Consultant Psychotherapist or Consultant Practitioner Psychologist
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £85,431.00 to £97,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £85431.00 - £97148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2026 |
| Location: | Lewisham, SE13 6LW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-26-0279 |
Summary
To develop strategy for and lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist psychological therapy service to the inpatient acute wards and PICU at University Hospital Lewisham including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes; and personally provide expert clinical input. To be responsible to the Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of psychological therapy and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the service and the research agenda To be develop standards for and take a lead in ensuring the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of psychological practitioners in the service. To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures, and interpret these and be responsible for their implementation within the service areas of responsibility. To take a lead on staff support within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staff in SLaM have access to evidence-based support. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.