Principal Clinical Psychologist

We are seeking an enthusiastic psychologist passionate about improving the quality of care and support delivered to autistic people., You will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, an ability to work sensitively and thoughtfully with service users and their carers often around challenging and complex presentations. You will be flexible in your approaches to problem solving, be creative and be ready to embrace challenges and enjoy working as part of a team.

• The post-holder will actively lead, manage and support the Psychology aspects of the Intensive Support Team (IST) and have a key role / function in the provision of the IST.


• The post holder will lead in the development and implementation of the service in its pilot phase. Collaboratively developing care pathways and establish ways of working for the entire service.


• The post holder will be expected to work effectively with others in the MDT, supporting the provision and development of a range of interventions, both directly with individuals and their families, and via consultation with their networks.


• The post holder will deliver highly specialist psychology assessments (e.g. cognitive / neuropsychological, personality, eating attitudes) and psychological formulation(s).


• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment by agreement with the Psychology and Psychotherapies (P&P) lead for the service area.
  
  This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified, experienced professional looking to lead in the development of new service.


The Adult Autism Intensive Support Team is a 12 month pilot providing specialist assessment, formulation, therapeutic interventions (directly to individuals or through consultation) to a small number of autistic people with complex needs. The multi-disciplinary service will support autistic adults, without a co-occurring intellectual disability, under the care of an existing SWLSTG services. The outcomes of the pilot will influence future service provision in South West London.

You will be highly motivated and dynamic individual with an ability to integrate psychological skills and leadership capabilities to lead the development and delivery of this new service.

You will be thoughtful in the way you work with the multi-disciplinary team and have experience in developing the skills of colleagues. You will be interested in working with external partners to develop supportive networks and have energy, drive and enthusiasm for working with complexity.

You will be expected to provide psychological assessments and interventions to autistic people, across a variety of community settings, with individuals, groups, families and staff teams.

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.

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 ofbenefits 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.