Clinical Associate in Psychology / Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

We are seeking to employ and support a Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP)/ Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (SMHWP). The CAP/ SMHWP will be already trained in the delivery of low-medium intensity psychological formulation, assessment and treatment in Adult Secondary Care Health or Secondary Care Mental Health settings. The post holder will sit within the new innovative TUNE-UP MDT to support delivery of behavioural and psychological components of a 12-month group weight management intervention for people with severe mental illness (mainly schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar). This adapts an approach offered for the general population. As part of the 12-month programme, patients will receive a set number of dietetic, physiotherapy, and psychology sessions +/- endocrinology/psychiatry support as necessary (eg if a weight loss medication is indicated, or a change in psychiatric medication is indicated).

Applications are welcome from qualified, experienced and accredited practitioners - Clinical Associates in Psychology and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.

This role would be a great step into working in the expanding Long Term Health Conditions/ Mental Health space.

The post holder will need an interest in physical health, and in working with people with SMI.

The post holder will work a normal shift pattern of Monday- Friday 9:00-17:00.

Main duties of the job

They will deliver a high quality and structured psychological pyscho education and treatment approach. This will be primarily as part of a small group programme, but also involve some individual programmes around weight loss and management.

The work undertaken will be supervised regularly by a Senior Specialist Psychologist who will provide governance for the clinical work carried out.

The TUNE-UP (Treating Unmet NEeds in Psychiatry) clinic is a specialist Maudsley Hospital pilot service designed to provide gold-standard weight-loss interventions--including GLP-1 weight-loss injections--for patients with severe mental illnesses like psychosis and obesity.

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.

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. 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.