Job summary

This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced assistant psychologist to join the research team working on a Wellcome funded study, AVATAR3. The successful candidate will join an existing team of clinical psychologists, research assistants, and experts by experience, to work on new developments in AVATAR therapy, a blended digital intervention for distressing voices in psychosis.

One workstream of the AVATAR3 project involves developing a version of AVATAR therapyin which automated dialogues are delivered using non-generative conversational Artificial Intelligence (AVATAR-AI) and testing the feasibility of delivery of this version by a non-specialist UK workforce. We aim to test the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical impact of AVATAR-AI, delivered by non-specialist mental health workers. The post-holder will primarily support with this workstream, but there may be opportunities for involvement in the international workstream (adapting and testing AVATAR therapy in Ethiopia and India).

We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are currently underrepresented within the psychological therapies workforce, as we recognise the value of a diverse workforce in delivering high-quality, culturally responsive care.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

To support practitioner psychologists through the delivery of psychological assessment and intervention (AVATAR-AI therapy) under close supervision, as part of the AVATAR3 research project.

To provide clinical work as required by the project, under the clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.

To assist in clinically relevant research administration tasks, including collection of data, where appropriate.

To work as at appropriate levels of independence, following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, and seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager as required.

About us

This project is taking place within South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, and in collaboration with the Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICUP). There are wide ranging opportunities for CPD and networking with teams and colleagues in SLAM and KCL, and there may be potential for observation opportunities or to gain experience supporting with other clinical activities within PICUP as required.

Trust values and commitments:

I promise to:

Be caring kind and polite

Be prompt and value your time

Do what I say I'm going to do

Take the time and listen to you

Be honest and direct with you

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum plus HCAs (Inner or Outer depending on the location)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

334-CLI- 8313150

Job locations

Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICUP) - AVATAR Project

Based at Henry Wellcome Building, IOPPN, Denmark Hill Campus, with travel across SLaM sites to be expected.

London

SE5 8AB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description for further information.

This post is open to applicants with a first-class or upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Experience of working with people experiencing distressing voices in the context of psychosis is highly desirable.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description for further information. This post is open to applicants with a first-class or upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Experience of working with people experiencing distressing voices in the context of psychosis is highly desirable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.

Knowledge

Essential

• Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of individuals experiencing distressing voices in the context of psychosis and of methods of assessment and treatment (including through observation and joint work).
• Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training

Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate experience of psychological engagement and relationship building with individuals experiencing (or with a history of) distressing voices in the context of psychosis, sufficient to be able to work clinically without direct supervision.
• Sufficient post-graduate experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in the context of psychosis to be able to work clinically without direct supervision (this may include broader therapeutic interventions and need not include direct experience of delivering 1:1 psychological therapy).
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.
• Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits.

Desirable

• Lived experience of mental health challenges.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working independently as a pre-qualified practitioner with clinical supervision.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups.
• Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional group.
• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures.
• Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions.
• 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.
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may be aroused, or hostile to the information, or have severe impediments to understanding.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Knowledge Essential Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis. Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of individuals experiencing distressing voices in the context of psychosis and of methods of assessment and treatment (including through observation and joint work). Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training Experience Essential Post-graduate experience of psychological engagement and relationship building with individuals experiencing (or with a history of) distressing voices in the context of psychosis, sufficient to be able to work clinically without direct supervision. Sufficient post-graduate experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in the context of psychosis to be able to work clinically without direct supervision (this may include broader therapeutic interventions and need not include direct experience of delivering 1:1 psychological therapy). Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. Desirable Lived experience of mental health challenges. Skills Essential Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working independently as a pre-qualified practitioner with clinical supervision. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills. Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups. Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional group. Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. Abilities Essential Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures. Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions. 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. Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may be aroused, or hostile to the information, or have severe impediments to understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICUP) - AVATAR Project

Based at Henry Wellcome Building, IOPPN, Denmark Hill Campus, with travel across SLaM sites to be expected.

London

SE5 8AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICUP) - AVATAR Project

Based at Henry Wellcome Building, IOPPN, Denmark Hill Campus, with travel across SLaM sites to be expected.

London

SE5 8AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

TITLE OF POST-Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist

Job Overview:

• The Transforming Care Autism service was developed to meet the needs of autistic individuals at risk of admission to, or within, mainstream mental health services.
• The Speech and Language Therapist will have opportunities to shape the best use of speech and language therapy input to this client group, as part of a small multidisciplinary team.
• The team approach is two-fold: 1. Increase capability of mainstream adult mental health services to work with autistic adults through teaching and training; and 2. Provide a crisis response for named service users at risk of admission, working with the treating mental health teams.
• The team consists of a range of professionals including Psychological Practitioners, an Occupational Therapist, Behavioural Practitioner, Speech and Language Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrist and a Community Nurse. The team is friendly and supportive and works closely together to ensure the best outcomes of the individuals we work with.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role:

Job Purpose:

• To provide specialist interventions according to discipline 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 promote service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body 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
• To offer training to mainstream services.
• To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

About us

• Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

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 with the aim of progressing into other roles across the organisation. For this role, we offer support to develop management and leadership skills and knowledge as required. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development including weekly Education and Research meetings across the pathway and beyond.

• Agile and flexible working:

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. Although the core hours for the service are Monday to Friday, in the time frame from 9 to 5, there are opportunities to work outside of these hours, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About our locations:

The role is across the Trust, which can include visits to one of our inpatient settings and settings in the community.

The Bethlem Royal Hospital

Maudsley Hospital

Lewisham Hospital

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum incl. of HCAs (inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8344366

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

• To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for individuals and their support network where the identified client has specifically Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) according to discipline in the Transforming Care Autism (TCA) service.
• To provide culturally appropriate interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To provide reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.
• To select and deliver evidence-based specialist interventions, drawing from a spectrum of ideas and models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group.
• To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

• To contribute to the effective working of the TCA service.
• To contribute to the team or services 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 liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals.

KR 3 Policy and service development

• To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
• To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
• To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

• To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.
• To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.
• 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 materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints.

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 provide specialist training to other professions as appropriate.
• 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 from a more senior professional according to discipline, professional body 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.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
• To comply with professional body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency.

KR10 General

• To travel to home visits, community placements, meetings etc.as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
• 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, abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations through Trust-wide approaches including Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve.

Job description Job responsibilities Job Description: Key Responsibilities: KR 1 Clinical and Client Care To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for individuals and their support network where the identified client has specifically Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) according to discipline in the Transforming Care Autism (TCA) service. To provide culturally appropriate interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To provide reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families. To select and deliver evidence-based specialist interventions, drawing from a spectrum of ideas and models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group. To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients. KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of the TCA service. To contribute to the team or services 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 liaise with the service/s MDT and other professionals. KR 3 Policy and service development To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects. KR 4 Care or management of resources To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed. 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 materials and equipment for the provision of therapy in work setting within budgetary constraints. 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 provide specialist training to other professions as appropriate. 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 from a more senior professional according to discipline, professional body 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. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To comply with professional body Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/Standards of Proficiency. KR10 General To travel to home visits, community placements, meetings etc.as appropriate and across the Trust when required. 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, abuse etc) and to support others involved in such situations through Trust-wide approaches including Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oEntry-level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
• oRegistered with professional body as appropriate to discipline eg. HCPC/RCN. (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities including experience of working within a multicultural framework. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
• oExperience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• oExperience of developing and carrying out audit/research projects. (A/I)
• oExperience of multi-disciplinary working.

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of a range of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches systemic models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline (A/I/R)

Skills

Essential

• oTo 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. (A/I/R)
• oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. (A/I/R)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oEntry-level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I) oRegistered with professional body as appropriate to discipline eg. HCPC/RCN. (A/I) Experience Essential oExperience of working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities including experience of working within a multicultural framework. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I) oExperience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature. oExperience of developing and carrying out audit/research projects. (A/I) oExperience of multi-disciplinary working. Knowledge Essential oKnowledge of a range of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches systemic models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline (A/I/R) Skills Essential oTo 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. (A/I/R) oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. (A/I/R)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We seek to hire an Assistant Psychologist to work in support of the ward psychologist in undertaking psychological tasks, including helping to conduct psychometric assessments, functional analyses & positive behavioural support plans. This role will also include co-planning and facilitating group psychological therapy, obtaining and reporting outcome measures, including Goals-Based Outcomes, and maintaining databases to facilitate clinical and service evaluation. The post holder will also participate in service audit and research activities.

Main duties of the job

On the unit you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working closely with them to provide psychological assessment and interventions for adolescents who present with a range of severe and complex mental health problems such as eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, psychotic and affective disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions.

About us

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: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 opportunities to prepare for future training in clinical psychology, alongside opportunities to pursue relevant research interests. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development for example in DBT and other relevant therapeutic approaches.

Flexible working:

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 mostly be expected to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9 to 5, but most staff are requested to work later (also starting later) one per week but this can be negotiated.

About Us:You would be joining a committed and highly experienced multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on continuing service improvement and supporting the young people to reach their potential. There is a strong emphasis on supporting the parents and carers and close liaison with the community teams working with each young person. There is also a school on site, which offers opportunities for close collaboration.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8311975

Job locations

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Rd

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the ward psychologist in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service within the PICU inpatient CAMHS Unit.

To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of the ward psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

See full job description for more details.

Job description Job responsibilities To assist the ward psychologist in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service within the PICU inpatient CAMHS Unit. To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of the ward psychologist. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. See full job description for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oA Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• A Masters degree in a psychologically related area.

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of working with children and or adolescent in a CAMHS setting
• oExperience of working within an inpatient environment

Desirable

• Experience of working in a CAMHS PICU environment

Skills

Essential

• oWell-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues.
• oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
• oAbility to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive/violent behaviour.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oA Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Desirable A Masters degree in a psychologically related area. Experience Essential oExperience of working with children and or adolescent in a CAMHS setting oExperience of working within an inpatient environment Desirable Experience of working in a CAMHS PICU environment Skills Essential oWell-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues. oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data. oAbility to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive/violent behaviour.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Rd

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Rd

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

o The Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP) of the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED) is an intensive day programme for young people with restrictive eating disorders who have not been able to make progress in outpatient treatment and who may be at risk of being admitted for inpatient treatment.o ITP is a therapeutic group programme, with groups taking principles from CBT for Eating Disorders, Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, and Art Therapy, as well as CBT for comorbid difficulties (anxiety, low mood, perfectionism etc).o You will contribute to the provision of services to meet the needs of these young people in the MCCAED ITP Service - this includes but is not limited to therapeutic meal supervision, co-facilitation of therapeutic groups, co-facilitation of individual therapy sessions, and observation of family-therapy for Anorexia Nervosa.

Main duties of the job

o To assist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychotherapeutic service in the MCCAED Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP day hospital). Working collaboratively to assess the needs of the service users, planning, implementing and evaluating the care given in ITP.o To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision, of a practitioner psychologist. This may involve co-facilitation of therapeutic groups, and individual and family therapy sessions.o To provide daily therapeutic meal support to young people. This involves staff eating snacks and lunch alongside young people. Meals within the programme are timed, with the expectation that staff are able to eat what is required within the time frame (10 minutes for snacks, 15 minutes for lunch, 20 minutes for dinner). For lunches, a vegetarian and meat option are available daily, however where possible staff should be able to eat what the young people eat.o To assist in clinically related administration, i.e. assessment/discharge reports, conduct audits, collect statistics, develop audit and/or research projects.o To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.

About us

o MCCAED is a specialist service for children and adolescents with eating disorders, consisting of Family Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Assistant Psychologists alongside Paediatric, Art Therapy and Dietetic input. It has been at the forefront of developing evidence-based family interventions for eating disorders and is renowned worldwide for the psychological treatments it offers to children and adolescents with eating disorders and their families.o The service provides outpatient family therapy for eating disorders, an intensive day patient service (ITP) for young people with restrictive eating disorders and innovative multi-family therapy interventions for both Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. The service has also recently launched a national and specialist service for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).o Due to the nature of the service, the role will be primarily face-to-face, with the occasional option to work from home during half terms.o MCCAED is based at the Pears Maudsley Centre, for Children and Young People, Maudsley Hospital, which is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). Our Trust headquarters is also located at Denmark Hill. We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Job summary

We are seeking 3 creative and committed Assistant Psychologists to work in Southwark CAMHS. Applicants must have a first degree in psychology with eligibility for British Psychological Society Graduate Basis for Chartership, 2:1 or above. Applicants will ideally have prior clinical and research experience, including data and statistical analysis. The post-holders will gain a wide variety of experience and be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist and so these posts are highly suitable for candidates who aspire to future training in clinical psychology.

Main duties of the job

You will be one of five Assistant Psychologists in the service and work across several teams. Clinical work will includeindividual screening appointments for neurodevelopmental difficulties, co-facilitating therapeutic groups and joint assessment and therapeutic clinical work. There will also be opportunities to contribute to service user involvement groups. Audit and contribution to service development will also be crucial aspects of the work. Our three roles are in the following teams:

Carelink (working with Looked After Children)

Neurodevelopmental Team

Adolescent/Children and Families Team (split across both teams)

About us

Southwark CAMHS

Within SLAM, Southwark provides CAMH services to children and young people under 18 with a range of mental health needs with different configurations of multi-disciplinary teams. Each service is committed to SLAM's values, and to provide high-quality, collaborative evidence-based services. There are strong academic links and regular CPD opportunities.

Details

Date posted

19 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8248581

Job locations

Southwark CAMHS, Mapother House

De Crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• You willbe one of five Assistant Psychologists in the service and work

• Toassist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in CAMHS.

• To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.

• To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

• To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.

Job description Job responsibilities You willbe one of five Assistant Psychologists in the service and work Toassist practitioner psychologists in the delivery of a specialist applied psychology service in CAMHS. To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited

Experience

Essential

• oSufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in CAMHS
• oPost-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits.
• oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.

Skills

Essential

• Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training.
• Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of (specify client group) and of methods of assessment and treatment.
• Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Skills in providing supporting teaching and training

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oA First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited Experience Essential oSufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs in CAMHS oPost-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. Skills Essential Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training. Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of (specify client group) and of methods of assessment and treatment. Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions Well-developed verbal and written communication skills Skills in providing supporting teaching and training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southwark CAMHS, Mapother House

De Crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southwark CAMHS, Mapother House

De Crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a CAMHS Patient and Public Involvement Lead. We are looking for someone who is dedicated to embedding our young people and carer's voices in all that we do.You will be working as part of the CAMHS Senior Leadership Team, across the directorate which covers four boroughs (Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon), National & Specialist Crisis, Inpatients and Outpatients departments. This role includes some evening and weekend working on occasions to develop and support accessible events. The CAMHS directorate is a supportive team and one of which you will be a valued and essential member of.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic individual, but most importantly someone with a passion to ensure our young people and carers are at the centre of what we do, that their voices are not only heard but are an integral part of our day to day working, developing services and supporting our teams to provide outstanding care. The role requires strong compassionate leadership, working closely with staff, young people and families/ carers.

There will be strong connections with our service PPI leads and trust PPI leads, ensuring CAMHS PPI involvement is represented in trustwide events and developments.

About us

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 feel valued and appreciated and that is 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 supporting 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 benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through 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

Job summary

Lambeth Talking Therapies is a well-established, successful, friendly service with over 100 members of staff. Our team is made up Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity therapists, Clinical Support Workers and administrators.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Step 2 team. The role requires working in the office 2 days a week.

Lambeth Talking Therapies Service Mission:

Working with people to reduce the distress and practical problems caused by common mental health problems; by developing and supporting staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, continuously improving psychological services to all of Lambeth's diverse population. As a service, we are committed to being an anti-racist service. This commitment is ongoing and represents our desire to cultivate a culture that represents anti-racism, equity and belonging. We will not allow racism and discrimination to have any place within the service.

Main duties of the job

All our qualified PWPs have additional responsibilities and interests to keep the role varied and exciting. We have four senior PWP roles for career progression, and find that working in our team is often a springboard for PWPs to develop and excel in their chosen career paths.

We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us. We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential. We really welcome new members of the team and value our staff highly. We think staff wellbeing is essential, and have a range of initiatives to support our staff.

Lambeth is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We value this and want to reach these needs. We would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore we would welcome applications from individuals from a Black, Asian or any other minority backgrounds. We would particularly welcome candidates fluent in Portuguese (we have a large Brazilian and Portuguese community), Spanish (for our Latin American clients) and Mandarin or Cantonese (for our clients from the Chinese community). As a team, we are committed to addressing racial inequality and improving outcomes for clients from Black or Asian backgrounds. We deliver specialised staff training and have a monthly peer support group for our staff from a Black or Asian background or other minority backgrounds.

About us

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:

• Access to SLaM counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

Job summary

We are seeking an assistant psychologist interested in the community mental health. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail, good knowledge of data analysing, report writing and a passion for building working relationships in a diverse community.

One of the key strengths of this role is the breadth of clinical experience and professional development opportunities available.

Our approach is strongly systemic, recognising that a young person's wellbeing is influenced by multiple factors and environments. You will regularly work with schools, youth services, GPs and other partner agencies, placing you in a unique position to support young people across different systems. We encourage staff to think holistically and to consider the wider context of a young person's life, including their family, culture, education and broader social circumstances, when formulating and delivering care.

Joining our team offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while developing your clinical skills within a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking service.

The post holder will be supervised by a Senior Counselling Psychologist, will be a part of the group supervision for Assistant Psychologists and have access to peer support from the several Assistant Psychologists based within Lewisham CAMHS.

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the provision of triage and initial assessment and short-term interventions for young people referred to GP-Led Youth Clinic in Lewisham

To provide clinical work as required by the service, under the direct guidance and supervision of a clinical psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, while closely supervised and regularly seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager.

About us

The GP-Led Youth Clinic is a community based innovative mental health service for young people collaborating between One Health Lewisham, Lewisham Council and South London and Maudsley Hospital NHS Trust (SLaM). The GP-Led Youth Clinic aims to promote early intervention, prevention, and promotion; strengthening awareness in mental health and increase accessibility to seek mental health support for young people in Lewisham.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389 a year per annum inclusive of inner HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8253937

Job locations

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

Support and enhance the provision of triage, initial assessments, and short-term interventions for young people referred to the GP-Led Youth Clinic.

Assist with psychological assessments, including administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment measures, and contribute to the development of treatment plans and monitoring of patient progress.

Provide low-intensity mental health interventions and psychoeducation support where appropriate, with opportunities to observe and learn from senior clinicians through clinical shadowing.

Support young people and families by signposting to appropriate services and assisting with referrals and clinical applications to internal and external agencies.

Assist in the preparation and dissemination of psychoeducational and mental health resources and contribute to the planning and delivery of group interventions where appropriate.

Work collaboratively with clinicians, GPs, and other health, education, youth workers and social care professionals to ensure high-quality, coordinated care for young people.

Participate actively in clinical, triage, multidisciplinary team, and service meetings, contributing to case discussions and shared decision-making.

Undertake clinically related administrative duties, including maintaining accurate records, collecting service data, and supporting the effective operation of the clinic.

Contribute to clinical audits, service evaluation, research, teaching, and project work, including assisting with the development and implementation of audit and research initiatives.

Adhere to professional standards, clinical guidelines, and service policies and procedures, seeking support and supervision appropriately to ensure safe and effective practice.

Essential requirements: A First-class or Upper-second class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment in a mental health setting and able to work clinically with close direct supervision. Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis. Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of young people with autism and related disorders and of methods of assessment and treatment. Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues. Well-developed IT skills including proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, data entry and management and analysis of research data (SPSS, Excel spreadsheets). Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles. Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures. Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.

Job description Job responsibilities Job Purpose: Support and enhance the provision of triage, initial assessments, and short-term interventions for young people referred to the GP-Led Youth Clinic. Assist with psychological assessments, including administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment measures, and contribute to the development of treatment plans and monitoring of patient progress. Provide low-intensity mental health interventions and psychoeducation support where appropriate, with opportunities to observe and learn from senior clinicians through clinical shadowing. Support young people and families by signposting to appropriate services and assisting with referrals and clinical applications to internal and external agencies. Assist in the preparation and dissemination of psychoeducational and mental health resources and contribute to the planning and delivery of group interventions where appropriate. Work collaboratively with clinicians, GPs, and other health, education, youth workers and social care professionals to ensure high-quality, coordinated care for young people. Participate actively in clinical, triage, multidisciplinary team, and service meetings, contributing to case discussions and shared decision-making. Undertake clinically related administrative duties, including maintaining accurate records, collecting service data, and supporting the effective operation of the clinic. Contribute to clinical audits, service evaluation, research, teaching, and project work, including assisting with the development and implementation of audit and research initiatives. Adhere to professional standards, clinical guidelines, and service policies and procedures, seeking support and supervision appropriately to ensure safe and effective practice. Essential requirements: A First-class or Upper-second class Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment in a mental health setting and able to work clinically with close direct supervision. Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis. Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of young people with autism and related disorders and of methods of assessment and treatment. Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues. Well-developed IT skills including proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, data entry and management and analysis of research data (SPSS, Excel spreadsheets). Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles. Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures. Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A First-class or Upper-second class Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis (A)

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment in a mental health setting and able to work clinically with close direct supervision.
• Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits.
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working with autism, and learning disability(A/I)
• Experience of working with young people in a mental health setting (A/I)

Understanding and Knowledge

Essential

• Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of young people with autism and related disorders and of methods of assessment and treatment.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues.
• Well-developed IT skills including proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, data entry and management and analysis of research data (SPSS, Excel spreadsheets).

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures.
• Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may have impediments to understanding.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential A First-class or Upper-second class Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. Desirable Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis (A) Experience Essential Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment in a mental health setting and able to work clinically with close direct supervision. Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits. Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. Desirable Experience of working with autism, and learning disability(A/I) Experience of working with young people in a mental health setting (A/I) Understanding and Knowledge Essential Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis. Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of young people with autism and related disorders and of methods of assessment and treatment. Skills Essential Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues. Well-developed IT skills including proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, data entry and management and analysis of research data (SPSS, Excel spreadsheets). Abilities Essential Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles. Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures. Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour. Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may have impediments to understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for skilled, compassionate people to join our new team in this exciting role!

The Dietician will play an important part in leading and managing the dietetic service for the children and young people in the CYPGS.

The post is a 0.3 WTE part-time role, permanent or on secondment. Please tell us your preference in your supporting information.

The Cass Review recommended that gender service staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective by working across related NHS services, so that the care of children and young people with gender-related distress is within the broader context of child and adolescent health. We encourage part time applications from staff already working in other NHS services.

The service is delivered by a wide multi-disciplinary team. Children and young people receive an in-depth assessment of their needs,and a care plan is developed, offering them a range of care interventions. Our team also liaises with health professionals in local services nearer to the child or young person.

The Children and Young People's Service (London) is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children's Hospital (part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will have experience with dietary management of children and young people across a range of specialisms. They will be experienced in research, computing and teaching at a Masters level. They will have knowledge of all areas of paediatric nutrition and dietetics. They will have experience of working with neurodiverse young people.

The post holder will plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate a dietetic function provided by CYPGS and support the planning and long-term development of the service. They will provide expert practise in the highly complex specialist field of gender dysphoria.

About us

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Job summary

This post is for an 8b SLaM AVATAR therapy Training Lead for a new Wellcome funded study, AVATAR-RWE (Real World Evidence).The successful candidate will work as part of an NHS implementation study of AVATAR therapy, a blended digital intervention for distressing voices in psychosis. Having tested efficacy in rigorous randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and with replication emerging from independent research groups, our focus is on national and international implementation of AVATAR therapy. In March 2024 AVATAR therapy received a NICE-Early Value Assessment recommendation for deployment in the NHS for the purpose of real-world evidence generation.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Lead on training and supervision of therapists in SLaM.

Supervise the Assistant Psychologist, to support data collection to a high standard, in line with study protocols.

Oversee reporting and transfer of research data to project leads, in line with research governance approvals.

Support the optimisation of AVATAR therapy software and training resources

Support the KCL-based Researchers in development of study materials.

The post holder may be asked to contribute to training and supervision beyond SLaM (i.e. other trusts/ clinical settings) to support the wider roll-out of AVATAR therapy

The post holder will support Dr Tom Ward and Dr Clem Edwards in the delivery of these aims. The job purpose will focus on leadership in the training and supervision of AVATAR therapy delivered within SLaM alongside the real-world data collection.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

About us

About South London and Maudsley:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to 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 working 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, 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 misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£75,328 to £86,114 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

30 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8313291

Job locations

PICuP (Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis)/ Psychology (KCL)

Henry Wellcome Building, PO77 IOPPN, De crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is for an 8b SLaM AVATAR therapy Training Lead for a new Wellcome funded study, AVATAR-RWE (Real World Evidence). The successful candidate will work as part of an NHS implementation study of AVATAR therapy, a blended digital intervention for distressing voices in psychosis. Please see attached Job description for further information

Job description Job responsibilities This post is for an 8b SLaM AVATAR therapy Training Lead for a new Wellcome funded study, AVATAR-RWE (Real World Evidence). The successful candidate will work as part of an NHS implementation study of AVATAR therapy, a blended digital intervention for distressing voices in psychosis. Please see attached Job description for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDoctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or equivalent, and HCPC registered. (A)

Desirable

• oPost-qualification Postgraduate Diploma in CBT for psychosis/Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or equivalent specialist experience. (A)

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience of working in adult mental health services with people with psychosis.

Desirable

• Training, supervision, or delivery of digitally supported therapies for severe mental health problems.
• Training and experience in AVATAR therapy delivery and supervision

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge, experience and interest in AVATAR or relevant relational therapies for psychosis (A/I)
• Knowledge and skills in CBT for psychosis. (A/I)
• Knowledge and skills in supervision and training of other mental health professionals. (A/I)

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in digitally supported therapies for severe mental health problems. (A/I)
• Training and supervision of psychological practitioners to deliver psychological interventions for psychosis (A/I)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oDoctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or equivalent, and HCPC registered. (A) Desirable oPost-qualification Postgraduate Diploma in CBT for psychosis/Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or equivalent specialist experience. (A) Experience Essential Post qualification experience of working in adult mental health services with people with psychosis. Desirable Training, supervision, or delivery of digitally supported therapies for severe mental health problems. Training and experience in AVATAR therapy delivery and supervision Knowledge Essential Knowledge, experience and interest in AVATAR or relevant relational therapies for psychosis (A/I) Knowledge and skills in CBT for psychosis. (A/I) Knowledge and skills in supervision and training of other mental health professionals. (A/I) Desirable Knowledge and skills in digitally supported therapies for severe mental health problems. (A/I) Training and supervision of psychological practitioners to deliver psychological interventions for psychosis (A/I)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PICuP (Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis)/ Psychology (KCL)

Henry Wellcome Building, PO77 IOPPN, De crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PICuP (Psychological Interventions Clinic for outpatients with Psychosis)/ Psychology (KCL)

Henry Wellcome Building, PO77 IOPPN, De crespigny Park

London

SE5 8AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist role will develop and lead our family and carer offer across our five Community Neighbourhood Teams in Lewisham.

It will focus on delivering a range of high quality evidence-based therapies to clients, families and carers, including Open Dialogue, Carer Support, Family Intervention for psychosis, and Systemic Family Therapy.

It will also support our wider community development work alongside our local familes, carers and partner organisations.

Main duties of the job

To provide, develop and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service (including Family Intervention for psychosis) across adult community services in Lewisham, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. To contribute to service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.

To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of all other family and systemic psychotherapists, trainees and honorary staff within the service area as appropriate (or responsibility for a specific area of clinical expertise).

To work as an autonomous professional within AFT, UKCP, and HCPC guidelines and guided by principles and policies or procedures, taking full responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

About us

About South London and Maudsley:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to 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. 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.

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. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8315939

Job locations

Wallace Health Centre

Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

KR 1 Clinical and Client Care

To liaise with other agencies and service providers in relation to the provision of systemic psychotherapy, family intervention, family work and systems/family-oriented services as appropriate to the role.

KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To co-ordinate and chair, service and directorate meetings related to families and carers, to ensure effective functioning and review outcomes and progress, as appropriate.

KR 3 Policy and service development

To implement policies and service changes related to families and carers.

To identify aspects of the service which could be improved and initiate and implement service development projects, that affect a range of professions or services.

KR 4 Care or management of resources

To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.

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 provide professional leadership to more junior family and systemic psychotherapists and other professionals, as appropriate.

To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision or co-ordination of an agreed workload of more junior family and systemic psychotherapists.

KR 6 Teaching and Training

To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre and post-qualification family and systemic psychotherapists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.

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.

Job description Job responsibilities KR 1 Clinical and Client Care To liaise with other agencies and service providers in relation to the provision of systemic psychotherapy, family intervention, family work and systems/family-oriented services as appropriate to the role. KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To co-ordinate and chair, service and directorate meetings related to families and carers, to ensure effective functioning and review outcomes and progress, as appropriate. KR 3 Policy and service development To implement policies and service changes related to families and carers. To identify aspects of the service which could be improved and initiate and implement service development projects, that affect a range of professions or services. KR 4 Care or management of resources To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. 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 provide professional leadership to more junior family and systemic psychotherapists and other professionals, as appropriate. To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision or co-ordination of an agreed workload of more junior family and systemic psychotherapists. KR 6 Teaching and Training To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre and post-qualification family and systemic psychotherapists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate. 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oPost-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (A/I)
• oMasters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP (A/I)
• oAdditional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, 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. (A/I/R)
• oRegistered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP. (A/I)
• oAccredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists (A/I)

Desirable

• oCompletion of post-graduate certificate Family Intervention in Psychosis training. (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• oEvidence of having worked as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in adult community multi-disciplinary services. (A/I/R)
• oExperience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with individuals and families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature, including psychosis and complex trauma. (A/I)
• oExperience of supervising trainee family and systemic psychotherapists, having completed the relevant training. (A/I)
• oExperience of providing teaching and training to family and systemic psychotherapists or other professional groups. (A/I)
• oExperience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework. (A/I)

Desirable

• oExperience of supervising and managing qualified professionals. (A/I)
• oExperience of developing and leading community mental health teams/services. (A/I)
• oRecord of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books (A/I/R)

Knowledge

Essential

• oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic and psychological therapies for complex adult mental health presentations, including psychosis. (A/I/R)
• oAdvanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment complex adult mental health presentations, including psychosis. (A/I/R)
• oAdvanced knowledge of assessment techniques for working with adults with complex mental health presentations. (A/I/R)
• oAdvanced knowledge of a wide range of systemic and family models and interventions. (A/I/R)
• oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection. (A/I/R)

Skills

Essential

• oHighly specialist skills in the selection and use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which opinion may differ. (A/I/R)
• oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, families, carers, and colleagues, overcoming sensory, emotional and cultural barriers to communication. (A/I/R)
• oAdvanced consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups. (A/I/R)
• oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. (A/I/R)
• oAdvanced knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting. (A/I/R)

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oPost-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (A/I) oMasters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP (A/I) oAdditional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, 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. (A/I/R) oRegistered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP. (A/I) oAccredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists (A/I) Desirable oCompletion of post-graduate certificate Family Intervention in Psychosis training. (A/I) Experience Essential oEvidence of having worked as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in adult community multi-disciplinary services. (A/I/R) oExperience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with individuals and families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature, including psychosis and complex trauma. (A/I) oExperience of supervising trainee family and systemic psychotherapists, having completed the relevant training. (A/I) oExperience of providing teaching and training to family and systemic psychotherapists or other professional groups. (A/I) oExperience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework. (A/I) Desirable oExperience of supervising and managing qualified professionals. (A/I) oExperience of developing and leading community mental health teams/services. (A/I) oRecord of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books (A/I/R) Knowledge Essential oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic and psychological therapies for complex adult mental health presentations, including psychosis. (A/I/R) oAdvanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment complex adult mental health presentations, including psychosis. (A/I/R) oAdvanced knowledge of assessment techniques for working with adults with complex mental health presentations. (A/I/R) oAdvanced knowledge of a wide range of systemic and family models and interventions. (A/I/R) oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection. (A/I/R) Skills Essential oHighly specialist skills in the selection and use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which opinion may differ. (A/I/R) oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, families, carers, and colleagues, overcoming sensory, emotional and cultural barriers to communication. (A/I/R) oAdvanced consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups. (A/I/R) oSkills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups. (A/I/R) oAdvanced knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting. (A/I/R)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wallace Health Centre

Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wallace Health Centre

Clarence Road

London

SE8 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) supports the delivery of therapeutic, recreational, and occupationally focused interventions for service users experiencing mental illness, including those with a history of offending. Based either in the Recovery Hub or on the ward, the OTA works under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist to promote rehabilitation, recovery, and meaningful engagement.As part of the multidisciplinary team, the OTA contributes to the planning and delivery of a diverse and flexible programme of activities, developed collaboratively with service users and colleagues and overseen by an Occupational Therapist. This includes facilitating 1:1 and group interventions, supporting assessment and care planning through observation and feedback, and ensuring practice remains person-centred and recovery-focused.The OTA also undertakes community-based activities where required to support daily living skills, discharge planning, and wider community engagement. The role includes exercising appropriate autonomy in delivering therapeutic interventions while maintaining safe environments and upholding high professional standards.

Owing to the high volume of applications received, this vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date. Eligible candidates are therefore encouraged to submit their applications at the earliest opportunity.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a flexible programme of recreational, vocational and educational activities within the service in collaboration with the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT), volunteers and sessional workers.
• To provide support and engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote recovery, independence and well-being
• To support the development of a balanced therapeutic ward based programme for service users at different stages of recovery
• To contribute to the collaborative care planning process, monitoring service users progress, taking account service users goals and aspirations and adjusting interventions accordingly
• To work independently, facilitating group or individual work, planned with a registered OT.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to 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 working 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, 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 misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7910900-A

Job locations

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

To work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team by contributing to a programme of therapeutic activities that support a person centred and recovery focused approach to an individuals care and treatment during admission.

To provide individual occupational interventions detailed within an occupationally focused and/or activity-based care plan using specialist technical and engagement skills under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

To inform and assist with the development of occupationally focused and/or activity-based care plans.

Documentation

• To provide comprehensive written summary within clinical on a persons progress during their admission based on observation and feedback obtained from the service user and others.
• To communicate, written and verbally, with external agencies and stakeholders as delegated by the qualified Occupational Therapist

Leadership, supervision and appraisal

In line with Trust guidelines to hold a high degree of self-awareness and be able to reflect on own clinical practice and performance via regular supervision, annual appraisal, reflective practice sessions and informal supports as required.

To act as a source of support for colleagues, students, sessional workers and volunteers to ensure a safe and effective service is provided.

Training staff and students

To participate in training and development priorities and opportunities specialist within the service as required.

To develop competencies in training and other health and safety requirements aligned to the role, as delegated by the qualified Occupational Therapist or ward teams.

Service development and delivery

• To ensure that areas are well maintained, kept and comply with health and safety guidelines, ensuring the safe use of equipment and storage of materials.
• To provide treatment in an environment where security and safety procedures must be strictly adhered to and ensure that legal restrictions associated with the mental health act are incorporated into activity provision

Clinical governance, quality, standards

• To participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects as allocated by the lead Occupational Therapist and ward teams
• To comply with all Trust policies.

Line management, staff, budgets dept

• Must be prepared to work some evenings/weekends if required
• To maintain stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job.

Research and development

As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date techniques and ideas of positive practice into your programme

To participate in audit and evaluation activities as agreed with your supervisor.

Training and Development

To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy including computing skills, group skills, food handling and Seni Lewis training skills within 12 months of appointment.

To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual appraisal.

Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Clinical To work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team by contributing to a programme of therapeutic activities that support a person centred and recovery focused approach to an individuals care and treatment during admission. To provide individual occupational interventions detailed within an occupationally focused and/or activity-based care plan using specialist technical and engagement skills under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. To inform and assist with the development of occupationally focused and/or activity-based care plans. Documentation To provide comprehensive written summary within clinical on a persons progress during their admission based on observation and feedback obtained from the service user and others. To communicate, written and verbally, with external agencies and stakeholders as delegated by the qualified Occupational Therapist Leadership, supervision and appraisal In line with Trust guidelines to hold a high degree of self-awareness and be able to reflect on own clinical practice and performance via regular supervision, annual appraisal, reflective practice sessions and informal supports as required. To act as a source of support for colleagues, students, sessional workers and volunteers to ensure a safe and effective service is provided. Training staff and students To participate in training and development priorities and opportunities specialist within the service as required. To develop competencies in training and other health and safety requirements aligned to the role, as delegated by the qualified Occupational Therapist or ward teams. Service development and delivery To ensure that areas are well maintained, kept and comply with health and safety guidelines, ensuring the safe use of equipment and storage of materials. To provide treatment in an environment where security and safety procedures must be strictly adhered to and ensure that legal restrictions associated with the mental health act are incorporated into activity provision Clinical governance, quality, standards To participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects as allocated by the lead Occupational Therapist and ward teams To comply with all Trust policies. Line management, staff, budgets dept Must be prepared to work some evenings/weekends if required To maintain stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job. Research and development As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date techniques and ideas of positive practice into your programme To participate in audit and evaluation activities as agreed with your supervisor. Training and Development To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy including computing skills, group skills, food handling and Seni Lewis training skills within 12 months of appointment. To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual appraisal.

Person Specification

Qualfications

Essential

• Health and social care related qualification above basic level e.g. City & Guilds final certificate, NVQ 3 or 4, Diploma or Degree
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

• Further education qualification in health / mental health related subject
• Any relevant therapies qualification e.g. creative arts

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working in education/mental health/social care setting
• Working with people with mental health problems and complex needs
• Experience of working with and/or understanding of Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Experience in working with service users with forensic history

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems
• An understanding of the needs of service users from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to teach practical skills to service users.
• Understanding of professional conduct/ boundaries
• Ability to work independently of direct supervision in clinical areas and in community settings

Desirable

• Positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise.
• Understanding of professional conduct/ boundaries
• Ability to use own initiative and lone work as per policy
• Understanding of professional conduct.

Other

Essential

• Willingness to develop and advance own learning
• Able to work flexibly including some evening and weekend work and be open to new ideas and new ways of working
• Good time management skills
• Personal resilience
• To be able to participate in full 5-day Seni Lewis training (physical demand)

Person Specification Qualfications Essential Health and social care related qualification above basic level e.g. City & Guilds final certificate, NVQ 3 or 4, Diploma or Degree Evidence of continuing professional and personal development Desirable Further education qualification in health / mental health related subject Any relevant therapies qualification e.g. creative arts Experience Essential Demonstrable experience of working in education/mental health/social care setting Working with people with mental health problems and complex needs Experience of working with and/or understanding of Occupational Therapy Desirable Experience in working with service users with forensic history Knowledge Essential An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems An understanding of the needs of service users from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds Ability to teach practical skills to service users. Understanding of professional conduct/ boundaries Ability to work independently of direct supervision in clinical areas and in community settings Desirable Positive interpersonal skills. Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise. Understanding of professional conduct/ boundaries Ability to use own initiative and lone work as per policy Understanding of professional conduct. Other Essential Willingness to develop and advance own learning Able to work flexibly including some evening and weekend work and be open to new ideas and new ways of working Good time management skills Personal resilience To be able to participate in full 5-day Seni Lewis training (physical demand)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

This is an existing post for an experienced and charismatic leader with sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act who will be take on the overall management of a very busy Mental Health Act office and formidable staff. As a team manager you should have an in-depth understanding of the mental health law and its implementation as you are sometime the first post of call for advice from mental health professionals, nearest relatives. Due to challenges faced and the different roles and duties undertaken by the MHAO staff, the role requires someone who is disciplined, well organised and has the ability to engage in difficult conversations.

The team has recently adopted a new way of working following the centralisation of the four local offices into one location at the Maudsley hospital. The team comprises one Band 7, two Band 6s, four Band 5s and eight Band 4s covering the newly created functional workstreams responsible for receiving scrutinise patients detentions and consent, co-ordinating mental health tribunal and Associate Managers hearings. You will directly line-manage team leaders, who in turn manage Band 5/4 coordinators and you will be working alongside the Trust MCA lead and a B7 Service Level Agreement (SLA) support manager.

Main duties of the job

This role demands excellent verbal and written communication skills, as you will regularly engage with service users, carers, professionals, and external agencies, including solicitors and tribunal members. You will also contribute to the day-to-day supervision and appraisal of staff, as well as lead on the investigation of complaints and incidents.

You will need strong leadership abilities to effectively manage and support a team of experienced Mental Health Act Coordinators. As this is a high-performing team, you will be expected to maintain a positive, well-organised environment that supports both staff and the individuals who use our services, along with their carers and nearest relatives.

A solid understanding of clinical information systems is essential. You should be confident using databases, diaries, MHA deadline-tracking systems, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office applications. The ability to interpret data and reports is a key requirement, as you will be responsible for providing each directorate with accurate updates on their compliance with the Mental Health Act.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to 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 working 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, 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 misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NCL-8003535-MU-C

Job locations

Maudsley hospital

Maudsely Hospital

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification attached under documentation describes the role in detail.

Please note - Previous applicants need not apply

Job description Job responsibilities The job description and person specification attached under documentation describes the role in detail. Please note - Previous applicants need not apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC First Level Nurse registration or degree level qualification in law or a health related or social sciences discipline
• Evidence of post graduate specialist training relevant to the role.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in a mental health law related course

Experience

Essential

• Significant clinical or management experience
• Providing professional supervision to experienced staff and resolving departmental and cross organisational disputes
• Project management skills
• Analysing complex set of data and accurately reporting findings
• Administrating and co-ordinating the application and documentation of the MHA

Desirable

• Experience of participating in and managing change and overseeing on going service development.

Knowledge

Essential

• Mental Health legislation
• QI methodology, root cause analysis, process mapping & redesign techniques
• Requirements of NHS trusts, NHSE/I, CQC in mental health act compliance
• Knowledge of current reforms proposed in the MHA and implications for MH service providers
• Ability to use Trust information systems and IT packages

Desirable

• Facilitate involvement of service users, carers and other professionals in audits

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current NMC First Level Nurse registration or degree level qualification in law or a health related or social sciences discipline Evidence of post graduate specialist training relevant to the role. Desirable Post graduate qualification in a mental health law related course Experience Essential Significant clinical or management experience Providing professional supervision to experienced staff and resolving departmental and cross organisational disputes Project management skills Analysing complex set of data and accurately reporting findings Administrating and co-ordinating the application and documentation of the MHA Desirable Experience of participating in and managing change and overseeing on going service development. Knowledge Essential Mental Health legislation QI methodology, root cause analysis, process mapping & redesign techniques Requirements of NHS trusts, NHSE/I, CQC in mental health act compliance Knowledge of current reforms proposed in the MHA and implications for MH service providers Ability to use Trust information systems and IT packages Desirable Facilitate involvement of service users, carers and other professionals in audits

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley hospital

Maudsely Hospital

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley hospital

Maudsely Hospital

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This is an assistant psychology role in the National Adult Autism and ADHD Psychology Service (NAAAPS), a specialist outpatient psychology clinic for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism. NAAAPS provides psychological therapy for individuals and/or their supporters and one-off assessment and/or consultation.Under guidance and supervision of a qualified psychologist and in line with the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures, the postholder will support psychological assessments, formulations and interventions with NAAAPS clients. The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. We are committed to supporting staff in their career aspirations. 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 support to develop towards the next step on your career ladder, for example by facilitating experiences such as undertaking research or therapeutic groupwork where possible. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development including weekly Education and Research meetings across the pathway and beyond, and monthly CPD for psychological practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The assistant psychologist works closely with qualified psychologists within the service to provide psychological input to adults with a diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD and their support networks.

This can include, but is not limited to, individual and group therapeutic input, family support, training and consultation. The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

The successful candidate will need a good understanding of the psychological needs of neurodivergent individuals and the ability to provide flexible input depending on individual needs. Good multi-disciplinary working and the ability to use supervision well are vital, as well as the capacity to self-motivate and organise.

About us

NAAAPS is one of several services across our autism and ADHD pathways. The pathway services are staffed by multi-disciplinary colleagues including psychiatrists, psychological practitioners, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and nurses, supported by skilled administrative and managerial staff.

There is a commitment across the services to ongoing reflection and service development to ensure services are efficient and responsive. We have close links with Kings College and undertake research across the service, as well as offering support and teaching to their Masters and Doctorate courses.

o About our locations:The role involves a mix of home working (including Teams meetings) and face to face working at our team base at the Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, South London.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lewisham CAMHS as a Band 4 Senior Administrator and Referral Co-ordinator, playing a key role in the development and delivery of a new Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) service. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team from the outset, helping to establish the administrative systems, processes and pathways that will support children, young people and families receiving intensive community-based interventions. Working alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will be instrumental in coordinating referrals, supporting clinical activity, maintaining high-quality data systems and ensuring an excellent experience for families and partner agencies. If you are organised, proactive and passionate about supporting innovative mental health services, we would love to hear from you. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application is therefore strongly encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for managing referrals and waiting lists, maintaining patient records and data quality, arranging appointments and meetings, producing correspondence and minutes, and supporting the day-to-day administration of Lewisham CAMHS. The post holder will work closely with clinicians, service users and external agencies to ensure efficient service delivery, excellent patient experience and compliance with NHS standards and targets.

About us

Lewisham CAMHS is part of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK's leading mental health trusts and internationally recognised for excellence in clinical practice, research and innovation. Our multidisciplinary teams are committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to children, young people and their families. We work closely with schools, social care, health partners and community organisations to provide high-quality, accessible mental health support across Lewisham. We are proud of our collaborative culture, commitment to staff development and focus on improving outcomes for local communities.

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join the Lambeth Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

You will work in a multi-disciplinary, early intervention service which aims to increase and improve mental health and wellbeing for the whole school community withing education settings for 5 - 18 year olds.

The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support.

Lambeth MHST is currently working with 61 education settings in the borough. This will increase to 100% coverage of all schools in Lambeth by 2030.

Main duties of the job

Education Mental Health Practitioners play a key role within Mental Health Support Teams. As a qualified practitioner, you will use your skills, knowledge, and experience to work autonomously, with appropriate supervision from senior staff, and in close collaboration with education and health colleagues.

You will confidently deliver 1:1 low-intensity interventions using Guided Self-Help materials to support children, young people, and families experiencing anxiety, low mood, and behavioural challenges. You will also be able to deliver these interventions in a group format.

You will work effectively with the wider network around the child, including education, social care, family, and health professionals.

You will contribute to the Whole School Approach by supporting and facilitating a range of workshops and group interventions for the wider school community.

You will support improved access to mental health and wellbeing services by working with diverse populations and adapting interventions to increase engagement, accessibility, and awareness of the service.

The role requires working directly with schools and delivering interventions both face-to-face and remotely (e.g. via MS Teams).

About us

Lambeth MHST mission statement: Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.

SLAM is committed to ensuring staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.

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.We support a range of flexible working 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 benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts.With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8269734

Job locations

St Johns Angell Town

85 Angell Road

London

SW9 7HH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be employed by the MHST deliver emotional wellbeing interventions using Guided Self Help strategies. You will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified EMHP, as an autonomous and responsible practitioner within your scope of practice, alongside education and health colleagues.

You will be confident in providing Guided Self Help to young people and families in anxiety, low mood and challenging behaviours. You will be flexible and creative in responding to the needs of the school populations, with excellent support from your team and supervision. You will also be able to adapt to working remotely and prioritising access to services and resources.

Please see job description attached for further details.

Job description Job responsibilities The successful candidate will be employed by the MHST deliver emotional wellbeing interventions using Guided Self Help strategies. You will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified EMHP, as an autonomous and responsible practitioner within your scope of practice, alongside education and health colleagues. You will be confident in providing Guided Self Help to young people and families in anxiety, low mood and challenging behaviours. You will be flexible and creative in responding to the needs of the school populations, with excellent support from your team and supervision. You will also be able to adapt to working remotely and prioritising access to services and resources. Please see job description attached for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' post graduate diploma

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD -Continuous Professional Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Family work training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.
• Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work)
• Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.
• Experience of working with cultural diverse populations and adapting services to improve access.

Desirable

• Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.
• Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people.
• Experience of adapting resources to be able to delivery online/ via phone/ google classroom

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families.
• Ability to conduct group parenting and group young person programmes
• Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
• Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' post graduate diploma Desirable Evidence of CPD -Continuous Professional Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Family work training Experience Essential Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems. Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work) Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health. Experience of working with cultural diverse populations and adapting services to improve access. Desirable Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health. Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people. Experience of adapting resources to be able to delivery online/ via phone/ google classroom Abilities Essential Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families. Ability to conduct group parenting and group young person programmes Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Johns Angell Town

85 Angell Road

London

SW9 7HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Johns Angell Town

85 Angell Road

London

SW9 7HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the LEO team, in the role of Highly Specialist Psychological Therapist. The role is on a permanent contract, on a part time basis: three days per week (22.5 hours). LEO is a team for people aged 18-65 in Lambeth who have experienced a first episode of psychosis, and as such sits within SLaM's early intervention for psychosis services. This role represents an excellent opportunity for someone to engage in rich and meaningful direct clinical work with clients and their families, as well as further developing existing abilities relating to supervision, leadership and service development.

Main duties of the job

Delivery of individual and family interventions in the context of first episode psychosis, primarily within the framework of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), while drawing on other models and approaches where appropriate, and ensuring that interventions are delivered in such a manner that is both equitable and trauma informed.

-Supporting MDT staff in psychological formulation and case conceptualisation. Contributing to ensuring that the team's work as a whole is psychologically informed where possible, and that psychological perspectives are visible and influential in day to day work at LEO.

-Management and supervision relating to the team's pathway for "low intensity" psychological interventions.

-Supervision of more junior psychology staff, including clinical psychologists in training.

-Contributing in innovative ways to service development in LEO, to ensure that the team continues be informed by new developments in the field and as such remains a reference point for other services of its kind.

About us

LEO is a nationally and internationally regarded team for early psychosis, having been one of the first of its kind in the UK. An enthusiastic and caring multidisciplinary team is comprised of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, vocational workers, an advanced practitioner and a team leader. A well-established psychology team includes two family interventions therapists. The primary approach for individual therapy in the team is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), while clinicians are encouraged to draw upon a range of evidenced approaches. Given high rates of trauma in psychosis groups, our work is trauma informed throughout. In addition, LEO has a well-established pathway for "low intensity" interventions, ensuring more timely access to therapeutic approaches, and a regular program of therapeutic groups. As a service, we are committed to increasing the accessibility and acceptability of care, and in ensuring that services are delivered equitably.

About the location:

LEO has excellent community links and works alongside other services in Lambeth, which is a diverse, multicultural borough. We are based at 190 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DL - a short walk from Vauxhall overground station and Oval or Kennington tube stations, as well as being on several bus routes.

Benefits:

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave
• Work life balance
• Career development
• Car lease
• Accommodation
• NHS discounts

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner) pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8236052

Job locations

190 Kennington Lane

85 Angell Road

London

SE11 5DL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Client Care

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients within the LEO Service, including individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
• Deliver culturally appropriate psychological interventions for clients, families and carers.
• Assess, monitor and manage risk, developing appropriate risk management plans.

Team and Service Contribution

• Contribute to the effective functioning of the multidisciplinary team and promote psychologically informed practice.
• Support the delivery of accessible, inclusive and culturally competent services.
• Challenge discrimination and contribute to equality-focused service development.
• Provide specialist psychological advice and consultation to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop and review care plans.
• Apply research, theory and evidence-based practice to clinical work and service delivery.

Service Development

• Implement policies and procedures and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• Participate in projects that support service development and quality improvement.
• Engage service users in the planning and delivery of local services.

Management, Supervision and Training

• Provide clinical supervision and support to trainee and junior psychologists.
• Contribute to recruitment, appraisal and development processes where appropriate.
• Deliver teaching and training to psychology trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support the development and sharing of psychological knowledge and best practice.

Information Governance and Research

• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, report writing and electronic data management.
• Contribute to audits, service evaluations, outcome measurement and research activities.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based developments within the service.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development.
• Maintain compliance with HCPC standards, BPS guidelines and Trust policies.
• Keep up to date with developments in psychological practice, legislation and mental health care.

General Responsibilities

• Travel across Trust sites and community settings as required.
• Manage challenging or distressing situations professionally and in line with Trust policies.
• Work flexibly, including occasional late clinics or weekend commitments where required.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical and Client Care Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients within the LEO Service, including individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Deliver culturally appropriate psychological interventions for clients, families and carers. Assess, monitor and manage risk, developing appropriate risk management plans. Team and Service Contribution Contribute to the effective functioning of the multidisciplinary team and promote psychologically informed practice. Support the delivery of accessible, inclusive and culturally competent services. Challenge discrimination and contribute to equality-focused service development. Provide specialist psychological advice and consultation to colleagues and partner agencies. Liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop and review care plans. Apply research, theory and evidence-based practice to clinical work and service delivery. Service Development Implement policies and procedures and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Participate in projects that support service development and quality improvement. Engage service users in the planning and delivery of local services. Management, Supervision and Training Provide clinical supervision and support to trainee and junior psychologists. Contribute to recruitment, appraisal and development processes where appropriate. Deliver teaching and training to psychology trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues. Support the development and sharing of psychological knowledge and best practice. Information Governance and Research Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, report writing and electronic data management. Contribute to audits, service evaluations, outcome measurement and research activities. Support the implementation of evidence-based developments within the service. Professional Responsibilities Participate in regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development. Maintain compliance with HCPC standards, BPS guidelines and Trust policies. Keep up to date with developments in psychological practice, legislation and mental health care. General Responsibilities Travel across Trust sites and community settings as required. Manage challenging or distressing situations professionally and in line with Trust policies. Work flexibly, including occasional late clinics or weekend commitments where required. Please refer to the attached Job Description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent, or combination of MSc and PG Diploma in Counselling Psychology) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
• oAdditional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, 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. (A/I/R)
• oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Early Intervention in Psychosis. (A/I)
• oPost-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and their families (A/I/R)
• oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R)
• oTo deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
• oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent, or combination of MSc and PG Diploma in Counselling Psychology) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration. (A/I) oAdditional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, 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. (A/I/R) oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC. (A/I) Experience Essential oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Early Intervention in Psychosis. (A/I) oPost-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. Knowledge and Skills Essential oKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and their families (A/I/R) oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I/R) oTo deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences. oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

190 Kennington Lane

85 Angell Road

London

SE11 5DL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

190 Kennington Lane

85 Angell Road

London

SE11 5DL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist/ Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT) is an outpatient psychological therapies clinic which specialises in assessing and treating people with anxiety disorders using CBT. We take great pride in our work and treat local and national patients across a range of severities, to a very high standard.

We are looking for someone with an interest and experience in treating anxiety using CBT. Newly qualified clinicians will be considered and are encouraged to apply. Prospective candidates should be able to demonstrate an excellent academic track record, specific postgraduate training and experience in CBT, and a very good working knowledge of anxiety disorders and how to treat them. We are looking for colleagues who understand the importance of evidence-based treatments, supervision, research, training and dissemination. We are seeking eager, creative and excellent clinicians. Job share, secondments, and part-time working can be considered.

Main duties of the job

To provide, develop and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist psychology service to clients with anxiety disorders including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To provide clinical supervision, consultation and training as required. To contribute to service evaluation, research and policy development. To contribute to the clinic's culture of continual improvement, and develop and foster new areas of specialism within the clinic.

About us

The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma's remit includes the delivery and dissemination of empirically validated cognitive-behavioural treatments for panic disorder, specific phobias, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. The clinic provides a model of best practice in the integration of research, development and clinical treatment. Most of the treatments delivered are considered to be at the cutting edge of developments in the field. The clinic is primarily an NHS treatment service for people with anxiety disorders. Some research is also done at the clinic, with a focus on identifying maintaining cognitive factors in anxiety disorders, enhancing the effectiveness of existing cognitive therapies, evaluating how well these programmes generalise, reducing the therapist time required for treatment without loss of effectiveness, developing and implementing effective programmes for training others, and identifying key change processes in cognitive therapy.

Please see the following website for further information:

https://slam.nhs.uk/service-detail/service/centre-for-anxiety-disorders-and-trauma-112/

Job summary

In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

We are seeking to recruit 4graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-helptherapyand parenting interventions. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change band 4 for a one year post graduate diploma inEducation Mental Health Practicethrough Kings College London.Further intensive supervision and on thejobtraining will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team.

There will be a strong expectation for trainees to continue in post on successful completion of theone-yeartraining, with a salary increase to NHS Band 5 scale for the second year onwards.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis within a Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group and workshop-based mental health interventions within aborough-basedcluster of schools.

The post is currently being recruited to within the existing service structure. The service may be subject to a future procurement process, and any subsequent changes will be managed in accordance with NHS employment policies and relevant legislation.

Main duties of the job

This is a training position post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for CAMHS Croydon MHST.They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development.

Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January2027and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

Shortlisted candidates will also need tosubmit an applicationform to KCL for a place on the Diploma inEducation Mental Health Practice. The application form details areattached/linked belowand will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post.

About us

CroydonMHST is a friendly and supportive team who have developed a close partnership with local schools in providing lowintensity interventions, creating workshops and groups and adapting services to meet the needs of schools, young people and families inCroydon in line with CYP-IAPT principles.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum inclusive HCAs (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Term time hours

Reference number

334-CLI-8219043

Job locations

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential

• Qualification: Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)

OR

• Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis)

• Strong communication skills
• The ability to work cohesively within small teams
• Motivation to learn and to be challenged
• The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care
• Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
• Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes

Job description Job responsibilities Essential Qualification: Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc) OR Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis) Strong communication skills The ability to work cohesively within small teams Motivation to learn and to be challenged The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly Good organisational skills Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working with children and young people
• The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
• Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
• Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes

Desirable

• Good organisational skills

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the educational system in England
• Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
• Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching
• Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc) Experience Essential Previous experience of working with children and young people The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes Desirable Good organisational skills Knowledge and skills Essential Knowledge of the educational system in England Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist within the Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (RWCDAS), a specialist NHS addictions service led by SLaM in partnership with WRWU, St Mungo's and CDARS. The service provides trauma-informed care for people experiencing substance misuse, complex trauma, interpersonal difficulties, social exclusion and risk-taking, particularly those facing multiple disadvantage. The postholder will play a key role in delivering a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), providing compassionate, evidence-based and culturally responsive care. Responsibilities include specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, care planning, outcome monitoring, multidisciplinary consultation, supervision and training of third-sector staff. Opportunities include service development, audit, quality improvement and research to support innovation. You will join a supportive psychology team with strong links to SLaM Addictions CAG and IoPPN. Professional development opportunities include CPD, teaching on MSc and Clinical Psychology Doctorate programmes, leadership in trauma-informed care and supervision. Applications are welcomed from newly qualified and soon-to-qualify Clinical/Counselling Psychologists and psychotherapists. The service is committed to an inclusive, anti-racist culture that promotes equality, diversity, psychological safety, service improvement and innovation.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment for adults with co-occurring conditions, including trauma, PD, anxiety, depression, OCD and psychosis. Conduct and interpret psychological, neuropsychological and psychometric assessments to inform formulation and care planning. Deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions, monitor outcomes and adapt treatment plans accordingly. Implementing appropriate risk management plans. Work autonomously within HCPC, BPS and Trust standards, responsible for clinical decision-making, treatment and discharge planning. Contribute to psychologically and trauma-informed services, supporting care pathways and improving access for socially excluded populations. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively, adapting approaches to meet cultural, sensory and communication needs. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to provide integrated, person-centred care. Support service development through audit, research, evaluation and QI, disseminating findings through reports and presentations. Provide consultation, training and clinical supervision to colleagues, assistant psychologists and trainees. Contribute to workforce development and evidence-based practice across mental health and addiction services. Maintain high standards of record keeping, report writing and data management, engage in CPD and ensure services remain inclusive, accessible, responsive to diverse communities.

About us

Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (RWCDAS) is part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), within the Addictions Clinical Academic Group. The Trust provides recognised high quality learning and development opportunities as well as offering the chance to be involved in research projects through the Institute of Psychiatry and globally respected Addictions Department. This is a Consortium partnership comprised of We Are With You, St. Mungo's, CDARS and SLaM, with SLaM being the lead agency in this model. This is a cross borough contract since 1st April 2020 with shared leadership and specialist roles as well as local core services. RWCDAS provide an excellent and first class range of drug and alcohol treatment options to residents of the two Boroughs. Our services are busy and dynamic, with a strong recovery focus. We currently operate a core site in Wandsworth and Richmond plus various satellites including in primary care. We in-reach to local hospitals, offer street outreach, and work closely with local stakeholders including social care and mental health. We also have a comprehensive online offer. We are growing an experienced network of volunteers and peer mentors to support treatment delivery. We champion Freedom To Speak Up locally, as well as actively ensuring an inclusive and anti-racist stance within the workplace and the work we do.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7673871

Job locations

RWCDAS- Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol service

Unit 2 Ilex House, 94 Holly Rd, Twickenham, TW1 4HF and St. John’s Therapy Centre, 162 St John’s Hill, Battersea SW11 1SW

London

SW11 1SW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Personal Specification:

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

Entry level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.

Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP.

Desirable Requirements

Additional training in relevant specialist psychological models (CBT, MBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic).

Experience

Essential Requirements

Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in adult mental health (e.g., addictions, homelessness, complex trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders).

Experience of engagement of hard-to-reach clients.

Experience of working with, and addressing, issues of diversity.

Experience of consulting and joint working with other staff.

Desirable Requirements

Experience of specialist work with trauma and complex trauma.

Experience of providing teaching and training to other professional groups.

Knowledge / Skills

Essential Requirements

Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis

Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.

Specialist and transferable psychological skills and knowledge relevant to work with clients with substance use disorders.

Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.

Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning.

Highly developed verbal and written communication skills (incl. delivering complex and sensitive information to clients, families and staff).

Desirable Requirements

Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service

Job description Job responsibilities Personal Specification: Qualifications Essential Requirements Entry level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP. Desirable Requirements Additional training in relevant specialist psychological models (CBT, MBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic). Experience Essential Requirements Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in adult mental health (e.g., addictions, homelessness, complex trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders). Experience of engagement of hard-to-reach clients. Experience of working with, and addressing, issues of diversity. Experience of consulting and joint working with other staff. Desirable Requirements Experience of specialist work with trauma and complex trauma. Experience of providing teaching and training to other professional groups. Knowledge / Skills Essential Requirements Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. Specialist and transferable psychological skills and knowledge relevant to work with clients with substance use disorders. Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning. Highly developed verbal and written communication skills (incl. delivering complex and sensitive information to clients, families and staff). Desirable Requirements Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• UK Professional accreditation (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, etc.)
• Right of abode and work in the UK

Essential and desirable

Essential

• Work experience with this client group
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in adult mental health

Desirable

• Experience of providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
• Post-qualification accreditation in a therapeutic modality relevant to this role

Desirable

Desirable

• Registered psychotherapist

Person Specification Essential Essential UK Professional accreditation (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, etc.) Right of abode and work in the UK Essential and desirable Essential Work experience with this client group Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in adult mental health Desirable Experience of providing teaching and training to other professional groups. Post-qualification accreditation in a therapeutic modality relevant to this role Desirable Desirable Registered psychotherapist

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RWCDAS- Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol service

Unit 2 Ilex House, 94 Holly Rd, Twickenham, TW1 4HF and St. John’s Therapy Centre, 162 St John’s Hill, Battersea SW11 1SW

London

SW11 1SW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RWCDAS- Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol service

Unit 2 Ilex House, 94 Holly Rd, Twickenham, TW1 4HF and St. John’s Therapy Centre, 162 St John’s Hill, Battersea SW11 1SW

London

SW11 1SW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

CAMHS Clinical Specialist (Professionally registered Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, Systemic Psychotherapist, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Nurse or Social Worker)

The team provides a service to children and young people with complexneurodevelopmental and /or moderate to severe learning disabilities and their families.Referrals are received from Health including GP and Child Health, Children's Social Care,and Education. Children and young people referred have a range of difficulties includingchallenging behaviour and significant mental health problems. In response we provide assessments and evidence-based interventions/treatment. The post holder will have experience offering evidence based interventions to ideally, neurodivergent children and families. Appropriate training will be provided for the right candidate

Main duties of the job

To provide CAMHS assessments and evidence-based interventions to children referred to the NDT

To contribute to the service's 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/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

About us

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 fromkeyworker 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

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum incl. of HCAs pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8198417

Job locations

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities of the role.

Key Result Area 1: Clinical and Client Care

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for children, young people, their families and wider networks where complex mental health needs have been identified.
• Deliver culturally appropriate interventions in partnership with service users, carers, families and professional networks.
• Assess, monitor and manage clinical risk, developing and implementing appropriate risk management plans.
• Act as Care Coordinator, taking responsibility for care planning, reviews, coordination of services and multi-agency meetings.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively through direct discussion, written reports and professional consultation.
• Support and promote psychological wellbeing for families and carers.
• Ensure services are accessible, respectful and responsive to the diverse communities served by Southwark CAMHS.

Key Result Area 2: Contributing to Team and Service Functioning

• Contribute to the effective operation of the multidisciplinary team within a psychologically and systemically informed framework.
• Provide consultation, advice and specialist expertise to colleagues regarding family therapy and systemic psychotherapy approaches.
• Work collaboratively with team members to deliver therapeutic interventions.
• Challenge discrimination, promote equality and support the development of culturally competent services.
• Liaise with referrers, GPs and partner agencies to support coordinated care planning and service delivery.
• Lead or participate in network meetings where appropriate.
• Use current research, evidence-based practice and professional knowledge to support clinical decision-making and service improvement.
• Contribute to initiatives supporting families and carers.

Key Result Area 3: Policy and Service Development

• Implement Trust policies, procedures and professional standards within own area of practice.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to the development of new initiatives.
• Participate in projects supporting service enhancement and innovation.
• Support consultation and engagement activities with service users to help shape services that reflect community needs.

Key Result Area 4: Resources

• Use Trust equipment, facilities and resources responsibly and efficiently.
• Ensure resources are maintained appropriately and used in line with organisational procedures.

Key Result Area 5: Teaching and Training

• Maintain specialist knowledge and awareness of developments within the professional field.
• Contribute to the development of staff knowledge and skills through teaching, mentoring and professional support.
• Share service evaluation, audit and research findings through presentations and other professional forums.
• Participate in and contribute to multidisciplinary training events across the Trust.

Key Result Area 6: Record Keeping and Information Governance

• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in accordance with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Produce clear, high-quality reports and correspondence to support clinical care.
• Ensure all information is recorded securely and appropriately, including the use of electronic patient record systems.

Key Result Area 7: Research and Development

• Participate in service evaluations, audits and research activities relevant to service priorities.
• Support the development and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Use findings from audit and research to improve clinical practice and service delivery.

Key Result Area 8: Professional Standards and Continuing Professional Development

• Participate in regular clinical and professional supervision in line with Trust and professional body requirements.
• Maintain registration and professional standards where applicable.
• Undertake continuing professional development activities and contribute to agreed personal development objectives.
• Keep up to date with developments in clinical practice, legislation, policy and professional guidance relevant to the role.

Key Result Area 9: General Responsibilities

• Travel as required to meetings, community settings, service locations and other Trust sites.
• Follow Trust policies relating to risk management, health and safety, safeguarding and lone working.
• Respond professionally to challenging and emotionally distressing situations, including situations involving risk, abuse or challenging behaviour.
• Participate in Trust-wide support processes and contribute to maintaining a safe and supportive working environment for staff, service users and families.

Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities of the role. Key Result Area 1: Clinical and Client Care Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for children, young people, their families and wider networks where complex mental health needs have been identified. Deliver culturally appropriate interventions in partnership with service users, carers, families and professional networks. Assess, monitor and manage clinical risk, developing and implementing appropriate risk management plans. Act as Care Coordinator, taking responsibility for care planning, reviews, coordination of services and multi-agency meetings. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively through direct discussion, written reports and professional consultation. Support and promote psychological wellbeing for families and carers. Ensure services are accessible, respectful and responsive to the diverse communities served by Southwark CAMHS. Key Result Area 2: Contributing to Team and Service Functioning Contribute to the effective operation of the multidisciplinary team within a psychologically and systemically informed framework. Provide consultation, advice and specialist expertise to colleagues regarding family therapy and systemic psychotherapy approaches. Work collaboratively with team members to deliver therapeutic interventions. Challenge discrimination, promote equality and support the development of culturally competent services. Liaise with referrers, GPs and partner agencies to support coordinated care planning and service delivery. Lead or participate in network meetings where appropriate. Use current research, evidence-based practice and professional knowledge to support clinical decision-making and service improvement. Contribute to initiatives supporting families and carers. Key Result Area 3: Policy and Service Development Implement Trust policies, procedures and professional standards within own area of practice. Identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to the development of new initiatives. Participate in projects supporting service enhancement and innovation. Support consultation and engagement activities with service users to help shape services that reflect community needs. Key Result Area 4: Resources Use Trust equipment, facilities and resources responsibly and efficiently. Ensure resources are maintained appropriately and used in line with organisational procedures. Key Result Area 5: Teaching and Training Maintain specialist knowledge and awareness of developments within the professional field. Contribute to the development of staff knowledge and skills through teaching, mentoring and professional support. Share service evaluation, audit and research findings through presentations and other professional forums. Participate in and contribute to multidisciplinary training events across the Trust. Key Result Area 6: Record Keeping and Information Governance Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in accordance with Trust policies and professional standards. Produce clear, high-quality reports and correspondence to support clinical care. Ensure all information is recorded securely and appropriately, including the use of electronic patient record systems. Key Result Area 7: Research and Development Participate in service evaluations, audits and research activities relevant to service priorities. Support the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. Use findings from audit and research to improve clinical practice and service delivery. Key Result Area 8: Professional Standards and Continuing Professional Development Participate in regular clinical and professional supervision in line with Trust and professional body requirements. Maintain registration and professional standards where applicable. Undertake continuing professional development activities and contribute to agreed personal development objectives. Keep up to date with developments in clinical practice, legislation, policy and professional guidance relevant to the role. Key Result Area 9: General Responsibilities Travel as required to meetings, community settings, service locations and other Trust sites. Follow Trust policies relating to risk management, health and safety, safeguarding and lone working. Respond professionally to challenging and emotionally distressing situations, including situations involving risk, abuse or challenging behaviour. Participate in Trust-wide support processes and contribute to maintaining a safe and supportive working environment for staff, service users and families.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Postgraduate accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
• Postgraduate accredited training in Systemic Psychotherapy Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV or First level qualification in OT, social work All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) .

Desirable

• Training in one or more evidence based trauma intervention
• Specific additional therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. ABFT, EFT, NVR, DBT, IPT etc.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
• Experience of working with young people who have experienced traumatic events
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.

Desirable

• Experience of using CBT or EMDR
• Experience of working in a culturally diverse innercity area
• Experience of working with issues of risk and safety both physical and relational.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality
• Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
• Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minoritised ethnic groups
• Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care

Desirable

• Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation

Person Specification Qualification Essential Postgraduate accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Postgraduate accredited training in Systemic Psychotherapy Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV or First level qualification in OT, social work All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) . Desirable Training in one or more evidence based trauma intervention Specific additional therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. ABFT, EFT, NVR, DBT, IPT etc. Experience Essential Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS Experience of working with young people who have experienced traumatic events Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. Desirable Experience of using CBT or EMDR Experience of working in a culturally diverse innercity area Experience of working with issues of risk and safety both physical and relational. Knowledge and Skills Essential Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment. Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minoritised ethnic groups Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care Desirable Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope Children Centre

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

o We are seeking a motivated and skilled Band 7 clinician to join the Parenting Well with Psychosis Project (PWP), a 3 year partnership funded by the Maudsley Charity as part of their Living Well with Psychosis Programme. This is a new exciting opportunity to make a difference and shape future service deliveryo The PWP project aims to bridge the gap between CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) and Adult Mental Health services by bringing together the Helping Families Team and SLAM's Early Intervention Psychosis teams across Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark, with the goal of providing integrated care and support for parents with first episode psychosis.o Partnership working with Peer Supporters and lived experience networks in project development, delivery and evaluationo Delivery of evidence-based parenting interventions for parents with mental illness.o Delivery of co-delivered professional training in "Think Family" principles, focusing on the needs of children and young people impacted by parental mental illnesso Deliver specialist parenting group interventionso You will be a compassionate and motivating team member with some supervisory responsibilities of junior colleagueso You will enable staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to contributing to a psychologically safe environment.

Main duties of the job

o To provide a specialist psychological assessment and interventions for parents experiencing mental illness, including psychosis, within the HFT.o Confident and skilled in engaging with parents who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties and are likely to have had significant input from a range of services over a long period of time.o Contribute to creating culturally-sensitive frameworks to ensure Black and other communities are invited to contribute meaningfully to the project.o Ability to create supportive, connected, facilitative, influential and purposeful partnerships with families, colleagues and multi-agencies.o Ability to assess, manage clinical risk, and child and adult safeguarding.o Delivery of specialist co-led parenting group interventionso To promote psychological support for carers (or families as appropriate) of referred clients.o Contribution to service evaluation, audit and researcho Contribute to reporting to Maudsley Charity and Stakeholders.

About us

About Us:

o The Helping Families Team is a multi-disciplinary team within the Centre for Parent and Child Support and N&S CAMHS that provides specialist individual and group parenting interventions to parents who are experiencing mental health difficulties.o Early Intervention Services: The boroughs each have a multi-disciplinary team setup under the guidelines from the National Service Framework for Mental Health. The teams work with adults aged 18-65 years who are experiencing their First Episode of Psychosis. The teams work assertively and intensively with service users and carers for up to 3 years in Croydon, Lewisham and Southwark and 2 years in Lambeth, to promote engagement with the team and treatment, and to facilitate social inclusion and recovery.o The cross-directorate project team will work in partnership with families, communities, colleagues and other agencies.

Job summary

The Pharmacy Department is seeking to recruit a Senior Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to join our friendly, patient-centred team within the Mental Health Urgent Treatment Care Services.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated mental health pharmacist to join a dynamic and innovative team committed to delivering and advancing high-quality clinical pharmacy services across the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the Site Lead Pharmacist for Maudsley Hospital to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of Trust-wide quality improvement initiatives and specialist pharmacy services.

We are looking for an individual with a passion for mental health care, strong clinical expertise, and proven leadership skills. The role will focus on improving patient outcomes through effective medicines optimisation, enhancing communication across multidisciplinary teams, and supporting initiatives that help prevent avoidable hospital admissions related to both mental and physical health conditions.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to support and shape prescribing and medicines-related practice. They will be confident in collecting, analysing, and presenting data to inform service development, engage stakeholders, and contribute effectively to Trust meetings and service improvement discussions.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an expert pharmacy service to Mental Health Urgent Treatment Centre (MHUTC) and Place of Safety (POS).o To provide a clinic for patients and carers to discuss medication.o To work with the MDTs to ensure effective and appropriate medicines use.o To improve physical health outcomes for mental health patients, for example by participating in physical health monitoringo To provide medicines-related training to staff on the wards and community teams, as necessary.o To liaise with primary care, acute trusts, CMHTs, HTTs and wards, as necessary.o To implement medicines optimisation programme on the wards and teamso To undertake research and quality improvement projects.o To prescribe medicines to service users within competence and agreed management planso To record and analyse data for agreed outcome measures

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to 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 working 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, 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 misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

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.

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8287810

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide an expert pharmacy service to Mental Health Urgent Treatment Centre (MHUTC) and Place of Safety (POS).To demonstrate a high standard of clinical knowledge and a patient-focused approach.

2. To attend and co-ordinate a quality pharmacy service to multidisiplinary ward rounds at the Maudsley.

3. To work in allocated wards and teams to ensure safe and effective use of medicines. This includes adhering to Trust policies, pharmacy procedures, local and national guidelines, and legal requirements.

4. To work with the MDTs to ensure effective and appropriate medicines use.

5. To liaise with primary care, acute trusts, CMHTs, HTTs and wards, as necessary.

6. To be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to groups of patients

a. Ensure effective outcomes of treatment with medicines

b. Support the teams to monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines

c. Support patients after discharge from hospital, which may include telephone consultation or face-to-face follow-up appointments where appropriate

d. Undertake medicines-related consultations with patients and carers

e. Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines.

7. To assess medicine regimes both during enquiry answering and/or through referral, providing highly specific advice to other clinical team members on the management of often complex medicine related issues, such as complex drug interactions, high dose antipsychotic prescribing, unlicensed use of medicines etc.

8. To prescribe medicines within their scope of practice and in line with Trust policy if qualified and registered with the GPhC as an independent pharmacist prescriber.

9. To be able to present information in a suitable format (e.g. written and/or verbal) and style for the target audience. Barriers to effective communication may include learning disability, mental impairment, non-consenting/noncompliant patients, and patients detained under the mental health act who may be violent/aggressive.

10. To prepare and deliver training for clinical staff (e.g. nurses, support workers, junior doctors) on a wide range of medicines-related issues. To provide clinical supervision to a team of pharmacists as part of a group.

11. To support local implementation of Trust Medicines Management Policies within own clinical area, and ensure medicines are handled safely and securely within designated clinical areas.

12. To record and collect data on patient and service outcomes and report these to relevant committees on a regular basis.

13. To demonstrate innovation and extend the boundaries of the profession

14. To participate in and develop quality improvement initiatives, undertake local and national audits, and engage in research and medicines evaluation as required by the Chief Pharmacist

• To participate in any other duties as requested by the site lead pharmacist in keeping within expectations of the grade

16. To participate in the on-call, saturday and bank holiday services

Job description Job responsibilities 1. To provide an expert pharmacy service to Mental Health Urgent Treatment Centre (MHUTC) and Place of Safety (POS).To demonstrate a high standard of clinical knowledge and a patient-focused approach. 2. To attend and co-ordinate a quality pharmacy service to multidisiplinary ward rounds at the Maudsley. 3. To work in allocated wards and teams to ensure safe and effective use of medicines. This includes adhering to Trust policies, pharmacy procedures, local and national guidelines, and legal requirements. 4. To work with the MDTs to ensure effective and appropriate medicines use. 5. To liaise with primary care, acute trusts, CMHTs, HTTs and wards, as necessary. 6. To be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to groups of patients a. Ensure effective outcomes of treatment with medicines b. Support the teams to monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines c. Support patients after discharge from hospital, which may include telephone consultation or face-to-face follow-up appointments where appropriate d. Undertake medicines-related consultations with patients and carers e. Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines. 7. To assess medicine regimes both during enquiry answering and/or through referral, providing highly specific advice to other clinical team members on the management of often complex medicine related issues, such as complex drug interactions, high dose antipsychotic prescribing, unlicensed use of medicines etc. 8. To prescribe medicines within their scope of practice and in line with Trust policy if qualified and registered with the GPhC as an independent pharmacist prescriber. 9. To be able to present information in a suitable format (e.g. written and/or verbal) and style for the target audience. Barriers to effective communication may include learning disability, mental impairment, non-consenting/noncompliant patients, and patients detained under the mental health act who may be violent/aggressive. 10. To prepare and deliver training for clinical staff (e.g. nurses, support workers, junior doctors) on a wide range of medicines-related issues. To provide clinical supervision to a team of pharmacists as part of a group. 11. To support local implementation of Trust Medicines Management Policies within own clinical area, and ensure medicines are handled safely and securely within designated clinical areas. 12. To record and collect data on patient and service outcomes and report these to relevant committees on a regular basis. 13. To demonstrate innovation and extend the boundaries of the profession 14. To participate in and develop quality improvement initiatives, undertake local and national audits, and engage in research and medicines evaluation as required by the Chief Pharmacist To participate in any other duties as requested by the site lead pharmacist in keeping within expectations of the grade 16. To participate in the on-call, saturday and bank holiday services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with mandatory CPD
• Postgraduate certificate/diploma in mental health or pharmacy practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or Member / associate member of the CMHP
• Independent prescriber
• Post-graduate leadership / management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in patient-facing pharmacist and clinical mental health roles
• Previous experience in providing urgent treatment care services
• Relevant experience in NHS hospital pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous experience in working in primary care networks or GP practices
• Some management or supervisory experience

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication
• Good time management with ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Leadership skills
• Empathy and understanding of medication issues facing people with mental health problems and their carers
• Able to communicate effectively with individuals from all agencies and levels, including patients carers and the public

Desirable

• Good computer skills, in particular for completing spreadsheets, graphs and reports
• Ability to collect and analyse outcome data for service evaluation purposes
• Mentorship skills

Person Specification Qualifications Essential MPharm or equivalent Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with mandatory CPD Postgraduate certificate/diploma in mental health or pharmacy practice or equivalent Desirable Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or Member / associate member of the CMHP Independent prescriber Post-graduate leadership / management qualification Experience Essential Relevant experience in patient-facing pharmacist and clinical mental health roles Previous experience in providing urgent treatment care services Relevant experience in NHS hospital pharmacy Desirable Previous experience in working in primary care networks or GP practices Some management or supervisory experience Knowledge / Skills Essential Good written and verbal communication Good time management with ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines Leadership skills Empathy and understanding of medication issues facing people with mental health problems and their carers Able to communicate effectively with individuals from all agencies and levels, including patients carers and the public Desirable Good computer skills, in particular for completing spreadsheets, graphs and reports Ability to collect and analyse outcome data for service evaluation purposes Mentorship skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your leadership journey within CAMHS? Do you want to work in a team where you feel empowered, supported, and proud to make a difference in young people's lives? If so, joining the CAMHS Inpatient Units as a Deputy Ward Manager could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across our adolescent inpatient services, including general and PICU wards. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to create a safe, therapeutic environment that promotes recovery and resilience.

As a Deputy Ward Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the clinical leadership of the ward, ensuring safe staffing, effective care delivery, and a positive team culture. You'll work closely with the Ward Manager and multidisciplinary teams to uphold clinical standards, drive service improvements, and mentor junior staff.

We believe that providing excellent care starts with recruiting exceptional people. We're looking for compassionate, motivated leaders who are ready to go the extra mile for our patients and colleagues. Whether you're stepping into your first leadership role or building on existing experience, we'll support your development through structured training, coaching, and career progression opportunities. At SLaM, there's always a place for you to grow.

Please note vacancy can be closed early once maximum applications received.

Main duties of the job

During this role you will have the opportunity to learn new specialist skills through our excellent learning and development opportunities which will include leadership and managerial skills alongside clinical interventions. It is important to show through your application and interview, what transferable skills and experience you have.

As well as our inhouse development programme, we also have our CAMHS Nursing Academy which is a training and development program which is based on the four pillars of advanced nursing practice.

This oppertunity is based within our CAMHS Bethlem Adolescent Inpatient Unit on the beautiful grounds of the Royal Bethlem Hospital site, based in Beckenham.

About us

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

We are looking forward to receiving your application.

Job summary

We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support an innovative project in the roll-out of trauma-informed approaches (TIA) in our adult acute inpatient wards. Many people coming into our inpatient environments have a history of trauma and the experience of being in hospital during a mental health crisis can itself be incredibly traumatic. We are committed to ensuring our wards take a trauma-informed approach to clinical care and to staff support. The successful candidate will work as part of a small MDT supporting this inpatient work across all 4 South London & The Maudsley boroughs. They will support with, delivering interventions and training to staff and service users and with the evaluation of the project's outcomes. The project will support our strategic priorities around anti-racism, building a culture of trust with the communities we serve and providing outstanding mental health care.

Main duties of the job

This role will support the delivery of strategy, stakeholder engagement and implementation of trauma-informed approaches (TIA) and the further development of a trauma-informed culture across adult acute inpatient wards at South London & The Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder will work flexibly across our inpatient wards in all four boroughs covered by the trusts. They will support the delivery of group-based interventions with staff and service users including skills groups, reflective practice, team formulations and training sessions. They will be involved in audit and evaluation of the project including gathering data, conducting interviews and writing up reports. They will be involved in the gathering of and translation of best practice across the region and nationally to support the strategy underpinning the project. They will support the development of training materials and manuals for use on the wards. They will work closely with colleague across the trust working on the Patient and Carer Race Equity Framework (PCREF) to ensure the strategy encompasses our commitment to anti-racism. We are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

About us

This post will sit within the Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy team at South London & The Maudsley. This small, central team provides support, governance and leadership for Psychological Professionals and staff support across the trust. It is a diverse and experienced team with a warm and supportive culture. The Trauma-Informed Approaches for Adult Inpatient Team is a new initiative and will reach out across the trust and work with multiple ward-based teams within each of the 4 boroughs covered by South London & The Maudsley - Lambeth, Lewisham, Croydon and Southwark. The post will be able to access office-based space at the Maudsley Hospital but will need to travel to and spend time in all 4 borough's inpatient spaces based at the Maudsley, Bethlem Royal and Lewisham Hospitals:

Maudsley Hospital: Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants. The Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy team have office space based in Trust Headquarters.