Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist

We are pleased to announce a Clinical Lead post, as part of an expansion of the Crisis Plus model to Lambeth. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of Crisis Plus model across the Lambeth directorate, specifically targeting those with a pattern of frequent inpatient admissions. The successful candidate will use their range of clinical experience to lead and develop a small team working with service users who are at risk of repeated use of crisis and acute services & private inpatient services. The post requires offering clinical expertise across the range of Adult Mental Health Services to deliver excellent highly integrated clinical care. It is a role that would suit a senior and experienced psychologist or psychotherapist who is looking to develop their leadership skills across adult MH services. Applicants would benefit from having experience and specialist skills in working with people with Serious Mental Health Problems in a community team context, managing risk, To lead the Crisis Plus model within Lambeth Adult Mental Health Services, leading a team of Assistant Psychologists and psychological therapists. In addition to the clinical work, the candidate would support and build upon other related initiatives in the borough supporting community, crisis and inpatient services. The role would also involve preparing and reporting on KPIs to senior managers and clinicians, so previous experience of presenting outcomes would be valued. There would also be support to collaborate with others on service evaluation, audit and research.

comorbid substance use, and with good MDT and multi-agency working skills.

The candidate will work across secondary mental health care services in the Lambeth directorate .

SLaM is a mental health trust that works with service users who have high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. Mental Health services support an ethnically diverse group of clients, where English may not be their first language and who present with a wide range of mental illnesses at varying levels of severity. Many clients present with multiple problems including social, housing and employment issues.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:o Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role andlength of service.o Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.o Career development, we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive peoplemanagement, collective leadership and other talent programmeso Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease carso Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected siteso NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:o Counselling serviceso Long service awardso Cycle to work schemeo Season ticket loano Childcare voucherso Staff restaurants