Opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team including Clinical Psychologists, CBT therapists, and Assistant Psychologists, providing a collaborative work environment.
Engagement in innovative and evidence-based Early Intervention strategies to support families dealing with psychosis, making a real impact on their recovery journeys.
Opportunity to develop and facilitate family interventions, enhancing skills in delivering Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Systemic approaches, and psycho-education.
Possibility for professional growth through supervision of trainees and consultation with team members, fostering leadership and mentorship skills.
Access to continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities, ensuring ongoing training and improvement in therapeutic practices.
Located in Hither Green, Lewisham with excellent public transport links, making commuting convenient and easy for staff.
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Family Therapist or Family Interventions Therapist to join their Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS). This role involves collaboratively providing family interventions for families and carers of individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis, working within a multidisciplinary team that includes psychologists and other therapists. The position entails developing family intervention strategies, facilitating psycho-education, supporting carers individually and in groups, and offering supervision to team members and trainees.
Candidates should possess experience with various family intervention methods, have a strong interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis, and be capable of functioning effectively within a team. The role promises opportunities for professional development, research involvement, and collaboration with related mental health services in Lewisham. LEIS is located in Hither Green, offering good transport links and parking facilities. Interested individuals can reach out to Clinical Psychologist Angeliki Schiza for more details or informal inquiries.
Candidates should possess experience with various family intervention methods, have a strong interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis, and be capable of functioning effectively within a team. The role promises opportunities for professional development, research involvement, and collaboration with related mental health services in Lewisham. LEIS is located in Hither Green, offering good transport links and parking facilities. Interested individuals can reach out to Clinical Psychologist Angeliki Schiza for more details or informal inquiries.
The Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS) is looking for a highly enthusiastic and skilled Family Therapist or Family Interventions Therapist with experience working with people with psychosis. The successful applicant will share responsibility for the provision of family interventions to families and carers with another Family Therapist. The post holder will join a psychological therapies team within LEIS, including Clinical Psychologists, another Family Therapist, a CBT therapist and an Assistant Psychologist.
LEIS is a specialist multidisciplinary community mental health team supporting people aged 18-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team uses well-researched Early Intervention strategies and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, to promote engagement with the team and with a range of interventions to facilitate social inclusion and recovery.
You will be responsible for developing and supporting the provision of family interventions at LEIS, particularly facilitating the teams’ work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis. Family interventions involve experience delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive-Behavioural Family Interventions or Systemic oriented family interventions and psycho-education. The role will also involve supporting carers 1-1, as well as facilitating a carers support group. The post-holder will also be involved in providing supervision and consultations to other team members and students. There are opportunities for research and supervision of trainees.
We are looking for an energetic and highly motivated Family Therapist/ Family Interventions Therapist who has a genuine interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis, and the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team. Psychological input is valued in the team, and considered an integral part of the services on offer to our service users and their families.
LEIS has good links with other Lewisham adult mental health services and the other three SLAM Early Intervention teams, therefore there are regular opportunities to link with other therapists within and beyond other psychosis-related teams. You will be encouraged and supported to access CPD opportunities within the Trust.
LEIS is based at a community site in Hither Green, Lewisham, and is well connected to the other community and acute services the borough provides. The site also has good transport links with London and surrounds, Hither Green Rail station is nearby, the building has dedicated parking.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angeliki Schiza Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address:
LEIS is a specialist multidisciplinary community mental health team supporting people aged 18-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team uses well-researched Early Intervention strategies and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, to promote engagement with the team and with a range of interventions to facilitate social inclusion and recovery.
You will be responsible for developing and supporting the provision of family interventions at LEIS, particularly facilitating the teams’ work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis. Family interventions involve experience delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive-Behavioural Family Interventions or Systemic oriented family interventions and psycho-education. The role will also involve supporting carers 1-1, as well as facilitating a carers support group. The post-holder will also be involved in providing supervision and consultations to other team members and students. There are opportunities for research and supervision of trainees.
We are looking for an energetic and highly motivated Family Therapist/ Family Interventions Therapist who has a genuine interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis, and the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team. Psychological input is valued in the team, and considered an integral part of the services on offer to our service users and their families.
LEIS has good links with other Lewisham adult mental health services and the other three SLAM Early Intervention teams, therefore there are regular opportunities to link with other therapists within and beyond other psychosis-related teams. You will be encouraged and supported to access CPD opportunities within the Trust.
LEIS is based at a community site in Hither Green, Lewisham, and is well connected to the other community and acute services the borough provides. The site also has good transport links with London and surrounds, Hither Green Rail station is nearby, the building has dedicated parking.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angeliki Schiza Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address:
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