South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Psychologist/ Psychotherapist
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Trauma Team Adult Psychotherapist/Psychologist
The Trauma Team in the Southwark PCMHT Psychology and Psychotherapy Team are looking for a passionate socially aware, experienced Adult Psychotherapist/Psychologist to join a dynamic team for a 12 months fixed term post. As part of the Trauma Team you will be working with a stepped care model within the Trauma pathway. The team bases are the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, the Munro Centre near London Bridge, and local health centres.
Role Overview
The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the Trauma pathway within the stepped care model. The Trauma team offers a range of interventions for patients: EMDR, Trauma Focus CBT and NET. There will be opportunities in the team to think with or help colleagues develop other models in response to the needs of our community.
Specialist Psychological Therapies
The PCMHT P&P team offers a range of specialist psychological therapies. These include CBT, Schema, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), psychodynamic, a refugee-specific horticultural therapy project, systemic therapies, and group treatments such as Trauma Tree of Life and a Black Men's Group.
Commitment to Staff Development
We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. Excellent clinical supervision is provided by senior therapists. You will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience. We offer ongoing training and development in Trauma focused work.
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Responsibilities
- Delivering Trauma Focus interventions
- Where asked, supervision of trainees or other staff in Trauma Focused interventions
- Assessments, formulation and writing assessment reports and communicating with referrers
- A commitment to challenging institutional racism and all forms of discrimination
- Experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Desirable Skills
- Experience in running psychoeducational or therapeutic groups
- Experience in delivering therapy for patients who have experienced social discrimination or being under-represented in services.
Working Environment
We benefit from good working relationships between our psychological therapists and our colleagues in the wider PCMHT team. Excellent clinical supervision is provided by senior therapists to help you develop your skills.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
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About South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)
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
- Serve a local population of 1.1 million people
- More than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services
- Provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year
- Treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark
- Substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Avril Johnson
- Job title: Principal Trauma Therapist (Trauma Pathway Lead)
- Email address: avril.johnson@slam.nhs.uk
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