Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist

We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Psychological Therapist to join our complex emotional needs therapies service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established therapies team, in addition the role also expands to working closely with Lewisham community teams to develop stepped care programmes and integrate Trauma informed approaches in how we deliver mental health care., To manage and supervise junior psychological therapists, to offer highly specialised psychological assessments and treatments. To develop and lead in stepped care and trauma informed approaches with community mental health teams.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.