensure that these are maintained and improved.
• To take a lead role in ensuring that services to clients are of a high quality and are managed efficiently, according to the overall requirements of the Trust, NHS and government guidance and standards.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
• To be responsible for the management of team resources.
• To ensure that the service has sufficient materials and equipment.
• To be authorised signatory for testing materials for the service.
• To ensure the cleanliness and safe functioning and use of equipment that will be used by clients or other persons.
• To monitor and advise clients on the safe use of materials and processes.
• To ensure adequate confidential and safe storage for artefacts produced during the therapy process in line with professional guidelines.
• To be responsible for obtaining, storing and maintaining all necessary materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints.
• To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.
KR 5 Management and supervision
• To deputise when appropriate for the Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy for Addictions.
• To provide leadership to psychological practitioners and other professionals and staff in the service.
• To ensure appropriate systems are in place for the clinical and professional supervision of psychological practitioners and other staff in the service.
• To lead on recruitment of staff to the service.
• To lead appraisals of, and personal development plans for psychological practitioners and other staff (in conjunction with their professional supervisors) in the service.
• To be responsible for the management of the staff in the service,including allocation and review of work, supervision and any performance reviews.
• To provide professional, clinical and management supervision to less senior psychological practitioners, assistants and trainees and the psychological work of other professions as appropriate and having completed the relevant training.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
• To organise access to, and provide specialist clinical placements for trainee applied psychological practitioners and other staff as directed by the SLP
• To be responsible for planning, organising and facilitating teaching and training of pre and post- qualification psychological practitioners and for other professions.
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychological therapy and psycho-social interventions and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
• To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.
KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance
• To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures, and associated Trusts (Oxleas and SWLSTGs)
• To ensure the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry, in those parts of the service for which the post-holder has management or leadership responsibility.
KR 8 Research and development
• To ensure the planning, initiation and completion of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the directorate research agenda and evaluation of the IMHSIRS for the South London Partnership.
• To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.
KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
• To participate in regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychological practitioner according to professional and Trust guidelines.
• To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with registered body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and the Standards for Continuing Professional Development.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
• To comply with the registered body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency.
• To ensure that all psychological practitioners for whom the post-holder has leadership or management responsibility, maintain professional standards and continuing professional development.
KR10 General
• To travel to the rehabilitation wards and sites across the South London Partnership as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
• To be aware of risk relating to behaviour in clients which can be challenging and follow trust policies relating to its management.
• To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations; challenging behaviour from patients as well as disclosure of distressing life events and to support others involved in such situations.
• To work flexibly within the overall Job Plan to fulfil the needs of the wards.
• To work closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to ensure consistent and timely delivery of staff support within their area across all disciplines. Contributing to the development of the staff support offer in line with relevant quality improvement projects.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025