Specialist Practitioner Psychologist/CBT Therapist | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	22 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAs
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	28 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	London, SE5 8RS
Cwmni:	South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7672624/334-CLI-7672624

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Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist - Southwark Assertive Outreach Team

Although the postholder will be primarily based within the Assertive Outreach Team, they will provide some psychological input across the two Community Rehabilitation branches.

The three Assertive Outreach and Rehabilitation Team (AORT) branches provide enhanced support for people with a severe and enduring mental health problem, either due to their needs not being met within a traditional community team or because the service user has been placed within a block-funded rehabilitation placement within the borough. A range of psychological therapies are offered by the psychology and psychotherapy team within AORT and although NICE guidelines constitute the core offer (e.g., CBT for psychosis, Family Interventions for service users with a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis), flexibility, creativity and practice-based evidence is supported. This has included psychodynamic psychotherapy, systemic practices and Open Dialogue.

We are currently in the process of implementing a community services development plan in line with the NHS Long Term, which will mean that the assertive outreach function will be integrated within neighbourhood teams. We are therefore looking for someone who can work effectively within a changing operational landscape.

The post holder will provide specialist and flexible direct and indirect psychological input primarily within the Assertive Outreach team, but also within the other two AORT branches. Direct work will include individual, family/network and group work. Indirect work will involve consultation, training and provision of supervision where appropriate (e.g., trainee clinical psychologists, MSc students on clinical placement).

Each AORT branch has team formulation meetings underpinned by the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), which is a key part of the strategy to embed trauma informed care within the teams. The postholder will be expected to support and lead on this ambition within AORT. They will have the opportunity to take advantage of supervision groups and/or special interest groups.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusthas 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.

This role will be based within the Assertive Outreach and Rehabilitation Teams (AORT), which is part of our borough Complex Care Pathway. AORT is a multi-disciplinary team that has a commitment to deliver excellent and responsive assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with severe and enduring mental health problems, who often present with a level of co-existing complex needs, including substance misuse, significant risk, engagement and social exclusion and who at times may present with extremely challenging behaviours.

· To provide a specialist psychology service to service users, carers and social networks within the Southwark Assertive Outreach and Rehabilitation Team, 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 undertake service evaluation, audit and research.



· To work as an autonomous professional within BPS/HCPC/BABCP guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor


This advert closes on Sunday 11 Jan 2026