Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological TherapistinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025

Are you passionate about reshaping mental health care? Do you believe in the power of community, collaboration with community partners and local voluntary care sector, inclusion, and peer support to transform lives? We’re launching an innovative community care centre inspired by world-class models like the Trieste Mental Health Community Network, Navigo in Grimsby, and Clubhouse models in New York and Brixton.

We have an incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to be part of a new community mental health pilot. This centre will hold a major national profile with NHS England who are hoping that the pilot will radically transform how we deliver mental health care in the UK.

We are looking for dedicated staff to help us pioneer this revolutionary approach to care.

What We Offer

• A Unique Care Model: Join a programme focused on community, social inclusion, and holistic recovery.
• Supportive Environment: Collaborate with peers, contribute to a recovery-oriented care system, and make a real difference.
• Development Opportunities: Be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of mental health care, with training and career growth built-in.
  
  

To provide specialist psychological interventions - CBT for severe mental health problems - including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• To promote service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own
  
  

work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.

• To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.
  
  

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff & serve a local population of 1.1 million people. With 230 services, we also provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year & treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history & international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development & learning opportunities & have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. Our working

relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Inga Boellinghaus Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:

Please be advised that my working days are Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.