South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Psychologist/Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist
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Highly Specialist Psychologist/Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist
Psychology and Psychotherapy Lead Post for Secondary Care Complex Emotional Needs
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Mental Health Teams in SLaM’s Croydon Operational Directorate.
About the Role
The Croydon Community Secondary Care Psychology and Psychotherapy Pathways consist of a range of Psychological Practitioners from a range of multi-disciplinary and therapy training backgrounds. The pathways are supported by the Croydon Directorate Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy.
Psychology and Psychotherapy Staffing work with the local community we support to continually improve the range of Secondary Care Services that are provided. There is a strong emphasis on integration and link work with the Secondary Care Services as well as liaison with Inpatient, Crisis, Complex Care and Primary Care Pathways.
Croydon is currently undergoing a Community Redesign process with a move to Neighbourhood Teams that act as a Hub Facilitator for Mental Health needs in the Borough in partnership with external teams and services.
We are looking for someone to join our large, friendly and sociable team of Psychological Practitioners across the Secondary Care Community Pathway and wider Croydon Directorate and you will be made very welcome if you join us.
Responsibilities
The post holder would primarily be based at Jeanette Wallace House, Edridge Rd, Croydon CR0 1ER. There would also be time spent at other locations including those based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital site.
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The post holder will be responsible for governance and running of an intensive skills-based group and individual therapy programme with line management responsibility for staff up to Band 7 in collaboration with the Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy. Professional leadership and clinical supervision are also fundamental aspects of the role, alongside direct clinical work. Training and consultation to the teams within the Croydon Directorate forms part of the integrated link role of the post.
The current offer for Secondary Care Complex Emotional Needs, consists of individual therapy, skills training groups, phone coaching and a weekly consultation group for staff. Staff are also involved in the delivery and supervision of Stepped Care Interventions for patients in the wider MDT Community Teams, who present with emotion regulation difficulties. This post works primarily at the Tier 2 level of need. Support is also provided to the Clinical and Operational Lead for the Personality Disorder pathway in Croydon with provides input from Tier 1 to Tier 4.
Benefits
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer which include:
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- Generous pay, pensions and leave - We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- 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 benefit 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
For a full list of our benefits please visit: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Clark Davison
- Job title: Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy
- Email address: clark.davison@slam.nhs.uk
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