Principal Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological TherapistinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED FRI 17 JAN 2025

We are seeking an experienced Psychological Practitioner to support an innovative project in the roll-out of trauma-informed approaches (TIA) in our working age adult acute inpatient wards. Many people coming into our inpatient environments have a history of trauma and the experience of being in hospital during a mental health crisis can itself be incredibly traumatic. We are committed to ensuring our wards take a trauma-informed approach to clinical care and to staff support. The successful candidate will work as part of a small MDT supporting this inpatient work across all 4 South London & The Maudsley boroughs. This post will be responsible for delivering the strategy for this work in collaboration with stakeholders from the professional MDTs, service users, carers and local community. They will provide supervision and leadership to local ward staff in each borough to build on work already being done and introduce new approaches. The project will support our strategic priorities around anti-racism, building a culture of trust with the communities we serve and providing outstanding mental health care. Our successful candidate will have extensive experience and skills in working with adults receiving care for severe mental health problems and an advanced understanding of the theory and application of trauma-informed approaches. They will have excellent leadership skills in engaging and working with large groups of diverse stakeholders.

This role will support stakeholder engagement and implementation of the roll-out of trauma-informed approaches and the further development of a trauma-informed culture across our adult acute inpatient wards. The post-holder will support and plan the delivery of a highly specialist consultation service providing expert clinical input, supervision and guidance around TIA. They will be part of a small, centrally based MDT which will in-reach to the teams in each of borough’s acute wards augmenting the TIA work being done and supporting the further development of TIA and culture. This post-holder will work alongside all stakeholders including peer workers, service-users, medical, nursing, therapies, social work and psychological professions leads. The strategy for this work will draw on and reflect guidance, research and best practice around trauma-informed approaches across the UK. The post-holder will work closely with leads for the Patient and Carer Race Equity Framework (PCREF) across the boroughs to ensure the strategy encompasses our commitment to anti-racism. We are happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.

This Post Will Sit Within The Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy Team At South London & The Maudsley. This Small, Central Team Provides Support, Governance And Leadership For Psychological Professionals And Staff Support Across The Trust. It Is a Diverse And Experienced Team With a Warm And Supportive Culture. The Trauma-Informed Approaches For Adult Inpatient Team Is a New Initiative And Will Reach Out Across The Trust And Work With Multiple Ward-based Teams Within Each Of The 4 Boroughs Covered By South London & The Maudsley – Lambeth, Lewisham, Croydon And Southwark. The Post Will Be Able To Access Office-based Space At The Maudsley Hospital But Will Need To Travel To And Spend Time In All 4 Borough’s Inpatient Spaces Based At The Maudsley, Bethlem Royal And Lewisham Hospitals

Maudsley Hospital: Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants. The Corporate Psychology & Psychotherapy team have office space based in Trust Headquarters.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clair Pollard Job title: Director of Psychology & Psychotherapy Email address: Telephone number: