South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or CBT
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Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist
We are looking to recruit a clinical / counselling psychologist or CBT therapist to lead the psychology team within our Neuropsychiatry Service. The Neuropsychiatry Service, based at St George’s Hospital is a regional outpatient service that provides assessment and treatment for adults over the age of 18 with neurological illness or head injuries who have associated psychiatric problems.
The Service Offers Assessment And Treatment For Patients With
- Psychiatric and psychological consequences of neurological conditions, e.g. stroke, head injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis or movement disorders.
- Functional neurological disorders, including somatoform and dissociative or conversion disorders, e.g. functional non-epileptic attacks, non-organic movement disorders.
- Organic psychiatric illness, e.g. early onset dementia, schizophreniform disorders with organic brain changes.
- “Grey zone” disorders which straddle neurology and psychiatry, difficult to diagnose or various rare syndromes.
The post holder’s main role will be to take a lead role in the strategic planning and delivery of psychological interventions within the Neuropsychiatry Service, to provide clinical supervision and training to members of the psychology team, and to offer specialist psychological therapy (CBT, incl. trauma-focused CBT, and EMDR) to patients referred to the service. The service currently offers both individual and group psychological treatments. The current post would be suitable for someone looking to develop professional management and leadership skills as well as highly specialist clinical skills in the specialist area of neuropsychiatry.
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We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
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We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Hendrik Hinrichsen
- Job title: Head of Psychology & Psychotherapies
- Email address: hendrik.hinrichsen@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 020 3513 6172
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