Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum Incl. of HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE58AB |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7877529/334-CLI-7877529 |
Summary
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Specialist (Professionally registered Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, Systemic Psychotherapist, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Nurse or Social Worker)
We are seeking a clinical specialist to join our Hope Project team as a parent worker for a 12 month fixed term maternity cover. This is a well-established, dynamic and supportive service which sits within Southwark CAMHS. We provide evidence-based treatments and to children and young people and to their parents who are referred to the service for symptoms associated with having experienced trauma. The post holder will have links with Southwark PCMHT as well as CAMHS, The post holder will have skills and experience in delivering interventions to adults who have symptoms of complex PTSD and PTSD.
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To provide assessments, evidence-based treatment and to parents referred to the Parent arm of the Hope service for complex mental health and behaviour difficulties .
To contribute to the HOPE MDT when discussing formulations and treatment plans.
To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact are accurate, up to date, of good quality and within CAMHS and professional requirement standards of record keeping. To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on ePJS
§ To provide support and advise parents and carers through parenting interventions and psychoeducation, as well as offer consultation and advice to their professional networks
- To think creatively, work flexibly and have a range of clinical skills in working alongside others to support a complex range of service users and their network.
To link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate
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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.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
- To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for Children, Young People, their family and Network where the identified client has complex mental health needs.
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning.
- To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically and systemically informed framework in CAMHS.
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KR 3 Policy and service development
- To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
- To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust’s equipment and physical resources.
KR 5 Management and supervision
- To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of a paid assistant if required, under supervision from a more senior therapist.
- To supervise trainees within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Supervision Training.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within Southwark CAMHS by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in your specialist field of practice.
- To disseminate research/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.
- To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
KR 8 Research and development
- To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.
KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
- To receive regular clinical and professional supervision according to registration and trust guidelines.
- To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development.
KR10 General
- To travel to appropriate meetings and occasional visits in homes or community settings as appropriate and across the trust when required.
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This advert closes on Thursday 28 May 2026
Clinical Specialist (Professionally registered Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, Systemic Psychotherapist, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Nurse or Social Worker)
We are seeking a clinical specialist to join our Hope Project team as a parent worker for a 12 month fixed term maternity cover. This is a well-established, dynamic and supportive service which sits within Southwark CAMHS. We provide evidence-based treatments and to children and young people and to their parents who are referred to the service for symptoms associated with having experienced trauma. The post holder will have links with Southwark PCMHT as well as CAMHS, The post holder will have skills and experience in delivering interventions to adults who have symptoms of complex PTSD and PTSD.
§
To provide assessments, evidence-based treatment and to parents referred to the Parent arm of the Hope service for complex mental health and behaviour difficulties .
To contribute to the HOPE MDT when discussing formulations and treatment plans.
To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact are accurate, up to date, of good quality and within CAMHS and professional requirement standards of record keeping. To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on ePJS
§ To provide support and advise parents and carers through parenting interventions and psychoeducation, as well as offer consultation and advice to their professional networks
- To think creatively, work flexibly and have a range of clinical skills in working alongside others to support a complex range of service users and their network.
To link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate
§
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.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
- To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for Children, Young People, their family and Network where the identified client has complex mental health needs.
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning.
- To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically and systemically informed framework in CAMHS.
-
KR 3 Policy and service development
- To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
KR 4 Care or management of resources
- To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust’s equipment and physical resources.
KR 5 Management and supervision
- To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of a paid assistant if required, under supervision from a more senior therapist.
- To supervise trainees within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Supervision Training.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within Southwark CAMHS by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in your specialist field of practice.
- To disseminate research/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.
- To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
KR 8 Research and development
- To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.
KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
- To receive regular clinical and professional supervision according to registration and trust guidelines.
- To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development.
KR10 General
- To travel to appropriate meetings and occasional visits in homes or community settings as appropriate and across the trust when required.
-
This advert closes on Thursday 28 May 2026