Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAs pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 3SS |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7748407/334-CLI-7748407 |
Summary
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trauma Team are looking for a passionate socially aware, experiencedAdult Psychotherapist/Psychologist to join a dynamic team within the Southwark Primary Care Mental Health Team. As part of the Trauma Team you will be working with a stepped care model within the Trauma pathway. The team bases are the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, the Munro Centre near London Bridge, the Chaucer Centre in Bermondsey and St. Giles Health Centre in Camberwell.
The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute, shape and design the delivery of the Trauma pathway within the stepped care model. The Trauma team offers a range of interventions for patients: assessment and formulation, EMDR, Trauma Focus CBT and NETThere will be opportunities in the team to think with or help colleagues develop other models in response to the needs of our community.
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to different Trauma focus interventions. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Trauma focus work
· Evidence of significant knowledge and skills in delivering Trauma Focus interventions
· Skills, experience or training in supervision of Trauma Focus intervention
· Sound formulation skills, and the ability to write assessment reports and communicate with referrers
· A commitment to challenging institutional racism and all forms of discrimination
· Experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
· Desirable skills would include:
· Experience in running psychoeducational or therapeutic groups
· Experience in delivering therapy for patients who have experienced social discrimination or being under-represented in services.
We benefit from good working relationships between our psychological therapists and our colleagues in the wider PCMHT team. Excellent clinical supervision is provided by senior therapists to help you develop your skills.
The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
As one of the few Trusts in London 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 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Benefits:
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
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
· Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
· Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
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.
· To provide highly specialist psychotherapy assessments, formulations and planning of interventions for clients in the service.
· To offer Trauma focus treatments for patients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, personality disorders, offending behaviour, etc., at levels expected of a senior psychotherapist.
· Experience or training in Trauma Focus interventions
· To provide culturally appropriate professional assessments and treatments
· To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
· To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychotherapeutically informed framework for the service.
· To contribute to the team or service’s delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
· To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
· To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
· To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice and/or currently understood best practice-based evidence, in individual work and work with other team members.
To implement policies and procedures in own area of work
· To supervise trainee and qualified Trauma psychotherapists
· To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
· To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
To assist with audit and QI projects relevant to reducing waiting times, as requested.
· To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychotherapist according to BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT and Trust guidelines.
· To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
· To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
· To comply with BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT Standards of Ethics and Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.To adhere to the BPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENT Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
· To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.
· To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour, verbal abuse) and to support others involved in such situations.
Person Specification: Essential
Qualifications and Professional Registration
· Entry-level qualification in as a psychotherapist/psychologist that has been accepted by theBPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENTfor purposes of professional registration.(A/I)
· Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher.(A/I/R)
Experience
· Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Trauma Focus work.(A/I)
· Experience of specialist psychotherapy assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needsof a complex nature in secondary care in adult mental health).(A/I)
· Experience of supervising psychotherapists having completed the relevant training.(A/I)
· Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.(A/I)
· Experience of carrying out audit or service evaluation projects.(A/I)
Skills
· To deliver psychotherapy across cultural and other differences.
· To select and administer specialist psychotherapy assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
· To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
· To plan and schedule assessment for individual clients
· Well-developed IT skills.(A/I/R)
· Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups(A/I/R).
Abilities
· Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.(A/I/R)
· Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.(A/I/R)
· Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.(A/I)
· Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.(A/I)
· Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self.(A/I)
Person Specification: Desirable
Experience
· The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
Registered with theBPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENTas a Psychotherapist/Psychologist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by theBPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENT registration body.(A/I)
Knowledge
· Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments and interventions for adults with complex mental health difficulties(A/I/R)
· To offer training or teaching as required by the service.
· Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant Trauma Focus treatment).(A/I/R)
· Advanced knowledge of clinical assessment and psychometrics (e.g. experience of use of CORE, WSAS and other outcome measures used in SLAM).(A/I/R)
· Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.(A/I/R)
· Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.(A/I/R)
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026
The Trauma Team are looking for a passionate socially aware, experiencedAdult Psychotherapist/Psychologist to join a dynamic team within the Southwark Primary Care Mental Health Team. As part of the Trauma Team you will be working with a stepped care model within the Trauma pathway. The team bases are the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, the Munro Centre near London Bridge, the Chaucer Centre in Bermondsey and St. Giles Health Centre in Camberwell.
The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute, shape and design the delivery of the Trauma pathway within the stepped care model. The Trauma team offers a range of interventions for patients: assessment and formulation, EMDR, Trauma Focus CBT and NETThere will be opportunities in the team to think with or help colleagues develop other models in response to the needs of our community.
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to different Trauma focus interventions. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Trauma focus work
· Evidence of significant knowledge and skills in delivering Trauma Focus interventions
· Skills, experience or training in supervision of Trauma Focus intervention
· Sound formulation skills, and the ability to write assessment reports and communicate with referrers
· A commitment to challenging institutional racism and all forms of discrimination
· Experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
· Desirable skills would include:
· Experience in running psychoeducational or therapeutic groups
· Experience in delivering therapy for patients who have experienced social discrimination or being under-represented in services.
We benefit from good working relationships between our psychological therapists and our colleagues in the wider PCMHT team. Excellent clinical supervision is provided by senior therapists to help you develop your skills.
The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
As one of the few Trusts in London 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 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Benefits:
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
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
· Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
· Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
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.
· To provide highly specialist psychotherapy assessments, formulations and planning of interventions for clients in the service.
· To offer Trauma focus treatments for patients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, personality disorders, offending behaviour, etc., at levels expected of a senior psychotherapist.
· Experience or training in Trauma Focus interventions
· To provide culturally appropriate professional assessments and treatments
· To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
· To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychotherapeutically informed framework for the service.
· To contribute to the team or service’s delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
· To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
· To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
· To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice and/or currently understood best practice-based evidence, in individual work and work with other team members.
To implement policies and procedures in own area of work
· To supervise trainee and qualified Trauma psychotherapists
· To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
· To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
To assist with audit and QI projects relevant to reducing waiting times, as requested.
· To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychotherapist according to BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT and Trust guidelines.
· To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
· To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
· To comply with BPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENT Standards of Ethics and Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.To adhere to the BPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENT Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures
· To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.
· To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations (such as challenging behaviour, verbal abuse) and to support others involved in such situations.
Person Specification: Essential
Qualifications and Professional Registration
· Entry-level qualification in as a psychotherapist/psychologist that has been accepted by theBPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENTfor purposes of professional registration.(A/I)
· Additional training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher.(A/I/R)
Experience
· Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Trauma Focus work.(A/I)
· Experience of specialist psychotherapy assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needsof a complex nature in secondary care in adult mental health).(A/I)
· Experience of supervising psychotherapists having completed the relevant training.(A/I)
· Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.(A/I)
· Experience of carrying out audit or service evaluation projects.(A/I)
Skills
· To deliver psychotherapy across cultural and other differences.
· To select and administer specialist psychotherapy assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
· To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
· To plan and schedule assessment for individual clients
· Well-developed IT skills.(A/I/R)
· Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups(A/I/R).
Abilities
· Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.(A/I/R)
· Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.(A/I/R)
· Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.(A/I)
· Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.(A/I)
· Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self.(A/I)
Person Specification: Desirable
Experience
· The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
Registered with theBPC/UKCP/BABCP EQUIVALENTas a Psychotherapist/Psychologist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by theBPC/UKCP/ BABCP EQUIVALENT registration body.(A/I)
Knowledge
· Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments and interventions for adults with complex mental health difficulties(A/I/R)
· To offer training or teaching as required by the service.
· Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant Trauma Focus treatment).(A/I/R)
· Advanced knowledge of clinical assessment and psychometrics (e.g. experience of use of CORE, WSAS and other outcome measures used in SLAM).(A/I/R)
· Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.(A/I/R)
· Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.(A/I/R)
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026