Senior Psychologist / Psychotherapist

South London And Maudsley Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust seeks a part-time, permanent Clinical Psychologist to deliver highly specialist assessments and interventions for the Lewisham Early Intervention Service. The post emphasizes working with psychosis, supervision of junior staff, and contribution to service development.

Applicants must be HCPC registered with a postgraduate qualification in psychology and be committed to working within NICE-aligned evidence-based practices and local policies.

Qualifications

• Registered HCPC Practitioner Psychologist in good standing.
• Post-qualification supervision experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Early Intervention in Psychosis practice and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessments and formulations for Lewisham Early Intervention Service.
• Deliver culturally appropriate psychological interventions to service users and carers as required.
• Assess and monitor risk; develop risk management plans.
• Contribute to team effectiveness and psychologically informed service framework.
• Engage with diverse local communities to ensure accessible services.
• Supervise junior psychologists and trainees as appropriate.
• Support recruitment and training activities within the service.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Assessment & treatment

Supervision

Team collaboration

Education

HCPC registration

Postgraduate Diploma or Doctorate

Job description

Job summary

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all. To provide a highly specialist psychology service to the Lewisham Early Intervention Service 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 (Band 7 Psychological Therapists, Band 7 Family Intervention therapists, Trainee clinical psychologists, Assistant Psychologists) and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in Early Intervention in Psychosis. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Lewisham Early Intervention Service, including assessing and working with psychosis at levels expected of a psychological therapist who has achieved the equivalent of a Postgraduate Diploma level of post-qualification specialist development.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To ensure that the views of service users and carers are sought and incorporated into all care delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Lewisham Early Intervention Service, including assessing and working with psychosis at levels expected of a psychological therapist who has achieved the equivalent of a Postgraduate Diploma level of post-qualification specialist development.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
• To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
• To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
• To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.
• To provide clinical supervision of the work of more junior psychological therapists, family intervention therapists, trainee psychological therapists, and other multi-disciplinary staff as appropriate.
• To contribute to the appraisal of more junior psychological therapists and family intervention therapists, as appropriate.
• To contribute to the recruitment of more junior psychological therapists, as appropriate.
• To undertake occasional teaching and training of pre and post-qualification psychological therapists and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the Lewisham Early Intervention Service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology and Early Intervention in Psychosis and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
• To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.
• To travel to home visits, community placements, psychology meetings as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
• To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and to support others involved in such situations.
• To work flexibly, which may include offering some regular commitment to late clinics within the overall Job Plan.

Essential Qualifications

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist (or with other professional body appropriate to discipline, e.g. APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP), and evidence of required continuing professional development.
• Completed training course in clinical supervision.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional training in specialised psychological assessment and interventions for psychosis (CBTp, FIp) through formal post-qualification training (PG Cert/Dip or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma.

Essential Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature, including psychosis and trauma.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training.
• Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.
• Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects.

Desirable Experience

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist in Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of first episode psychosis.
• Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics for psychosis.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.

Employer details

Employer name: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Lewisham Early Intervention Service (LEIS), 59 Cordwell Road, London, SE13 5QY, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/

ContactFor questions about the job, contact: Dr James Duffy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, [e-mail], 07976460826

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum incl. of HCAs (inner) pro rata

Working pattern: Part-time

Contract: Permanent

Band: Band 8a (Agenda for change)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.